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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

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Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. In Australia, Mitsubishi was an early EV adopter, selling the i-Miev battery electric mini-car from 2010 to 2014.

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Hydrogenics to supply 1MW electrolyzer to project converting CO2 to methanol; Power-to-Gas

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The hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide will then be catalytically converted into methanol, with a daily yield of approximately one ton of methanol using approximately 1.4 tonnes of CO 2. —Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics.

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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems introduces 63% efficient, 540MW JAC gas turbine; -70% CO2 compared to older coal-fired plants

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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has introduced the M501JAC, an enhanced air-cooled J-Series gas turbine offering an unmatched combination of record output, efficiency and a proven 99.5% reliability during 11,000 hours of commercial operation. The MHPS JAC operates with a combined cycle output of 540 MW and efficiency exceeding 63%.

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ClassNK grants Approval in Principle for new H2/CO2 FPSO design; offshore production of H2 and CO2 from associated gas from offshore wells

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Japan-based leading classification society ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a new H 2 /CO 2 FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) design developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Chiyoda Corporation.

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MHI designs new bulk carrier enabling 25% reduction in CO2 emissions; ADM buying three

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI) has designed a new bulk carrier equipped with the proprietary Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS), which reduces frictional resistance between the vessel hull and seawater using air bubbles produced at the vessel bottom, along with high-efficiency hull form and enhanced propulsion system.

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DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

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In other words, CO 2 introduced at the air electrode is converted to carbonate ions and transferred through the electrolyte layer to the fuel electrode, where it is converted back to CO 2. Partners are AECOM and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America. Source: FuelCell Energy. Click to enlarge.

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New Fuso Canter with EcoEfficiency; up to 9% more fuel efficient; new hybrid

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Mitsubishi Fuso, 90% owned by Daimler AG, has improved the performance of its Fuso Canter light-duty truck. At the same time, CO2 emissions have been reduced by a similar amount. Here the exhaust gases are cleaned by a combination of exhaust gas recirculation, oxidation catalytic converter and particulate filter.

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