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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The production of an electric vehicle currently generates significantly more CO 2 than that of cars with a combustion engine—around 150% on average. However, the Volkswagen brand is setting up production of its coming electric ID. and is setting up a production facility in Poland for this purpose.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Porsche is investing US$75 million in HIF Global LLC, a holding company of internationally active project developers of eFuel production facilities. Initiated by Porsche and implemented with partners including Siemens Energy and ExxonMobil, production of eFuels from hydrogen and CO 2 using wind energy is expected to start there in mid-2022.

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OCTOBER 16, 2021

The entire hydrogen ecosystem, including the infrastructure for supply, conversion, test benches and future production, is also being mapped in the company’s own plants, thus building up expertise. This near-term target plays an important role in the Rolls-Royce Group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 at the latest.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

E-Fuels company HIF Global, together with partners, authorities, and community representatives, celebrated the production of the first liters of synthetic gasoline at the Haru Oni Demonstration Plant in southern Chile. Empresas Gasco provides research and development for the production of synthetic gas. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 19, 2013

billion (US$15 billion) in the country by 2015; investments in highly efficient products and resource-conserving production will account for more than two thirds of this figure. At Volkswagen, we are convinced that climate protection and efficient technologies are drivers for economic growth.

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MARCH 29, 2022

The results of the development project will form the basis for the market-ready product. To implement this, €32 million will be invested in a pilot plant at the production site in Döbeln and in extensive developments. Product-specific adjustments to the battery at cell level can thus be made quickly and cost-effectively.

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MARCH 4, 2020

The BMW Concept i4 represents a look ahead to the BMW i4, slated to enter production in 2021. The development and production of the e-drive is done in-house, as well as the battery cell research. All of this shows that we are fully committed to climate protection. Production.

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MARCH 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz is investing a double-digit million Euro amount in the construction of the balance sheet CO 2 -neutral plant, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of a scientific research project. The pilot plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 2,500 tonnes.

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JULY 2, 2013

million (US$12 million) to subsidize the project within its “Technologies for Sustainability and Climate Protection – Chemical Processes and Use of CO 2 ” scheme. In hydrogen production alone, we expect CO 2 emissions to be about 50% lower than in current standard processes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

Customers can use their collected “kilometers” to support certified climate protection projects. To this end, “&Charge” works together with the project developer and climate solutions provider South Pole. Its central task is to find and scale new digital business models and optimize existing products.

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JULY 15, 2021

The Volkswagen Group has therefore committed to e-mobility as well as to the sustainable production and use of new electric vehicles. Only unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Since the start of series production of the e-tron GT, a biogas-operated combined heat and power plant has been supplying the heat required for production in the Böllinger Höfe. The site has been supplied with renewable energy since 2020.

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APRIL 20, 2019

Electricity production in Germany, 2018. Unfortunately, due to our grid situation, electric cars are still too early for this strategic goal in the sense of German climate protection efforts. The researchers carried out their calculations based on a Mercedes-Benz C 220 d diesel and the new Tesla Model 3. —Buchal et al.

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JULY 30, 2020

With a new pilot plant that will produce lithium-ion battery cells, the company is taking the next step in addressing all aspects of the battery cell value chain: from selection of materials, to battery cell composition and design, all the way to near-standard production and recycling. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

—Hagen Seifert, Head of Sustainable Product Concepts at Audi. Audi is once again following its holistic approach here and is participating in the project to promote the development and meaningful implementation of innovative climate protection technologies.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The goal is to develop an innovative product and to then purchase it. Consequently, the hybrid project vehicle is designed to help contribute towards reaching Berlin’s climate protection goals. Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck. Under European public procurement law, the innovation partnership is a special form of award procedure.

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JULY 7, 2011

BASF says it will invest a “three-digit million euro” sum over the next five years in the research, development and production of advanced traction battery materials. Part of the investment is going to the construction of a new cathode materials plant in Elyria, Ohio. This also increases the car’s driving range.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Even though we are in unprecedented times, due to the ongoing pandemic, we have to make sure that climate protection and sustainability efforts remain at the forefront. This is why we have taken the decision to neutralize the carbon emission of all our LCL shipments. —Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Volkswagen marked its serious entry into the battery-electric vehicle market with the introduction in Frankfurt of its first two series production EVs: the e-up! This ensures that further investment is continually being made in the generation of renewable energy and thus in climate protection and the switchover to new sources of power.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

This new program will be aligned with forthcoming changes to the Advanced Clean Cars automaker regulations, as well as the SB 375 program—the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act—which requires regional GHG reductions through land use and transportation planning.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Daimler AG has received top marks for disclosure of its climate protection measures aimed at combating climate change, receiving the maximum 100 points in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP’s) “Climate Disclosure Leadership Index” and an “A” rating in the “Climate Performance Leadership Index”.

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APRIL 18, 2023

This project is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. As part of its sustainability program, Rolls-Royce is focusing the product portfolio of its Power Systems business unit on sustainable fuels and new technologies that can further reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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MAY 16, 2023

For the first time, chassis and drive component production in Plant 02.10 —Marc Sielemann, responsible for quality and production of powertrains, chassis and brakes with Purchasing, and director of the Dingolfing component plant 02.10 at the BMW Group site in Dingolfing is operating an electrically heated ring hearth furnace.

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JULY 12, 2022

Over the past year and a half, the company has invested around €10 million at Rolls-Royce Solutions in Augsburg in test bench modernization, hydrogen infrastructure and other measures as part of its ‘Net Zero at Power Systems’ climate protection program. Otto Preiss, Rolls-Royce Power Systems Chief Technology Officer and COO.

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JULY 11, 2022

The project name HyBit stands for “Hydrogen for Bremen’s industrial transformation” and marks the start of the decarbonization of steel production in Bremen, Germany. The APEX Group will be the heart of the project—a 10 MW electrolysis plant for hydrogen production. Earlier post.). Mockup of electrolysis unit.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Produced under series production conditions, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL has been in day-to-day use with customers in the European and US markets since 2010. Mercedes-Benz began limited production of the B-Class F-Cell in 2009. Daimler is planning for sereis production of F-Cell vehicles from 2017 onwards. million miles).

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AUGUST 23, 2023

With this project the partners are also testing the use of sponge iron in steel production from 2024. The start-up of the pilot production at the Lingen site is a major milestone for us in bringing the “green iron” product to market maturity and establishing German technology worldwide. Airtight rotary kiln for iron reduction.

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APRIL 17, 2021

It is essential that Germany and Europe remain industrial powerhouses: If we want to achieve this and still hit our ambitious climate protection targets, we need hydrogen to power sectors such as steel production, the chemicals industry or in freight, shipping and air transport.

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MAY 25, 2017

The Volkswagen brand has set itself new, ambitious targets for reducing the environmental impact of production. has received more than 30 awards—including the National Energy Globe as the best project in Germany, the GreenTec Award for energy efficiency and water-saving measures in production and the Sustainovation Award.

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MARCH 25, 2013

This is a decision in favor of climate protection and a key signal for committing to the protection of the environment and society and the series production of climate-friendly technical solutions. However, this will only be possible if customers accept our advanced alternative powertrains.

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DECEMBER 2, 2017

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), together with international project partners, has inaugurated the largest solar-chemical installation yet for the production of hydrogen. In addition, it is a component in the production of synthetic fuels such as methane, methanol, gasoline and kerosene.

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APRIL 9, 2023

Named SWELL (Stoffliche Wiederverwertung von Elektrolyt-Leitsalzen und-Lösungsmitteln / Recovery of Electrolyte Salts and Solvents), the project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. To increase the material recovery rates during the recycling of LIBs, a team led by Prof.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Train and certify 80% of its employees as GoGreen specialists and involve them in its environmental and climate protection activities. This includes joining partners to plant one million trees each year.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

More specifically, he suggests that other than supporting fundamental R&D, programs to promote alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) “ are not currently warranted for climate protection. DeCicco then argues for a source-focused rather than a product-focused analytic framework.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The proposal was drafted as two measures, the Climate Protection Act —which sets the carbon price and finance programs for sustainable technologies—and the Sustainable Energy Act —which ends federal support for fossil fuel companies and research and extends tax incentives for renewables. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

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FEBRUARY 6, 2011

This raises the possibility that a switch to these oils might impede or foreclose the total reduction in emissions from all sources that is needed to avoid severe climate disruption. Accurate prediction of emissions from substitutes for conventional petroleum is therefore critical for climate protection.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

California’s Climate Protection Strategies do not help meet NAAQS Standards. If the near zero technologies outlined in this paper are developed in the time frame described herein, they will dramatically enhance the state’s ability to meet air quality standards and climate protection objectives. Click to enlarge.

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