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SFC Energy starts production of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells in India

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SFC Energy AG, a supplier of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells for stationary and mobile hybrid power solutions, has launched the manufacturing of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells at its New Delhi/Gurgaon site in India. In the future, SFC’s subsidiary SFC Energy India Ltd.

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Clariant to build flagship sunliquid cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania

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The new plant, with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons, will be built in the southwestern part of Romania. Co-products from the process will be used for the generation of renewable energy with the goal of making the plant independent from fossil energy sources.

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Clariant announces 4th license deal for sunliquid technology; first Bulgarian cellulosic ethanol project

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The sunliquid process developed by Clariant uses process-integrated enzyme production, optimized enzymes, simultaneous conversion of cellulose and hemicellulose into ethanol and an energy-efficient process design to overcome technological challenges and sufficiently reduce production costs in order to arrive at a commercially viable basis.

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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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through its US subsidiary EnerNOC, has acquired California-based eMotorWerks, a North American supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, called JuiceBox, and owner and operator of JuiceNet, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the smart management of EV charging and other distributed energy storage facilities. Enel S.p.A.,

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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By complementing electrification, a mixed technology approach allowing use of renewable fuels could deliver a 50% CO 2 reduction by 2030, while maintaining jobs and creating value-add. By contrast, Central Eastern European countries will shape the run-down of ICE vehicle production.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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In the depths of the 1970s oil crisis, French prime minister Pierre Messmer saw an opportunity to transform his country’s energy supply. Some of these anti-nuclear forces have recently found a sparring ground with France in drafting the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy , which delineates particular energy sources as “green.”

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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The researchers used exposure data from a model that simulates atmospheric chemical processes and the way they interact with land, sea and chemicals emitted from natural and man-made sources such as energy generation, industry, traffic and agriculture. years in life expectancy); 136 in Italy (reduction in life expectancy of 1.9

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