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Rolls-Royce starts build of UltraFan aero-engine; 25% fuel efficiency improvement over first generation Trent

Green Car Congress

Rolls-Royce has officially started building the world’s largest aero-engine, UltraFan. As engine build starts, other key parts are already coming together for delivery to Derby. Artist’s impression of the UltraFan demonstrator.

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Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities for SAF and renewable diesel; 820,000 tonnes/year

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Royal Dutch Shell will build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery. When built, Porthos will transport and store CO 2 that is captured by various companies, including Shell. Transport Hub and Offshore Storage) project.

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VW to use old EV batteries to build massive grid battery to store wind and solar

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Volkswagen plans to install large battery storage capacities in northern Germany to store wind and solar power, using mostly second-hand EV batteries. The post VW to use old EV batteries to build massive grid battery to store wind and solar appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla’s Rome store in flames, 17 cars destroyed, cause unknown

Electrek

Teslas store in Rome was on fire this morning, destroying 17 vehicles and parts of a building. Investigators are still investigating the cause. Arson is not ruled out.

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Fukushima Prefecture and Toyota begin discussions aimed at building a hydrogen-based city of the future

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Fukushima Prefecture and Toyota Motor Corporation have commenced discussions with various partners over building a city for a new future that makes use of hydrogen and technologies produced in Fukushima Prefecture. where FH2R is located?and Participating partners, as of June 4, 2021 (in alphabetical order): Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

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Tesla building out first store in the Philippines

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Tesla has begun building out its first store in the Philippines, after job listings in the country were recently spotted. Street decals for an upcoming Tesla store have been spotted in Taguig in the Uptown Bonifacio shopping district, the same city where job listings for sales and service positions have recently been surfacing.

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. Fresh water is then used to release the stored lithium.

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