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thyssenkrupp Steel, HKM and Port of Rotterdam jointly investigate setting up hydrogen supply chains

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In the course of their transformation paths towards climate-neutral steel making, thyssenkrupp Steel and HKM will require large and increasing quantities of hydrogen to produce steel without coal. Green hydrogen is a sustainable alternative to coal, oil and natural gas.

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Consortium Seeks Stimulus Funding for DME-Electric Hybrid Buses

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A consortium is seeking US stimulus funding available through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program to convert 20 hybrid diesel-electric buses to hybrid dimethyl-ether (DME)-electric propulsion. a developer of fuel injection equipment for DME-fueled vehicles.

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Study Finds Global CO2 Emissions Dropped 1.3% in 2009; Emissions in China and India Rose 9% and 6%

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While emissions from oil and gas have decreased, emissions from coal have remained stable; the share of coal as a fuel has increased. When China invests in roads or buildings, this causes large emissions, as industries like cement and steel industries are very emission intensive ”, Peters said. Resources.

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PwC industry survey provides check-up on determining factors for EV success

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This is already a reality as governments around the world have offered billions of dollars in the form of loans, grants, and rebates through various stimulus programs. Respondents predict that coal will remain the primary energy source for EVs in 2020 (28.9%), followed by Fossil fuel/oil (21.4%). Nearly 68.8%

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Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program

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The $787-billion stimulus bill (HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) that emerged from the joint House-Senate conference committee this week provides funds for a large range of transportation-related projects. 20 million for geologic sequestration training and research grants.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Why then do we not have the same clarity of goal for the electricity generating industry here in the USA? The automotive industry is living proof that private companies will rarely change their behaviors without a significant stimulus to that change, and furthermore one that needs to be mandated. Power plant capital costs.

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Saskatchewan and Montana Partner on Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project

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Development of a North American training facility to meet the needs of a growing CCS industry and regulators, based primarily at the University of Regina and Montana State University. The estimated of the total cost of the project in Canadian dollars is $270 million (US$231 million).

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