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Neste joins eFuel Alliance

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The eFuel Alliance is based in Berlin and Brussels and brings together companies and organizations that share the goal of establishing and promoting power- and bio-based synthetic fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. These existing fleets will continue to form the basis for mobility in the coming decades.

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Ballard signs fuel cell supply agreement with Solaris; initial order of 10 modules as range extenders for electric trolley buses

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Solaris has signed a contract with Rigas Satiksme, the transport operator in the city of Riga, Latvia for 10 of the Trollino trolley buses. These fuel cell buses represent a highly flexible clean energy mass transportation solution, since they will be capable of operating on routes that have no overhead or catenary wiring.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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Riga Soon Getting Its First Solaris E-Buses

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Soon, Riga’s bus fleet will welcome its first Solaris electric buses. Rīgas Satiksme, a Latvian carrier, has made another advancement toward e-mobility. The contract is for the delivery of 35 “Urbino 12” electric buses, with an option to add an additional 17 buses.

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JAL Conducts Successful Test Flight With Drop-in Biofuel Derived Primarily from Camelina

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“We have proven that we can produce renewable jet fuel from sustainable resources that is a drop-in replacement eliminating the need for costly changes to the fuels infrastructure and transportation fleet. Test plots are also underway in Malaysia, South Korea, Ukraine and Latvia.

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Companies form H2Bus consortium to deploy 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell buses and infrastructure in Europe

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The zero-tailpipe emission feature of the fuel cell bus’ operation will be complemented by zero-emission hydrogen production from renewable energy sources, yielding a “well-to-wheel” emission-free transportation solution. It is essential that commercial players join forces to realize the true zero-emission mobility society.

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Solaris to present new generation hydrogen bus

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The revolution in terms of green public transport has become a fact—Solaris has decided to respond to market demand with a whole new product. This year, 10 such vehicles will drive across the capital of Latvia in total. heat pump; the system will allow to use waste heat from the fuel cell.

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