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UK to invest $841M from 2015-2020 to boost ultra low emission vehicle industry

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The UK government announced plans to invest £500 million (US$841 million) between 2015 and 2020 to boost the ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) industry and help drivers both afford and feel confident using electric cars. The automotive industry is worth £11.2 LowCVP 2014-2015 workplan. billion (US$18.8

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LanzaTech, Northwestern, ORNL engineer microbe to convert industrial waste gases to acetone or isopropanol

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A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have engineered a microbe to convert molecules of industrial waste gases, such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, into acetone and isopropanol (IPA). —Tim Tschaplinski. Abdalla, T.

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Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

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Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. Klett and Perander (2015). This study will investigate a potential technology that can contribute to the decarbonization of the Australian alumina industry.

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BMW Group increasing use of digitalization and Industry 4.0 in production logistics

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The BMW Group is increasingly relying on innovations from the fields of digitalization and Industry 4.0 We are already working with tomorrow’s Industry 4.0 To reduce emissions from these truck journeys, the BMW Group is already using natural gas and electric trucks in cooperation with logistics service providers.

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UK launches new ultra low emission vehicles strategy; focus on nurturing the industry

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UK Transport Minister Norman Baker launched the government’s latest strategy— Driving the Future Today: A strategy for ultra low emission vehicles in the UK —to advance the ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) industry with a focus on economic development in the UK. — Driving the Future Today.

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Leclanché picks Comau to develop automated industrial-scale manufacturing lines for Li-ion battery modules for transport

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Comau, a member of the FCA Group, is a worldwide leader in delivering advanced industrial automation products and systems. Mass and industrial transport is increasingly moving to electric means of propulsion while public authorities enforce regulations.

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Euro Parliament Environment Committee votes to include shipping CO2 in EU ETS; shipping industry to contribute to climate neutrality

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The Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted to include CO 2 emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). A global ambitious agreement on GHG emissions from shipping is urgently needed, they add. This is more than the emissions of any EU member state. Next steps.