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Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

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DME is a hydrogen-rich molecule that can be produced from waste and/or renewable resources using Oberon’s modular production technology. Earlier this month, Oberon began commercial production of the first renewable DME in the US at its facility in Brawley, Calif., —Troy A. Semelsberger, Ph.D.,

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Germany launches call for funding for construction and operation of a development platform for power-to-liquid fuels

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billion euros in renewable fuels in the coming years. The funding of the PtL development platform is part of the BMVI’s overall funding concept for renewable fuels, which provides a total of €1.54 The funding guidelines are to be published in the second half of 2021. In total, we will invest over 1.5

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BMDV providing €20M to support fleet electrification and infrastructure

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The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is investing a further €20 million in the procurement of vehicles for fleets and the development of charging infrastructure as part of its electromobility funding guideline. By using renewable energies, these vehicles with their high mileage achieve significant CO 2 savings.

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ARAI receives 13 bids for green hydrogen pilot projects | Autocar Professional

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The initiative proposes setting the stage for hydrogen-powered transportation with the concept of “Hydrogen Highways.” The falling costs of renewable energy and electrolysers are expected to propel green-hydrogen vehicles into cost competitiveness over the next few years, according to industry analysts.

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Addax Bioenergy signs loan agreement for €258M renewable energy project in Sierra Leone; sugarcane ethanol and biomass power

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a subsidiary of the Swiss-based energy group, The Addax and Oryx Group Limited (AOG), recently signed a loan agreement with seven European and African development institutions for an integrated renewable energy and agriculture project near Makeni, in Sierra Leone. Addax Bioenergy S.A. ,

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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There are four guidelines to follow: Refrain from using or burning oil, gas or coal. In the EV world, there is a concept called “well to wheel emissions,” which considers fossil fuel emissions during the charging process depending on the electricity generation itself. Renewable energy sources accounted for about 21.5%

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Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

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Thereby we lift the production concept of ‘Factory 56’ to the next level. The body-in-white shop also has new production concepts: From the very first component, the production sequence is defined as in a pearl chain. Modern logistics concepts are also integrated. Today, this requires several specific production lines.

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