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MARCH 12, 2019

Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Estimated excess mortality attributed to air pollution in Europe, and the contributing disease categories. Credit: European Heart Journal.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With so many of the items we interact with in our daily lives — from soaps and fertilizers to pharmaceuticals to petrochemicals — deriving from products of the chemical industry, the sector has become a major source of economic activity and employment for many nations, including the United States and China.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Today, more than 4,300 kilometers already exists for hydrogen transportation with more than 90% located in Europe and North America, the company notes. Hydrogen pipelines are already used to supply industrial hubs (at petrochemical plants for example). Europe, with its extensive gas grid, is well placed to make the jump.

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JUNE 1, 2021

The air in the United States and Western Europe is much cleaner than even a decade ago. A new study led by Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Hokkaido University and the University of Washington explains why. —co-author and leader of SE-Dome ice core project Yoshinori Iizuka, Hokkaido University.

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DECEMBER 8, 2018

As British Airways looks towards its Centenary next year, the airline, in collaboration with Cranfield University, has challenged academics from across the UK to develop a sustainable alternative fuel which could power a commercial aircraft on a long-haul flight, carrying up to 300 customers with zero net emissions.

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APRIL 10, 2021

million during the next three years on developing green solutions for the future of the maritime industry. The Danish shipping company is the initiator of the consortium which, with the companies Danfoss, Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S, Sterling PlanB and Stuart Friezer Marine, also consists of research engineers from Aalborg University.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

The project consortium consists of several partners such as AVL, DB Schenker, Hydrogen Europe, EI-JKU, EMT, EVN AG, FEN, FPT, HyCentA, PBX, Rosenbauer, Technical University Vienna, VKM, and WIVA. I am really excited to see the TECO2030 stacks perform in an additional heavy-duty application other than marine.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The results of the project will be widely shared by participating companies benefitting from the public support with the European scientific community and industry beyond the participating companies and countries. As a result, positive spill-over effects will be generated throughout Europe. Background.

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APRIL 22, 2023

The consortium of eight European partners in the HEFT project is led by Mondragan University and includes GKN Automotive. The innovations are intended to result in a high-efficient and low-cost solution that will be validated on 2 motor topologies, which will be compared to two main reference automotive IPM commercial motors in Europe (VW ID.3

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JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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JANUARY 28, 2021

That is why we commissioned DLR to work with partners from research and industry to design a production system so that we can produce the fuel economically and put it into use more quickly. For profitable production, however, we have to integrate the individual elements into an industrial process chain and bring them to an industrial scale.

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APRIL 11, 2023

He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. Vijay Vittal Employer Arizona State University, in Tempe Title Regents professor of electrical, computer, and energy engineering Member grade Life Fellow Alma mater B.M.S. in EE at Iowa State University , in Ames.

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APRIL 18, 2021

million), three-year project supported by the European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH 2 JU), which brings together a major consortium of industry leaders and academic/research organisations coordinated by France’s CNRS, and includes Johnson Matthey, Bosch, FPT Industrial and AVL. FPT Industrial. million (US$4.6-million),

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MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Shortly before the updated EU Battery Regulation comes into force, the chair “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University has published a study on the European battery recycling market. Recycling of batteries will be a profitable and sustainable business in Europe even before 2035.

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JULY 16, 2022

The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation and first industrial deployment in the hydrogen technology value chain. As a result, positive spill-over effects will be generated throughout Europe.

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MAY 29, 2018

A study published by the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has explored the possible impact of increased electrification of road transportation and domestic heating and cooking on the energy system (electricity and gas), as well as on CO 2 emissions and on GDP.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In the last five years, Europe has bestowed massive new regulatory and spending power on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as. Dan Fisher of the University of Glasgow, who has published on SIVE. Dan Fisher of the University of Glasgow, who has published on SIVE. Meantime, the E.U. Member States,” says geographer.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

H2Boat is part of Bluenergy Revolution, a company spun out of the University of Genoa (Italy) and focused on the research and development of fuel cell, electrolyzer and metal hydride systems, with the aim to develop hydrogen technology solutions for mobile and stationary applications.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation, first industrial deployment and construction of relevant infrastructure in the hydrogen value chain.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The first signs of a green revolution in the shareholder-investors universe are there, as investors have forced Dutch oil and gas major Shell to officially change its strategy, investing in more renewable energy and energy storage. The latter is partly caused by “global warming constraints” and lower oil prices in general.

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JULY 9, 2015

—Shinji Suzuki, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo. Among the report’s conclusions: Industry, government and academia in Japan need to collaborate to promote the introduction of sustainable aviation biofuel to support Japan's energy security and reduce aviation’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Boeing, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada’s aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel.

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MARCH 12, 2021

Cuberg spun out of Stanford University in 2015 with the goal of commercializing next-generation battery technology based on a liquid electrolyte combined with a lithium metal anode. Among Northvolt industrial partners and customers are ABB, BMW Group, Scania, Siemens, Vattenfall, Vestas and the Volkswagen Group.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This is a further step for our team at Steel Europe, for our partners and for the Ruhr region. The feasibility, scalability and innovativeness of this concept were confirmed by scientists from RWTH Aachen University in a study commissioned by thyssenkrupp Steel at the beginning of 2021. With its capacity of 2.5

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The existing emissions trading system in Europe has not worked well, Paltsev says, partly because its price on carbon is quite low, and partly because it does not encompass enough different emissions-producing sectors of the economy. —Sergey Paltsev.

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APRIL 21, 2023

The company is working with representatives from the recycling industry, commodity processors and academia to work on ways of improving the quality of secondary raw materials obtained from recycling end-of-life vehicles. The BMW Group is heading up a new project that explores the circular economy in automotive manufacturing.

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JUNE 1, 2017

Traffic contributes more to NO x emissions in Europe than previously thought, according to a new study by a team at the University of Innsbruck. The current Austrian passenger car fleet comprises about 50% diesel cars and the percentage across Europe grew at a substantially faster rate compared to the US.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

General Motors, which has a long history of crash test dummy design, is leading current research on the potential for global auto industry use of a test dummy that would help automakers and safety experts better understand how crash victims are hurt in rear impacts. BioRid Final Report , Chalmers University, 1999.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Additionally, the fear of running out of battery energy without access to a charger is perpetuated by the lack of a universal charging infrastructure. The industry has also had trouble selling EVs down market, with the segment historically catering to more affluent buyers. or from a free-trade agreement partner.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

CATL has developed partnerships with a number of European companies in the automobile industry including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo, and Bosch. Germany is home to a strong automotive industry and several of CATL’s key customers. —Matthias Zentgraf, Co-president Europe CATL. —Matthias Zentgraf.

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MAY 20, 2020

The analysis, published in Nature Climate Change , was conducted by researchers from the University of East Anglia, Stanford University, the CICERO Center for International Climate Research and CSIRO as part of the Global Carbon Project. Percentage change in global daily fossil CO 2 emissions, Jan-May 2020. megatonnes (5.9

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

At the ITS World Congress and Exhibition, Xerox and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore, globally, on a case-by-case basis, potential joint Intelligent Transport System (ITS) opportunities. The ITS offerings of Xerox and MHI complement one another. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Through the agreement, Honeywell and FREYR intend to provide smart energy storage solutions to address the needs of a wide range of commercial and industrial customers alike. According to a recently published research report by Stanford University, the US power grid could reach 100% renewable power penetration by 2050.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Blackstone, together with a German industry and research consortium, will take the validated laboratory results of the 3D-printed solid-state batteries to the stage of demonstration in a real environment within the next three years. In addition, the raw material does not have to be imported from outside Europe as does lithium.

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MARCH 10, 2021

Chalmers University of Technology and RISE are now commencing construction of Sweden’s electromobility test center: Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory (SEEL). Together, the governmental allocation, the industry partners’ commitments and proprietorial responsibility on the part of RISE and Chalmers will allow an investment of SEK 1.3

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Thirteen European automobile manufacturers, suppliers, research institutes and universities, and small and mid-sized companies will operate 100 vehicles with 1,000 drivers under real conditions and in a wide range of applications. —Aria Etemad from Volkswagen Group Research, project coordinator L3Pilot.

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