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JUNE 26, 2009

The Energy R&D Board of the Swedish Energy Agency has selected an investment grant application from Chemrec for further consideration. The SEK 500 million ($64 million, €45 million) grant application is for an industrial scale production plant for renewable automotive fuel from biomass through gasification of black liquor.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

million) grant from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), the JIVE 2 project will deploy 152 fuel cell electric buses across 14 European cities throughout France, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK. Coordinated by Element Energy , and supported by a €25-million (US$31.2-million)

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JULY 1, 2014

Based on research conducted over the last six years, Scania Transport Laboratory has shown that by driving with two full-length trailers, Scania reduces fuel consumption by up to 30%. The Swedish Transport Agency has now granted permission to operate tandem truck rigs of 31.5 meters (103.3 feet) in total length—i.e.,

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JANUARY 26, 2015

The Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) has granted PowerCell Sweden AB SEK5 million (US$600,000) to develop a modular fuel cell system for stationary applications. The project aims to develop and demonstrate stationary fuel cell systems based on modules of 20 kW with PowerCell’s new fuel cell stack, S2. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Scania has been granted SEK 30 million (US$4.4 million) by Sweden’s Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation Initiative ( FFI ) to develop a biofuel engine intended for heavy commercial vehicles. Tags: Engines Fuels. Initially set to run from 2009-2012 with no definite ending year. FFI has R&D activities worth approx.

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MAY 15, 2018

Non-refundable grants totalling €13.9 Softwood conversion to hydrolysates by Sekab, using its CelluAPP® technology (Sweden). Bio-isobutene conversion to fuel components by Neste Engineering Solutions (Finland). Valorization of the lignin side stream by Peab Asfalt (Sweden). The program covers a total budget of €19.7

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released three new reports showcasing strong growth across the US fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market. According to these reports, the US continues to be one of the world’s largest and fastest growing markets for fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The Swedish Energy R&D Board will provide an investment grant for the demonstration at industrial scale of the Chemrec technology for production of the renewable motor fuels BioDME (dimethyl ether) and Biomethanol. The Domsjö plant will have the capacity to supply more than 2,000 heavy trucks with fuel. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 26, 2017

a provider of low- maintenance, software-operated, and data-verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, signed an agreement with Finnish shipping company Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the M/S Viking Grace , an LNG-fueled cruise ferry. Norsepower Oy Ltd., Click to enlarge. for the Estraden.

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MAY 5, 2015

million) of which an investment grant will cover 30%. NEOT is sister company to NEB, and it is the most significant independent fuel supply company in the Baltic Sea region. It delivers fuels to major Nordic service station chains—ABC, St1 and Shell—with a total of 1,500 service stations in Finland, Sweden and Norway.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

A Swedish industry-first electric automobile coalition has been established to fuel the advancement of zero-emission, high performance vehicles. Electroengine in Sweden AB (electric power trains). Power Circle (Sweden’s electric power industry trade organization). The ZE Saab 9-3. Click to enlarge. Boston-Power, Inc.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

The agency granted the funding in September 2010. This represents about 30% of current deliveries in Gothenburg or fuel to 75,000 cars. This is why it is important that Sweden invests in development of second generation biofuels, contributing to lower the climate impact of the transport sector.

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JULY 17, 2015

Researchers from South Korea, the UK and Sweden have identified and prepared a new family of zeolites—crystalline aluminosilicates with frameworks that contain windows and cavities the size of small molecules—that can separate out carbon dioxide more effectively from fuel gases than those previously known.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Three buses will be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, supported by the European Union. Last week, the project was granted a subsidy of €1.4 Volvo Buses has so far sold more than 250 conventional hybrid buses, which are reducing fuel consumption by up to 35%.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Valmet Automotive also produces Garia and Fisker alternative-fuel vehicles as well as Porsche AG’s Boxster and Cayman. The THINK City is the first EV to be granted certification with the European CE conformity mark and EU homologation requirements (M1 certificate).

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 26, 2024

Coupled with conventional fuel prices, which remain high in many markets, switching to electric will remain a strategic decision for fleet operators across North America. This represents a 35% year-on-year increase, even with concerns in many markets over the pace, quality and reliability of charging solutions. However, the U.S.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Chemrec’s pulp mill-integrated BioDME (dimethyl ether) biorefinery demonstration plant project will break ground in September in Piteå, Sweden, with expected biofuel production by mid-2010. The primary use of DME today is as a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) substitute, yet DME use as an advanced diesel fuel is also being developed.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a testing exemption to Renergie, Inc. Hydrous ethanol is currently used in Brazil and Sweden, and hydrous E10-15 is currently being used under the European BEST project in the Rotterdam area. to investigate the in-vehicle use of different blends of hydrous ethanol.

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JULY 21, 2013

The ix35 Fuel Cell. Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell models ( earlier post ) are joining the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project. The ix35 Fuel Cell is Hyundai’s fourth-generation fuel cell vehicle, and its first to enter production. Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell. Click to enlarge. Under the hood. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2022

The Refining & Marketing business is to become a leading European provider of sustainable fuels, feedstock, and mobility solutions. Innovation centers in Austria, Sweden, Finland, and Abu Dhabi, as well as 10,000 successfully filed and granted patents are a strong foundation for future success, the company says.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

The EU-funded three-year NELLHI project has concluded after successfully developing a new stack design of solid oxide fuel cells, from an all-European supply chain. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) produce the highest efficiencies of any electrical generation, above combustion engines, gas turbines or other fuel cells.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Volvo also revealed ongoing customer field testing of DME trucks in the US (with Safeway and Martin Transportation), as well as its partnership in the customer trials with startup DME producer Oberon Fuels. Oberon Fuels is the first company to announce plans to commercialize DME fuel production in North America. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 30, 2022

It is taken for granted, and most people have no idea how it is made. The combustion of natural gas or a liquid fuel heats the mixture to about 1,050 °C, and the molten glass is then poured from a ceramic spout onto a 6-centimeter-thick layer of molten tin, at a temperature of 230 °C. Plate glass , like steel, is all around us.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 1, 2023

In our transition from fuel to electric vehicles, what should be the pace of development of the industry? NIO has been granted more than 6,000 patents covering the entire full stack of smart electric vehicle technologies. In the fourth quarter of last year, we had a 54.8 I think we all have a lot of confusion, including myself.

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JULY 27, 2009

The research was conducted by scientists at the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory, with colleagues from Russia and Sweden, and was published in the 26 July advanced on-line issue of Nature Geoscience. Other studies have found some evidence of abiogenic methane, but not in significant quantities. Deep Carbon Observatory.

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