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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe. The tractor models of the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX Electric are released for sale now.

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Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

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Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland and the Hydrogen Accelerator, based at the University of St Andrews, have appointed Arcola Energy and a consortium of industry leaders in hydrogen fuel cell integration, rail engineering and functional safety to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train.

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Renault and French Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission Sign RD Agreement on Cleaner Vehicles and Sustainable Mobility

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Renault and the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) have signed a cooperative research and development agreement that encompasses work on electric vehicles, new energies, and cleaner combustion engines. Bernard Bigot, Chairman of the CEA.

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Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

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Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed a novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces that could reduce CO 2 emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90%. The perovskite can be regenerated to its original form in a chemical reaction that takes place in a low oxygen environment. 2023.135963.

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Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex electric hybrid solution introduced in NYC Transit buses

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This option will be set automatically through geofencing technology for zero-emission zones and passenger depots for a quieter and cleaner environment. This also reduces dependence on fossil fuels at the pump, while delivering increased uptime.

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Topsøe researchers analyze hydrotreating catalyst at single-atom level; potential for more efficient catalysts for cleaner fuels

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Researchers from Haldor Topsøe A/S have analyzed an industrial-style MoS 2 -based hydrotreating catalyst at the single-atom level using electron microscopy. These elements are harmful to the human health and the environment. 2014), “Visualizing the Stoichiometry of Industrial-Style Co-Mo-S Catalysts with Single-Atom Sensitivity.”

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BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot test in California

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It’s a significant step forward for the rail industry and will change the course for even cleaner, more energy-efficient transport. The FLXdrive is the world’s first 100-percent, heavy-haul battery-electric locomotive that optimizes the total energy utilization of the entire locomotive consist.