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Toyota to collaborate in research for the creation of H2-based society in the United Arab Emirates

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Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research program to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the creation of a sustainable, low-carbon society.

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Einride partners with UAE to deploy a massive freight grid filled with electric, autonomous trucks

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Autonomous EV freight developer Einride is doing everything it can to become a globally recognized name in zero-emission commercial vehicle technologies. more… The post Einride partners with UAE to deploy a massive freight grid filled with electric, autonomous trucks appeared first on Electrek.

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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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Generating the electricity needed to produce primary aluminum, i.e. aluminum obtained directly from the mineral compound alumina, is alone responsible for about 60% of the global aluminum industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. The BMW Group already has a long-standing supply relationship for primary aluminum with Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA).

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EIA ups total shale oil resource estimate by 13% to 419B barrels, shale gas by 4% to 7576 Tcf

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The addition of four countries—Chad, Kazakhstan, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—to a previous assessment covering 42 countries has resulted in a 13% increase in the global assessed total resource estimate for shale oil and a 4% increase for shale gas. million b/d and its natural gas production by 18% to 5.6

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Dunhuang, China Built in an industrial park in Northwest China, this project began commercial operations in June 2020. Dubai, United Arab Emirates The massive US $4.4

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Dunhuang, China Built in an industrial park in Northwest China, this project began commercial operations in June 2020. Dubai, United Arab Emirates The massive US $4.4

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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

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Some of the restrictions of the challenge are that you can only have between 5 and 20 UAVs, you can have only one USV (provided by ASPIRE), and you cannot use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) navigation. Perhaps more important than the prize money is an opportunity for ASPIRE to help them commercialize the technology.