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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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The brand is also continuing to develop conventional engines with a focus on universal mild hybridization and the 48-volt electrical system. Since the end of 2018, the company has been conducting CO 2 workshops together with its suppliers to agree on effective measures. The generation of renewable energy will start in 2020.

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Lead battery research consortium promises big leap in performance; technical roadmap under development

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Excitingly, lead batteries are now becoming more common as energy storage for renewables, such as solar and wind, as local grids and independent electricity systems come on line. The Consortium for Battery Innovation’s first workshop this year, taking place in Shanghai, China on 5 March will discuss the new research program.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … Northeastern University. University of California, Irvine.

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California Energy Commission to award up to $28.59M for hydrogen refueling stations in 25 areas

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applied at the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of. California’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program, created by Assembly Bill 118, has an annual budget of approximately $100 million. The Energy Commission held three public workshops throughout California to.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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vehicle and natural gas workshops to educate potential fleet users in the. compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. uniform across the project region; conduct workshops and webinars to. University, North.

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Researchers Aim to Decarbonize Chemical Industry by Electrifying It

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A new start for decarbonizing chemical manufacturing DC-MUSE was conceived in the summer of 2020 in a workshop attended by over 40 companies and institutions, and organized by a planning grant from the National Science Foundation to build capacity in convergent research. That’s what DC-MUSE is addressing.”

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Almost $1.8B in US Funding to Support Energy Research; ARPA-E and Energy Frontier Research Centers

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These centers, involving almost 1,800 researchers and students from universities, national labs, companies, and non-profits from 36 states and the District of Columbia, will address the full range of energy research challenges in renewable and carbon-neutral energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and cross-cutting science.

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