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Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

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The Ballard hydrogen fuel cell module will help power ultra-class mining haul trucks like this one at Anglo American’s Mogalakwena Platinum Group Metals mine in South Africa. These additional truck deployments highlight the opportunities ahead for fuel cell commercialization in hard-to-abate sectors.

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Ballard and Anglo American launch field trial of methanol-fueled fuel cell home generator in rural South Africa

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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum have partnered with Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, and The Department of Energy of South Africa to conduct the 12-month field trial. Naledi Trust is part of the Moqhaka Local Municipality in the southern part of the Fezile Dabi District of the Free State province of South Africa.

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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Veolia recently signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol generated in pulp production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill into commercial biomethanol. Veolia Group designs and provides solutions for water, waste and energy management.

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South Africa Revitalizes Efforts on Automotive Li-ion Batteries

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South Africa is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country. Engineering News. Beginning in the 1980s, CSIR had a lithium-ion battery effort led by Dr.

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Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

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The project is designed to evaluate the combined technologies’ readiness for the freight rail sector. The market for freight rail is large and growing across the world. Once the locomotive is operational, CP will conduct rail service trials and qualification testing. —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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Proceeds will be used to advance the development of commercial-scale applications to decarbonize ammonia production and unlock its potential as a zero-carbon energy carrier. Unlike traditional Haber-Bosch designs the RapidRamp process can accommodate being directly powered by intermittent energy sources such as wind, solar and hydro.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. Daimler AG will make investments in the high nine figures (euro) in the new model series by the time of the market launch. In Brazil, mid-size pickups have a share of almost 5% of the total vehicle market.

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