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Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

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New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., Comparison of loads (kg/year) of PAHs from direct discharges from ships and atmospheric deposition to the Baltic Sea.

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Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

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In HTL, wet feedstock is liquefied in a hot (250–374 °C) and pressurized (4–22 MPa) water environment into biocrude oil. In comparison to FPBO, the biocrude from HTL is more deoxygenated and then more hydrophobic with less dissolved water.

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Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023

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“We expect the market environment to remain challenging in 2024. the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Norway and Belgium. By comparison, BEV market leader Tesla sold over 1.8 But with our revised and attractive product portfolio, we are in the right position.” 4 units for a 62.9 percent jump year over year.

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Study comparing crash risk of EU and US vehicles indicates differences in performance

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To answer this question, it was necessary to separate risk from exposure because EU and US drivers drive in different environments. For the crashworthiness analysis, we represented risk (of injury in a particular crash) using a statistical model that could be applied to different environments. —Flannagan et al.

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All-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre concludes winter testing 55km from Arctic Circle; Rolls-Royce 3.0

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Temperatures at the facility used by the marque, located in Arjeplog, Sweden, drop to -26 ?C When the first prototypes are built, engineers perform very basic tests in extreme conditions to ensure that each system is operational and functions at a basic level in a cold weather environment. F) and are further cooled to -40 ?C

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Air pollutant emission 2010 limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States; road transport NOx a main factor

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Twelve European Union Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. could be introduced.

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Opbrid B?sbaar demonstrates ultra-fast charging at 625 Amps; pathway to 2-3 minute bus charging

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During recent tests of Hybricon Bus Systems’ new Arctic Whisper (HAW) urban bus in Umeå, Sweden ( earlier post ), the Opbrid B?sbaar The BYD 12m (40-foot) battery-electric bus, for comparison, is equipped with a 324 kWh pack. HAW is the brand of the electric city buses developed and made by Hybricon Bus Systems in Umeå, Sweden.

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