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Advancing waste heat recovery in Portugal for a greener future

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The European project, EMB3Rs, is discovering new ways to achieve industrial waste heat recovery in Portugal to raise energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and end fuel poverty. Lisbon’s Parque das Nações is home to the only large-scale District Heat Cold (DHC) network in Portugal.

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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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This way, we reuse waste oil in an environmentally compatible way. For European shipments, Volkswagen Group Logistics continuously charters two vessels which carry up to 3,500 vehicles on a route from Emden via Dublin (Ireland), Santander (Spain) and Setubal (Portugal) back to Emden about 50 times per year.

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1-year customer field trials of FUSO electric Canter in Portugal show 64% lower costs, 37% reduction in CO2 given local power mix

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Daimler has concluded customer field trials with eight pre-production Fuso Canter E-Cell electric trucks ( earlier post ) in Portugal. All eight vehicles travelled the roads of Portugal and were permanently monitored and analyzed during the one-year field trial. The Canter E-Cell trucks were equipped with platforms and box bodies.

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Continental Structural Plastics perfects carbon fiber RTM process, launches production programs

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To support several carbon fiber RTM programs that will begin as soon as the end of 2020, CSP and parent company Teijin are investing in a dedicated CF-RTM production line in Palmela, Portugal. The initial investment of €5.5 million will include the installation of compression presses, RTM injection units and a bonding cell.

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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The eEconic is mainly used as a waste-collection vehicle in urban waste-management. The eCanter is produced in Kawasaki, Japan and in Tramagal, Portugal. The first practical applications of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic low-floor truck, which is based on the eActros, were announced in 2020 and are planned for next year.

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EU Launches 37M Next-Generation Integrated Biorefinery Project

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Finally, the plants should produce zero waste. The project partners come from 14 countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Madagascar, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

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US$7.5M JOSPEL project to develop energy efficient climate control for EVs; leveraging Joule and Peltier effects

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Even in today’s modern electric vehicles, a lot of energy is wasted on heating or cooling, in turn limiting the already relatively short range by further draining the battery capacity. The aim of the €6.7-million million (US$7.5-million)

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