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Germany’s BMVI awarding €23.5M to hydrogen mobility projects

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Hydrogen, fuel cells and electricity move the future. The funding is part of the National Innovation Program Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP), with which the Federal Government has been investing in research and development since 2006. Germany’s BMVI (Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) awarded €23.5

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City of Montreal signs a framework agreement for the purchase of Nissan LEAF EVs for municipal fleet

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This agreement reflects the commitment of our Administration to develop the electric vehicle sector. We move from words to actions by example; electrification of part of the municipal vehicle fleet is one of the pillars of the electrification of transport strategy of the City of Montreal. Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal.

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Galp and Northvolt establish JV for lithium conversion plant in Portugal; initial annual capacity of 35,000 tons of lithium hydroxide

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Additionally, the JV is seeking to enable use of green energy to power the conversion process, thereby minimizing and eventually avoiding reliance on natural gas as is the conventional approach. As part of the agreement, Northvolt will secure an offtake for up to 50% of the plant’s capacity for use in its battery manufacturing.

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ISO 19880 – New technical ISO document for hydrogen fueling station standardization

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Hydrogen and electrical safety. Quality control: guideline for sampling frequency. ISO 19880-1 defines the minimum requirements considered applicable worldwide for the hydrogen and electrical safety of hydrogen stations. Highlights of ISO 19880-1 include: General design & maintenance requirements. Equipment & components.

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ICF report finds California Low Carbon Fuel Standard can be achieved with modest changes in diversity of fuels

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A stakeholder panel developed a third compliance scenario—the LCFS Enhanced Scenario—which ICF will also be modeling as part of the second phase of the work. Apart from biofuels, increasing natural gas supplies and lower fuel pricing than diesel have renewed interest in natural gas in the transportation sector.

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Audi launches next-gen A4 with new Millerized TFSI engine; g-tron model w/ Audi e-gas

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With the mixed-flow turbine wheel, the moment of inertia is low, the electrically operated wastegate works extremely precisely and intercooler integrated into the intake manifold results in short distances for the gas mixture to travel. This means that in the compression phase, the engine only has to compress as much gas as a 1.4

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A Fresh Charge for Avista EV Program

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Background Focused on the production, transmission, and distribution of energy, Avista Utilities provides electricity to nearly 403,000 customers and natural gas to about 369,000 customers across 30,000 square miles and four northwestern states, including Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of southern and eastern Oregon.