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JERA and IHI to demo ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant

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In Japan, JERA and IHI Corporation will conduct a demonstration project under the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization’s “Development of Technologies for Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation / Research, Development and Demonstration of Technologies for Ammonia Co-Firing Thermal Power Generation” program.

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2021 Tesla Model S Plaid due for reveal and first deliveries June 10

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk can be a bit ambitious with timelines. And it appears that the arrival of an extensively redesigned Model S is no exception. Musk tweeted Saturday that deliveries of the revamped electric sedan will start June 10—reflecting a one-week delay over a planned event and rollout for June 3—as he said it “needs one.

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AMAPOLA project investigating aluminum-sulfur batteries; up to 660 Wh/l and 400 Wh/kg

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Researchers in the European AMAPOLA (A Marketable Polymer based Al-S battery) project are analyzing the combination of sulfur and aluminum in a battery; both elements are abundant in the earth’s crust. The goal is to enable greater energy storage capabilities compared to Li–ion batteries at a lower price for selected markets including transport and aerospace.

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SpaceX Starship engine completes orbital-duration static fire test in Texas

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A local resident and unofficial SpaceX observer has reported hearing a test of one of Starship’s Raptor engines that lasted more than five minutes at the company’s McGregor, Texas development facilities. If accurate, it could be the longest static fire of a Starship engine that SpaceX has ever completed in the two years since full-scale Raptor testing first began.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Relationship between driving and GDP during the pandemic

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by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. As shown in my ongoing monitoring of monthly changes in key transportation indexes , the amount of driving (adjusted for population) during the pandemic decreased substantially. This brief post examines the relationship between driving and GDP during the pandemic. The raw data for the analysis were the total distance driven by quarter and the corresponding not-seasonally-adjusted real GDP.

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Tesla owners walk away with minor injuries after Model 3 gets crushed by concrete blocks

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Company director Neil Collins and his wife Alison were driving home from their home in Bunwell to visit Holkham, England, in their Tesla Model 3 when something horrifying happened. While rounding a corner, the couple came upon a truck carrying pallets of concrete bricks, and the massive vehicle was moving pretty fast. . Too fast, in fact. As noted by Collins in later comments to local news, the truck was already leaning over while it was rounding the corner, and he could tell that something wron

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The Boring Company LVCC Loop capacity exceeds 4400 passengers per hour [Video]

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The Boring Company’s (TBC) test drives for its Las Vegas Convention Center Loop (LVCC) exceeded 4,400 passengers per hour, according to results revealed on May 29. Steve Hill, the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), announced the results of TBC’s LVCC Loop test run with real passengers. Following Hill’s announcement, The Boring Company elaborated that the LoopSim—loop simulation—predicted the LVCC Loop could handle 4,450 passengers pe

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We Don’t Need New Miracle Technologies To Reduce Emissions — We Need Action Now

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Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris We know what we need to do to cut carbon emissions and clean up the air we breathe — replace fossil fuel-burning vehicles with EVs, and fossil fuel power plants with renewable energy sources. Image courtesy of EVANNEX. (Photo by Casey Murphy) Stating the problem and the solution may be simple, […].

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Planning on some fun electric bike riding this summer? Read these tips first!

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Summer might not be here yet, but this weekend at least marks the unofficial start of summer in the US – and thus a great time to soak up the good weather outdoors on an electric bicycle. more… The post Planning on some fun electric bike riding this summer? Read these tips first! appeared first on Electrek.

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BMW Begins Drive Unit Production for iX and i4 Vehicles

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BMW recently started production of its fifth-generation drive units at the Competence Centre for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing. This is the beginning of a much larger push to produce drive units and battery packs at more and more BMW production facilities, with a goal of 50% electric drive production by 2030. Upping Production “We expect […].

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Joestradamus Foresees Terrible Trouble & Complete Collapse For Kings Of Stranded Assets. “I Got Your Just Transition Right Here,” Say Youth Hackers For Climate Justice.

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Ford & Sunrun Team Up To Make V2H Technology A Reality. Is V2G Next?

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Ford and Sunrun will work together to make vehicle to home technology affordable for F-150 Lightning customers.

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JBM launched Eco-Life electric AC buses in Ahmedabad

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JBM launched Eco-Life electric AC buses in Ahmedabad. India’s leading JBM Group has launched its Eco-Life electric AC buses in Ahmedabad under the BRTS scheme. 50 Eco-life buses have been launched as the first batch out of 180 buses. The JBM Group has handed over the buses at the Vastral BRTS Depot. The Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and the Home Minister of Gujarat Pradipsinh Jadeja were present virtually at the launch ceremony at the Depot.

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Sunrun Partners with Ford to Provide Seamless Installation of 80-Amp Ford Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System for the All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning

EV Obssesion

Customers will also be provided the opportunity to install solar energy on their home SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services provider, today announced its partnership with Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) to serve as the preferred installer for Ford Intelligent […].

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Revolt upcoming Cafe Racer electric bike

Electric Vehicles India

Revolt upcoming Cafe Racer electric bike. There is no doubt that revolt RV 400 is one of the best electric bikes in India. But very few know that it is a remake of Super Soco TS with an upgraded motor. During the launch of RV400, the company also teased about its upcoming electric Bike Cafe Racer. Let us now discuss in detail about Revolt Cafe Racer electric bike. .

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Paris Climate Accord & Net Zero by 2050 Goals in Jeopardy — Nations to Issue New Urgent Call to Action

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Netherlands, CALSTART’s Drive to Zero to lead new int’l coordinated effort targeting zero-emission trucks, buses.

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The Boring Company’s LVCC Loop demo runs are seeds of an upcoming disruption

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The first rides of The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop have been shared online. And while the videos show a rather conservative version of the Loop system that features cars with human drivers and limited speeds, the potential of the tunneling technology is evident. . One such video shared by Las Vegas-based @themelissavegas showed a demo run in a Tesla Model Y.

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Ceramic-Based Solid-State EV Batteries: These Are The Questions We Still Need To Answer

CleanTechnica EVs

University of Michigan researchers lay out hurdles for tech that could double EV range.

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Rivian Guides reaching out to R1T reservation holders to prepare for July deliveries

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Last week, Rivian announced that R1T deliveries would start in July. Since the announcement, some R1T reservation holders have reported getting emails from their Rivian Guides. Rivian R1T reservation holder AdamL , located in Seattle, was one of the first who shared his email from a Rivian Guide. AdamL’s assigned Rivian Guide, Nicole, contacted him to set a time for their introduction call, where the R1T reservation holder could confirm the configuration of his vehicle and the accessories he mig

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BYD Lands Major eBus Order With Bergkvarabuss In Sweden

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First-time 79 eBus Order Includes New Class II 42-Foot and 49-Foot models Skåne, Sweden – BYD, the world’s leading electric bus manufacturer, has won a major fleet order with Bergkvarabuss in Sweden – marking a notable new customer for BYD and the first time that BYD eBuses will be seen in service with the Skåne […]. The post BYD Lands Major eBus Order With Bergkvarabuss In Sweden appeared first on EV Obsession.

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The Rolls-Royce Silent Shadow EV Is Officially Confirmed

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The most luxurious EV ever is in the works.

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AVTA Electric Bus Fleet (Video) 5 Million Miles & Counting

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AVTA Electric Bus Fleet BYD Company The Antelope Valley Transit Authority, a leader in the transformation to battery-electric technology, passed the five-million-mile mark of zero emission operations with its fleet of American-made BYD buses. AVTA estimates the agency has saved over 1.28 million gallons of diesel fuel and over $1.6 million in fuel costs, after […].

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See Tesla Giga Shanghai As Of The End Of May 2021

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The plant is still expanding and is believed to have manufacturing capacity of 500,000 units annually now.

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Geekay Electric Cycle Kit Price | Geekay Electric Cycle Kit With Battery Price | Geekay Hub Motor Kit Price

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Geekay electric kit is a well known name in the field of electric cycle conversion kits. As you are reading this article it means you are well aware of electric cycle conversion kit but if you want to read about different parts of it you may read – Electric cycle conversion kit selection. Geekay electric kit available in two variant side connected motor & hub motor.

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Rumor: Nissan And Envision AESC To Build Two Battery Plants

InsideEVs

The expected total manufacturing capacity will be sufficient for 700,000 cars annually.

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Global Top 20 April 2021

EV Sales

Models: Wuling Mini EV #1 in April Registrations were up for an impressive 249% last month, to some 392,000 units, the 4th best month ever, with BEVs jumping 235%, to some 251,000 units, so we might be seeing the plugin market hit 5 million units this year. These impressive results this year kept the 2021 PEV share to 5.7% (3.7% BEV) , which is already significantly above the 4% of last year, and expect it to continue growing throughout the year, to a large single digit number, as Disruption (eg

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Audi e-tron GT Matches WLTP Rating In Bjorn Nyland's Range Test

InsideEVs

It has the same battery as the Porsche Taycan.

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Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

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Many of us are not aware of the glorious past electric vehicles once had in the 19th century. Electric vehicles were the primary mode of transportation for short-distance travels were loved by all types of people. The period between 1881 and the early 1920s was considered to be the golden era for electric vehicles. Back then the rivals of an electric vehicle such as gasoline-powered and steam-powered personnel carriers or cars were very difficult to operate.

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Peugeot Introduces e-Expert Hydrogen Vans

InsideEVs

Limited sales will start from the end of 2021.

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BYD Deliveries Start Ahead of Schedule in Spain’s Largest Ever eBus Order

EV Obssesion

The new 30 BYD eBuses follow 15 deliveries in 2020 The Municipal Transport Company of Madrid, EMT Madrid has today taken the delivery of the 30 eBuses from BYD, ahead of the programmed hand-over schedule in Spain’s largest-ever single order for electric buses. The upshift in the delivery schedule is even more impressive given the […]. The post BYD Deliveries Start Ahead of Schedule in Spain’s Largest Ever eBus Order appeared first on EV Obsession.

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See Tesla Giga Berlin After A Year Of Construction Works

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The plant is still under construction, ahead of production start by the end of this year.

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DRC bans export of cobalt, copper concentrates

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Fastmarkets reported that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has banned the export of copper and cobalt concentrate. Fastmarkets confirmed with three companies operating copper and cobalt mines in DRC that they all received the notice, although the effective date of the order is not mentioned and trucks carrying the concentrates could still pass through the border as of last week.

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Samsung SDI Battery Sales And Profits Down In Q1 2021

InsideEVs

The company expects to return to growth this quarter.

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Mercedes-Benz EQA Turns Out To Be Bigger Than Anticipated

InsideEVs

It's time for a banana box test.