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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

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The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. Delivery of the Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for the latter part of 2024, and the vessel will be delivered in 2025. The battery modules and energy storage system package is four times larger than on any electric/hybrid ship currently operating.

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HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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Model of a Direct Air Capture unit at the VW Group stand at the IAA Summit This CO₂ extracted from the atmosphere can be used in a variety of different ways as part of a circular economy. The company plans, builds and operates eFuels plants in Chile, Uruguay, the US and Australia. Water, a potential by-product, is drained off.

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