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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. Swedish market pulp giant Södra launched the first pulp mill biomethanol plant at its Mönsterås mill, in collaboration with ANDRITZ, in 2020. Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski plant.

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GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa

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GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent company. It feeds the port of Saldanha Bay, for export to a global market.

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group enables transformative sustainable and industrial technologies across the energy and manufacturing sectors in Africa and other emerging markets.

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Volkswagen plans integrated mobility concept in Rwanda; vehicle production in Kenya

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Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. We will systematically continue to develop our position in the fast-growing African car market. ”. Volkswagen is consistently developing market potentials in Africa. initiative.

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Ford’s next-gen Ranger pickup gets bigger, adds V6 turbodiesel

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The current Ranger is Europe’s pick-up segment leader and recently set a new September year-to-date sales record of 45,539 units, with market share of 39.9%. style center touchscreen with Ford’s SYNC 4 connectivity and entertainment system. It is one of three turbodiesel engine options available at launch, depending upon the market.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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The low annual rate of global reduction of carbon emissions per unit of GDP needed to limit global warming to 2 °C—based on the probability assessments of the UN IPCC—is insufficient to achieve that goal, according to the latest Low Carbon Economy Index published by business consultancy PwC. —PwC.

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

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The next generation of urban transportation is about connecting transportation modes, services, and technologies, bringing diverse innovations together in ways that favor accessibility (meeting needs) over mobility (moving for the sake of moving), and that work significantly better for people, economies, and the planet.

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