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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing unveils GR H2 Racing Concept at Le Mans 24 Hours

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At a press conference of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) at Circuit de la Sarthe in western France, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the hydrogen engine vehicle prototype “GR H2 Racing Concept”. Toyota is also racing a liquid hydrogen-fueled version. Earlier post.)

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Plug Power, Chart Industries and Baker Hughes to become cornerstone investors in FiveT Hydrogen Fund; clean hydrogen at scale

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The energy industry and many corporations broadly agree the hydrogen economy needs to build scale at speed to succeed and become a key part of the solution to building a net-zero global economy. The Fund will exclusively finance projects in the production, storage and distribution of clean hydrogen.

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T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SO x than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles.

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It’s Time to Nominate a Coworker for an IEEE Top-Level Award

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SPONSOR: IEEE Foundation IEEE Frances E. IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies For outstanding accomplishments in the application of technology in the fields of interest of IEEE that improve the environment and/or public safety. SPONSOR: Lockheed Martin Corporation IEEE Richard W.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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This could be as simple as a company offering employees a transit pass or as complicated as a corporation helping to refurbish bus stations. Fifteen-minute cities are effectively an offshoot of Vision Zero and are designed to create sustainable urban environments that mitigate pollution while also being convenient for the local population.

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Volkswagen AG coordinating new €6M EU research project on drop-in biocatalytic solar fuels

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Technology validated in relevant environment. Technology demonstrated in relevant environment. System prototype demonstration in operational environment. Actual system proven in operational environment. IFP Energies nouvelles, France. Neste Oil Corporation, Finland. Technology validated in lab.

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Toyota to participate in FIA World Endurance Championship in 2012 with prototype gasoline-electric hybrid LMP1 racer

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To date, the ACO has run the Le Mans 24 Hours in Le Mans, France, and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, with races in Europe, the United States and Asia. In addition, we aim to learn from the experience of competing in such a challenging motorsport environment to enhance our production-car technology.