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Hyundai’s hydrogen big picture goes way beyond cars and trucks

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On the road to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, the company wants to use 100% renewable energy at its overseas factories by 2045 and in every facility by 2050—and it says hydrogen will plan an important role in that. But the company is also focusing on a resource-circulation approach, including Waste-to-Hydrogen and Plastic-to-Hydrogen.

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS has deployed more than 4,400 natural gas vehicles and a network of fueling stations, said Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. million gallons of renewable natural gas. In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6 Greensboro, N.C;

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Clermont, Kentucky). Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Framatome Inc. Lynchburg, Virginia). Caltrode, Inc.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The RII Track-2 awards support research while also requiring award recipients to invest in developing a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce—particularly of early-career faculty researchers. These four-year awards support 27 institutions in 18 eligible jurisdictions. Lead organization. Description.

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Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

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The new automotive business will have a special focus on hybrid and electric drive system components, as well as technologies for enhancing the efficiency of internal combustion engines. This will see the integration of engine control system and power steering operations where manufacturing takes place at multiple bases.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Under the first FOA (DE-FOA-0002187), Capture Research and Development (R&D): Engineering Scale Testing from Coal- and Natural-Gas-Based Flue Gas and Initial Engineering Design for Industrial Sources, DOE selected nine projects to receive $51 million for cost-shared R&D. LH CO 2 MENT Colorado Project.

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USDA and DOE award $47M in RD grants for biofuel, bioenergy and biobased product projects

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The projects are funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative and will help increase the availability of alternative renewable fuels and biobased products to diversify the nation’s energy resources. University of Kentucky , Lexington, Ky., Domtar Paper Company, LLC , Fort Mill, SC, $7,000,000. Exelus, Inc.

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