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Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to Sierra Northern Railway—the freight division of privately-owned Sierra Energy Corporation, operating in Northern California—to power a zero-emission switching locomotive. A purchase order for the fuel cell modules is expected to be issued by Sierra by mid-year 2021.
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and a series of elements that will allow us to stop importing oil, diesel and gasoline and be self-sufficient. In September 2022, Bolivia began the construction of the Biodiesel Plant 1, which will be located in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, which will have a capacity to produce 1,500 barrels per day (bpd).
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liter B20-capable Duramax diesel for the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans; and all-new available 6.6-liter liter B20-capable Duramax diesel engines for the Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD. Savana Cargo Savana Passenger Savana Cutaway Sierra HD. B20-capable diesel. Savana Canyon Sierra HD.
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