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Switzerland pulls the plug on tax breaks for electric vehicles

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In a controversial move, Switzerland has decided to tax electric cars in the same way it does for gas guzzlers, saying that special tax exemptions are no longer necessary. more… The post Switzerland pulls the plug on tax breaks for electric vehicles appeared first on Electrek.

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Alpiq, EW Höfe and SOCAR Energy planning 10MW electrolysis plant in Switzerland for green hydrogen

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Alpiq, EW Höfe and SOCAR Energy Switzerland are looking into the feasibility of installing an electrolysis facility with a capacity of up to 10 MW in Freienbach, Switzerland. The possibility of admixing hydrogen into the existing gas distribution network of EW Höfe will also be examined.

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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A methanation plant expansion to the existing power-to-gas (PtG) facility in Falkenhagen, Germany has officially opened as part of the international €28-million (US$33.5-million) While the current facility feeds pure hydrogen (“WindGas”) directly into the gas grid, the new methanation plant provides for the generation of “green” methane.

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WinGD says its engines will be able to run on methanol from 2024 and ammonia from 2025

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Swiss engine designer WinGD, a leading developer of two-stroke low-speed gas and diesel engines used for propulsion power in merchant shipping, said that its engines will be able to run on methanol and ammonia from 2024 and 2025 respectively. The full, long-term use of carbon-neutral or zero-carbon fuels is the next step on this pathway.

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Prominent gas station sells thousands of stores to fund EV charging

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TotalEnergies, a prominent French gas station chain, has announced it plans to sell its gas station locations in Germany and the Netherlands as it pursues EV charging and hydrogen fueling. One industry that is set for dramatic change with the switch from gas to electric vehicles is the gas station industry.

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Study finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying CFCs are increasing

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Combined, their emissions are equal to the CO 2 emissions in 2020 for a smaller developed country like Switzerland. That’s equivalent to about one percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. But because they’re potent greenhouse gases, they still affect the climate.

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RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

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With our technology, our customers are able to switch to hydrogen-rich reduction gas without structural changes to the integral gear compressors. These turbo compressors are characterized by a high pressure build-up and are suitable for large gas volumes. As the name suggests, the gearbox is an integral part of this.

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