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Nuvera breaks ground on automated fuel cell production facility in China

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Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, is building a fuel cell stack production line in the Hangzhou district government of Fuyang, China. The fuel cells will power heavy-duty vehicles such as delivery vans and transit buses. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

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US DOT awards $13.6M to 8 projects to advance fuel cell technology for transit industry

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million in federal funding to 8 projects to advance the commercialization of American-made fuel cell buses for the transit industry. The awards come from FY2012 funds via FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program, which has provided nearly $90 million since 2006 to speed the development of fuel cell technology. Consortia lead.

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Alcoa signs long-term agreement with Airbus for titanium and aluminum parts; modernized 50,000-ton press

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Alcoa will produce the parts using its recently modernized 50,000-ton press in Cleveland, Ohio. Alcoa Cleveland Works manufactures the large aluminum structural die forgings for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program.

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Ford Begins Manufacture of EcoBoost Engines at Cleveland Plant

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Ford Motor Company is resuming production at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1, which becomes the first manufacturing site to build Ford’s new fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines. The engines can achieve up 20% better fuel and 15% lower CO 2 emissions compared with larger displacement engines without sacrificing power.

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NASA signs agreements with German, Canadian partners to study emissions from alternative jet fuels

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NASA has signed separate agreements with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to conduct a series of joint flight tests to study the atmospheric effects of emissions from jet engines burning alternative fuels. and the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

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DOE to award up to $2M to 3 projects for hydrogen and fuel cell supply chain and manufacturing analysis

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected three projects to receive up to $2 million in new funding for analysis of the hydrogen and fuel cells domestic supply chain and manufacturing competitiveness. Fuel Cells Hydrogen Manufacturing' OFCC will also assemble a working group to tackle component and subsystem standardization.

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UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment

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This three-year commitment represents a $450-million investment in expanding the company’s alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle fleet as well as supporting infrastructure. The investment in CNG fuel systems expands UPS’ relationship with Agility Fuel Solutions and supports UPS’ fleet sustainability efforts.

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