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Fraunhofer researchers developing ammonia-based systems for mobile energy in infrastructure, transportation and industry

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In comparison to hydrogen, liquefied ammonia makes it easier to transport large volumes to wherever it is needed. AMMONPAKTOR reactor prototype: the most efficient ammonia cracking reactor to date at an international level.

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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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The $32-Trillion Push To Disrupt The Entire Oil Industry

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International oil companies (IOCs) are likely to face a Black Swan scenario, which could end up being a boon for state-owned oil companies (NOCs). Increased shareholder activism, combined with global warming policies of institutional investors and NGOs, are pushing IOCs in a corner, constricting financing options for oil companies.

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Cirium: 21 years of airline passenger traffic growth wiped out in 2020

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In comparison to last year, passenger traffic is estimated to be down 67% in 2020. million flights in 2019, while international flights suffered an even more precipitous drop as they were 68% below the 11.7 Aircraft leasing will push past 50% becoming the major manner in which aircraft are financed. million flights to just 16.8

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Biofuel and Ag organizations call for accountable life cycle analysis for SAF tax credits, DOE to lead

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The letter also pointed out that carbon intensity estimates under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for some SAF sources are “wildly inaccurate and incorrectly penalized” and cannot be supported. To ensure clarity, we recommend that Congress designate a baseline carbon intensity value for fossil jet fuel.

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DeepGreen lifecycle analysis argues for sourcing EV battery materials from deep-sea polymetallic nodules

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The study provides an in-depth comparison of the cradle-to-gate impacts of producing metals from land ores and polymetallic nodules, both sources of the nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese required to build one billion EV batteries. —Gerard Barron, DeepGreen Chairman and CEO.

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BNEF forecasts EVs to be 35% of global new car sales by 2040; cost of ownership below conventional-fuel vehicles by 2025

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A new study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) forecasts that sales of electric vehicles will hit 41 million by 2040, representing 35% of new light duty vehicle sales worldwide. However, that cost comparison is set to change radically in the 2020s. Although some 1.3 —Salim Morsy.

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