article thumbnail

Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

Green Car Congress

A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Two modified Ford Rangers will work as mobile clinics to deliver health services, dispense medication for chronic conditions, and monitor the growth of children in South Africa. Investing $4.5

article thumbnail

Anglo American Platinum invests in Hydrogenious Technologies; liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology for H2 storage

Green Car Congress

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.

Hydrogen 239
article thumbnail

Volkswagen opens IT Center in the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden; Volkswagen Industrial Cloud

Green Car Congress

For example, the material flow can be organized more efficiently and delivery bottlenecks and process disruptions can be detected at an early stage. It enables smart real-time control—simultaneously in Wolfsburg and Shanghai, Dresden and Uitenhage (South Africa).

article thumbnail

TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

Green Car Congress

Source: University of Leicester. Source: University of Leicester. Cooper, from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, chairs the TOAR Steering Committee and has been working to develop the assessment since 2014. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Owen Cooper.

Ozone 255
article thumbnail

This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

More than 250 academics, companies, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and students from 69 countries entered the contest. The Wakoma team operates out of four countries and supports Nimbles in Canada, the Czech Republic, South Africa and the United States, with upcoming deployments planned in India, Kenya, and Mexico.

article thumbnail

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

Green Car Congress

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. to support the scale-up of electric vehicles; Exploring universal standards for vehicle evaluation, infrastructure, and communication protocols; and. Other Initiatives.

article thumbnail

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

Green Car Congress

Ozone pollution is not emitted directly, but instead forms as a result of chemical reactions that take place between nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in the presence of sunlight. In one, emissions of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds from human activities would continue at current levels through 2050.

Ozone 199