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APRIL 8, 2022

Germany is awarding some €600 million to transport companies for the purchase of climate friendly buses. Around 1,700 buses will be procured by the transport companies with this tranche of funding from the new “Directive on the Promotion of Alternative Drives of Buses in Passenger Transport”. Stadtwerke München GmbH: 71 battery buses.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The US Army’s Project Manager Transportation Systems (PM TS), part of Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS), has partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype a hybrid conversion kit for tactical vehicles. This results in significant fuel consumption while the vehicle idles.

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JUNE 10, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year. to C 2 fuel products such as ethanol.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Singapore—based Berge Bulk, one of the world’s leading independent dry bulk shipping companies, and ABS signed a joint project agreement to conduct a detailed feasibility study for the conversion of methanol-fueled propulsion system and aim to kickstart in Q1 2024.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Hydra has completed three years of successful on-road testing of the hydrogen-diesel, co-combustion injection system proving no loss in fuel efficiency, range, power, torque, or payload capacity and a carbon emissions reduction of up to 40% per converted truck. And we've lowered our fuel costs in the process.

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APRIL 14, 2023

International defense company Babcock International has been awarded a one-year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to help the British Army understand the applications and constraints of electric propulsion.

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JUNE 2, 2022

The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The technology group Wärtsilä and Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik Offshore ASA have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at converting an offshore supply vessel (OSV) to operate with an ammonia-fueled combustion engine with required fuel supply and safety system. The conversion will allow the vessel to operate with a 70% ammonia blend.

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MAY 30, 2020

Representatives of the Lufthansa Group and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich), with ETH spin-offs Climeworks and Synhelion , have signed a joint Letter of Intent for a possible cooperation to accelerate the market launch of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).

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APRIL 5, 2021

China-based SANY, one of the largest construction equipment manufacturers in the world, is developing hydrogen fuel cell construction vehicles; two recent examples include a dump truck and a mixer truck, freshly rolled out of SANY’s intelligent flagship factory. The latter is the first hydrogen-powered mixer truck in the world.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Infinium Electrofuels have the potential to help investor Amazon and other companies to decarbonize their operations and meet their net-zero carbon goals. Infinium’s proprietary Electrofuels process converts renewable power into green hydrogen, then uses this green hydrogen and waste carbon dioxide to produce net-zero carbon fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Ferguson Enterprises is collaborating with Ford Motor Company to place a first-of-its-kind F550 Fuel Cell Prototype Chassis Work Truck in service within Ferguson’s daily fleet operations for six months. This is an image for Ferguson’s current fleet. An image of the prototype is not yet available. DE-EE0009858.

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JUNE 3, 2021

SK Corp, the holding company of SK Group, has made a strategic investment in Monolith , a US company that has developed a plasma-based process to produce “cyan” hydrogen—between green (via electrolysis using renewable energy) and blue (conversion of methane accompanied by CO 2 capture and storage). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Effective immediately, applications for the conversion and conversion of seagoing ships to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel can be submitted to the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI). Depending on the size of the company, projects can receive up to 60% of the eligible costs.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. The fuel cell control unit governs the fuel cell system as well as communicates with the vehicle. Methanol fuel cell production.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

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JUNE 15, 2023

OXCCU, a company spun-out from the University of Oxford in 2021 that is focused on converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into industrial and consumer products ( earlier post ), completed an £18-million (US$22.8 million) Series A financing round. Trafigura, TechEnergy Ventures and Doral Energy-Tech Ventures also participated in the financing.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Carbon transformation company Twelve (formerly Opus 12, earlier post ) has produced the first fossil-free jet fuel—called E-Jet—from CO 2 electrolysis, demonstrating a scalable, energy-efficient path to the de-fossilization of global aviation. Since you can’t electrify the plane, we’ve electrified the fuel.

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JULY 15, 2021

Universal Hydrogen ( earlier post ) has signed LOIs with Icelandair Group (Iceland), Air Nostrum (Spain), and Ravn Air (Alaska) for aftermarket conversion of aircraft to hydrogen propulsion and for the supply of green hydrogen fuel using Universal Hydrogen’s modular capsules. Icelandair.

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JULY 11, 2013

Prins Autogas UK will convert a fleet of heavy-duty good vehicles (HGVs)to dual-fuel operation for Howard Tenens, one of the largest family-owned logistics companies in the UK. Howard Tenens has been running its operations using compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable fuel bio methane for approaching five years.

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APRIL 28, 2022

The company, which is launching a $500,000 capital raise via the online platform VCEX to fund the construction of its first modification prototype, says the results from their studies were very positive. There are multiple reasons why liquid ammonia was selected. Falcon 50 in flight.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

CE) has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation. Canada-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) since 2015.

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JUNE 8, 2021

(CMAL) to partner in designing a hydrogen fuel-cell sea-going passenger and car ferry—a first for Europe. The HySeas III string test will consist of the following components: Fuel cell system (consisting of 6 100kW Ballard HD-100 fuel cells). This is part of HYSEAS III , a Horizon 2020 funded project ( earlier post ).

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AUGUST 29, 2023

converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. The Appeal of Conversion Kits Conversion kits offer a promising solution for individuals who wish to contribute to environmental conservation without breaking the bank (Now you don’t have to break the bank to buy an EV).

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APRIL 28, 2014

Red arrow indicates ceria reduction (oxygen evolution); blue arrow indicates oxidation (fuel production). The process has also the potential to produce any other type of fuel for transport applications, such as diesel, gasoline or pure hydrogen in a more sustainable way. Click to enlarge. —Professor Aldo Steinfeld, ETH Zürich.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

and Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment have created a scalable photocatalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel. The research follows government and industry investment to create infrastructure and markets for carbon-free liquid ammonia fuel that will not contribute to greenhouse warming.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Building on a successful collaboration, Volvo Penta and CMB.TECH are expanding their collaboration to accelerate the development of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered solutions for both on land and at sea applications. From the initial dual-fuel technology projects we have seen reductions of CO 2 emissions up to 80%. —Roy Campe.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

HP Taxis, Prins Alternative Fuel Systems and SBL-Automotive revealed [link] of the plug-in hybrid range-extended electric LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van allowing the range extender engine to run on LPG and CNG and their renewable counterparts of biopropane and biomethane. LPG/biopropane fuel tank or CNG/biomethane fuel tank.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx ( earlier post ) are forming a strategic partnership to research and develop lower carbon fuel facilities to help address plastic pollution and the global transition to net zero.

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JULY 20, 2020

A Korean research team has developed a technology that can be used to mass-produce aviation-grade fuels from wood wastes. For this reason, lignin waste is typically used by paper mills as a low-grade boiler fuel, rather than as a high-grade fuel or as a raw material for chemical products. —Kim et al. Jeong-Myeong Ha.

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APRIL 19, 2022

Mexico-based global construction materials company CEMEX is partnering with integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol ecoFT and renewable energy company ENERTRAG to combine CO 2 with hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel. All three companies are equal partners in the joint venture.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company, plans to enter into a joint venture with BWT FUMATECH Mobility GmbH, an established player in multiple hydrogen markets, focused on fuel cell membrane manufacturing. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Located in Germany, THE Mobility F.C.

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MAY 25, 2022

At the Hannover Messe, the company will be presenting its H 2 -ICE exhaust system for the first time. Hydrogen engines have potential as a drive type with CO 2 -neutral fuel, especially for heavy-load transport and in off-highway vehicles. These systems are now being adapted to the CO 2 -neutral fuel. billion.

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MAY 1, 2013

Venchurs Vehicle Systems, a Qualified Vehicle Modifier of CNG conversions for Ford Motor Company, will offer 6.2L F-250 and F-350 CNG conversions (bi-fuel and dedicated) with a 23.5GGE system utilizing the new 3M tank, all priced at $8,350. The company says this is the industry leading price point for such as system.

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MARCH 22, 2018

UK-based ULEMCo—a spin-out from Revolve Technologies focused on conversions of diesel vehicles to hydrogen dual fuel operation—has collaborated with Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to deliver the first hydrogen dual fuel road sweeper. This is designed to ensure that use of dual fuel is maximized throughout the day.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

will purchase 13 Nikola zero-emission Class 8 trucks as the transportation company focuses on its sustainability efforts and reducing the intensity of its carbon emissions. The initial truck order will include 10 battery-electric and three hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, with delivery of the first vehicles expected in August 2023.

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