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Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

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The CP hydrogen-powered locomotive pioneering project, first announced in December 2020, will retrofit a line-haul diesel freight locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and Leclanché's European-manufactured lithium-ion batteries to power the locomotive's electric traction motors. Earlier post.) compared with the five-year average.

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Ford to offer new 5-cylinder 3.2L diesel in Transit van in North America next year

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liter Power Stroke diesel will be Ford’s second in North America. liter Power Stroke five-cylinder diesel. The new diesel engine, Ford’s second in North America, has already been applied in the global Ford Ranger truck sold in world markets (3.2 5-cylinder diesel. Ford’s 5-cylinder, 3.2-liter Click to enlarge.

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Boeing, South African Airways and Mango celebrate Africa’s 1st commercial flights with sustainable aviation biofuel from tobacco

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In 2015, farms in Limpopo Province of South Africa, from which the biofuel for the flights was sourced, achieved certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), one of the strongest sustainability standards in the world. All agronomic inputs needed, such as, fertilizer, water, crop protection etc.

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Ballard ships 500th ElectraGen-ME methanol fuel cell system for telecom backup

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kW and 5 kW configurations, has an integrated fuel reformer that converts HydroPlus (a methanol-water liquid fuel mixture) into hydrogen gas to power the fuel cell system. In regions such as Southeast Asia and South Africa, where Ballard is actively engaged, electricity grids can be unreliable.

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Sasol and University of Pretoria Collaborating on Synthetic Fuel Research

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A research collaboration between South Africa-based Sasol and the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP) has led to the commissioning of high-tech equipment to gain better insights into the properties and performance of synthetic diesel fuels.

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WHO report urges greater attention to improved land use, rapid transit, cycling and walking to achieve health co-benefits from transport GHG emissions mitigation

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Shifting from gasoline to diesel vehicles could increase emissions of health-damaging small particulates (PM 10 , PM 2.5 ). IPCC’s assessment finds diesel vehicles have potential to reduce transport’s CO 2 emissions. However, diesel engines typically emit higher concentrations of small particulates. million people annually.

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DOE to Award Up to $5M in Grants for RD on Hydrogen Production from Coal

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The United States imports more than 60% of its petroleum, two-thirds of which is used to fuel vehicles in the form of gasoline and diesel. Global deposits of PGMs are quite limited with the largest quantities located in South Africa and Russia. Processes based upon natural gas only and electrolysis of water are not sought.

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