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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. Transportation. is using pay-as-you-save financing to help transportation companies switch to electric buses. Three Wheels United (Bangalore, India) is using finance and technology to decarbonize the auto rickshaw market.

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Oorja Protonics Introduces New Direct Methanol Fuel Cell On-Board Battery Charger

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Methanol (CH 3 OH) is mixed with water and fed directly to the fuel cell anode, where it is oxidized on a catalyst layer to form carbon dioxide, hydrogen ions (H + ) and the electrons that travel through the external circuit as the electric output of the fuel cell. A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) uses liquid methanol rather than hydrogen.

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Mahindra LMM reaches another milestone this year

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Mahindra has expanded its range of last-mile electric tricycles with the introduction of its popular E-Alfa tricycle into the freight transportation segment. Indian carmaker Mahindra’s E-Alfa Mini is an electric three-wheel passenger vehicle designed for urban traffic. It has an 11.5-degree degree slope.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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It is based on the Segway Personal Transporter but holds two people, instead of one, and lets them sit, instead of stand. The two-wheeler is meant to address the mounting problems of urban car transportation, according to the two companies that plan to unveil the vehicle at an auto show in New York. E-mail Martin. Big everything.

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