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JULY 31, 2017

South African engineering company Swayana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LanzaTech to collaborate on developing projects for the production of ethanol and higher value products from waste gases in the ferroalloy and titania smelting sectors. In all cases, however, the production of ferroalloys is energy-intensive.

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

South Africa-based Sasol recently provided the synthetic jet fuel for the first passenger aircraft flight fully fueled by a synthetic fuel; demonstrations of aviation synfuels have so far been using 50% blends with petroleum-based jet fuel. To date, most of the aircraft leaving O.R.

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APRIL 20, 2016

In a cost-shared program supported by the US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) of the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA), a team at Battelle is demonstrating a new, hybrid, direct coal-to-liquids process for producing jet fuel using biomass-derived coal solvents.

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JUNE 14, 2014

An international team of researchers has sequenced the genome of the eucalyptus tree ( Eucalyptus grandis ) and published the analysis in an open access paper in the journal Nature. Eucalyptus also shows the highest diversity of genes for specialized metabolites such as terpenes, which can be substituted catalytically for jet fuel.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

billion convertible issue from waste-to-energy specialist China Everbright International and a $311-million IPO by US fuel cell developer Bloom Energy. billion, the Enel Green Power South Africa portfolio, at $1.4 South Africa at $2.6 Public markets investment in clean energy jumped 120% to $3.1 India at $1.5

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JULY 16, 2011

Mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping were adopted by Parties to MARPOL Annex VI represented in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ), when it met for its 62 nd session from 11 to 15 July 2011 at IMO Headquarters in London.

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Peugeot lately has a “healthy” form store and is taking a look to make bigger electric-vehicle choices at the same time as indicators mount that auto call for is softening international, Linda Jackson, the emblem’s CEO, stated. As brands CEOs we can choose which technology we want.” The emblem has refuse plans to go into the U.S.

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MARCH 25, 2012

The Summit was co-sponsored by the Air Transport Action Group ( ATAG ), the Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Coordinating Council for Aerospace Industries Association (ICCAIA).

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

One of the outcomes of the meeting of G20 leaders in Pittsburgh this week was an agreement to phase out and rationalize over the medium-term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies while providing targeted support for the poorest. Many countries are reducing fossil fuel subsidies while preventing adverse impact on the poorest.

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JULY 15, 2016

The SAA and Mango flights carried 300 passengers from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Boeing 737-800s using a blend of 30% aviation biofuel produced from Sunchem’s nicotine-free tobacco plant Solaris , refined by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG. The oil can be used for biodiesel, electric generation, bio-jet fuel and marine diesel.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Sasol is pursuing global opportunities to commercialize its coal-to-liquids technology through its arm, Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd. The company’s readiness for a second joint venture was conveyed during coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal’s recent visit to South Africa, according to Partha S.

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MARCH 27, 2015

The new Mercedes-Benz midsize pickup will initially be targeted at markets in Latin America, South Africa, Australia, and Europe, all of which are posting sustained growth in this segment. At the Geneva International Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept V?ision Current models include the V-Class and the Vito.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The NAIC will create and develop novel technologies to reduce dependency on fossil fuels and reduce CO 2 emissions. Through subsidiaries and associated companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, South Africa and Indonesia. Tata Motors reported consolidated revenue of $34.7

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

This includes the possibility of the adoption by IMO of a compensation mechanism through which a significant share of any revenues collected from international shipping could be directed to developing countries and provide a new source of finance to support their efforts to tackle climate change.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The project is slated to be the first plant in the US to produce Fischer-Tropsch GTL transportation fuels and other products from natural gas, according to Sasol. billion barrels of liquid fuels and chemicals from coal and natural gas. High temperature iron, for Secunda fuels and chemicals production. Source: Sasol.

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APRIL 9, 2015

Shell, in collaboration with Professor Gordon Murray and engine specialist Osamu Goto will co-engineer an ultra-compact, efficient car for city use based around the internal combustion engine (ICE). The vehicle’s fuel consumption was 97 mpg Imp (81 mpg US, 2.91 The vehicle’s fuel consumption was 97 mpg Imp (81 mpg US, 2.91

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reports that developing countries, led by China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia, have blocked what would have been the first global agreement to cut carbon emissions from ships. Fuel efficiency standards are key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions across the transport sector.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Renewable and sustainable fuels. Rutgers will focus on replacing environmentally harmful fossil fuels with renewable, economically sustainable fuels in collaboration with universities in the US, Brazil, China and South Africa. The grant is valued at up to $3.2 million over five years. “

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AUGUST 4, 2014

South Africa-based Anglo American Platinum , the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), has invested in the first close of the Series A financing round of Hydrogenious Technologies, a company developing liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) hydrogen storage technology. Click to enlarge. 2012.08.066.

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JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)’s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean waste water from Fischer-Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals, while also providing biogas as a by-product for power generation.

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JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Fuel Efficiency Lifecycle analysis Manufacturing' Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. The OECD represents the developed economies.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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APRIL 6, 2023

In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6 Consumer solutions Without a doubt, the biggest steps to helping consumers adopt EVs are government-backed programs like tax credits for EVs, funding for EV charging infrastructure expansion, enacting bans on internal combustion engines, and setting goals for EV adoption.

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JUNE 15, 2011

The findings were compiled by an international team of more than 50 researchers chaired by Drew Shindell of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Extraction and transport of fossil fuel. Pellet stoves and boilers, using fuel made from recycled wood waste or. emission reduction potential. Measure Sector.

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MAY 13, 2011

Wison plans to invest in a coal gasification unit to produce syngas per Celanese specs; Celanese will use the output from Wison as feedstock for TCX to produce ethanol for industrial use, and potentially for fuel ethanol. Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 16, 2014

The worldwide challenges kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal; Los Angeles, United States; and Mumbai, India; before moving on to Delhi and the Chennai region in India; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a countrywide challenge in Argentina. The submission period will run from 14 August to 14 November.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition looks at generation costs at more than 180 plants—from large nuclear and fossil-fuel facilities to wind farms to residential-sized solar PV installations—in 22 countries, including Brazil, China and South Africa.

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JULY 19, 2017

At the beginning of 2018 South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. Mercedes-Benz developed the X-Class with the changing requirements of the international pickup markets in mind. The market launch in Europe is scheduled for November 2017.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The International Energy Agency, for example, now considers 4°C and 6°C scenarios as well as 2°C in their latest analysis. The pace of reducing global carbon intensity has been slow despite growing international focus on climate change. Other G20 (Australia, Korea, EU, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina).

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MARCH 8, 2021

In addition to directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to tighten fuel efficiency standards, President Biden has made supporting electric vehicles a top priority, expanding consumer tax credits for EV purchases and mandating that the entire federal fleet of vehicles be converted to electric.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

From an official point of view, COP 15 is to be informed by the most recent report from the UNFCCC’s International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), published in 2007. Without a clear and ambitious number, the whole agreement will be in danger ” [ 8 ].

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The remainder of the funding should go to other areas, including Basic Energy Sciences, the report by the team from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs suggests. Expanding and coordinating international energy innovation cooperation to bring ideas and resources together across the globe to address these global challenges.

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MARCH 18, 2013

In other words, while vehicle and fuel technologies clearly play a major role, so does demand reduction and the development of smarter, sustainable transportation systems. The innovations are not just in fuels and tweaking cars—they are across a lot of new business models, product, services models, designs, infrastructures.

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MAY 29, 2009

In 2009, for example, Renault’s plant in Brazil will produce two additional Nissan vehicles while Nissan’s plant in South Africa builds two additional Renault vehicles. Renault’s fuel cell vehicle, presented last year, uses Nissan’s fuel cell technology.

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Nègre has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. 18% Alternative fuel hybrid. 37% Higher fuel economy. Recently, however, we’ve been getting international inquires. However, that does not mean the Air car (watch video) is confined to the sub-continent.

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