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EDP, TechnipFMC and partners to develop a concept study for green hydrogen production from offshore wind: BEHYOND

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The goal is to create a unique concept that can be standardized and implemented worldwide, allowing for large-scale hydrogen production. The BEHYOND project was selected for support by the Blue Growth Programme of the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants).

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

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As part of this cooperation, Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery in connection with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill. Using the A-Recovery+ concept from ANDRITZ, the plant has a capacity to produce 6.3 The €50-million investment is supported by a grant from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment.

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Hitachi leading European project on cooperative connected infrastructure for fully electric vehicles

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eCo-FEV project concept. Programme 2011 COOPERATION under Grant agreement Nº 314411, addressing the objective GC-ICT-2011.6.8 Click to enlarge. Hitachi Europe Ltd., through its Information and Communication Technologies R&D. infrastructure—that are relevant to the Fully Electric Vehicle (FEV). ICT for fully electric vehicles.

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U-M moving ahead with $6.5M facility for testing connected vehicles; expanding model deployment to 9,000 vehicles

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million facility ( earlier post ) for testing connected and automated vehicles; the facility, the schematic design of which was recently approved by the university’s the Board of Regents, is part of the U-M’s Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) ( earlier post ). The University of Michigan is proceeding to the construction phase of a new $6.5-million

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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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The new funding program complements BMVI’s funding concept for the overall charging infrastructure system in Germany: This includes private charging at home and at the employer. The funding in detail: The funding is granted as de minimis aid. 100,000 funding per location. . 100,000 funding per location.

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Volvo developing extended-range electric vehicle concepts with three different technology combinations

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Tests of the concepts will get under way in the first quarter of 2012. The concepts all use three-cylinder flex fuel (gasoline and E85) engines to complement the front-wheel electric drive. Technical concept I. Technical concept I: Volvo C30 with series-connected range extender. Technical concept II.

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California Energy Commission awards $17M to expand hydrogen refueling infrastructure

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Air Liquide Advanced Technologies US, LLC received funds for a refueling station in Santa Nella that will connect the Southern California and the Bay Area stations. The Energy Commission also approved more than $1 million in grants for innovators and entrepreneurs working to bring early-stage clean energy concepts to market.