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Mercedes unveils VISION EQXX electric halo car; range and efficiency

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Mercedes-Benz unveiled the VISION EQXX electric concept car ( earlier post )—a highly efficient, sleek concept car capable of exceeding 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) on a single charge with an outstanding energy consumption of less than 10 kWh per 100 kilometers (efficiency of more than 6 miles per kWh). VISION EQXX: key technical data.

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Electric van helps to save over 240 tonnes of food waste in Milton Keynes

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Food Connect Milton Keynes, a project of Hubbub, stops food going to waste. It does this by collecting fresh food from shops and businesses such as supermarkets that otherwise would have gone to waste, and delivering to community fridges. Food Connect Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes has the highest density of community fridges in the UK.

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Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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Audi’s e-gas plant. Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. Click to enlarge.

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Element 1, CO-WIN road testing medium-duty fuel cell truck with onboard methanol-based hydrogen generation

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The company stated that it is becoming increasingly engaged with partners around the world on a wide range of hydrogen energy projects. Fuel cell vehicles typically require a pure grade of hydrogen in order to produce the electricity needed for propulsion. Source: e1. —Dave Edlund, e1 CEO.

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Nissan reaches 50% thermal efficiency with next-generation e-POWER system; STARC

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Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board gasoline engine to provide electrical energy to the e-powertrain battery pack. Conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles demand power and performance from an engine under a wide range of speeds (RPMs) and loads. The Nissan e-POWER System.

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Blue World Technologies takes 15% stake in Danish Power Systems; methanol fuel cell vehicles

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A closed thermal integration enables reuse of fuel cell waste heat for fuel evaporation thereby increasing efficiency. The HT PEM-technology operates at 160-180 °C and has a high resistance to impurities in reformat gas which makes it suitable to combine with fuel reformers. CO 2 + 3 H 2.

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UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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The money will help projects further develop their greenhouse gas removal technologies, which include a machine that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air, a plant to convert household waste into hydrogen for use in the transport industry, and a system to remove carbon dioxide from seawater.

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