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The Sustainable Carbon Challenge for E-fuels

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Why we still need carbon, how much is sustainable, and how should we move it around? Why do we still need to capture carbon for the future green transport system? To achieve its net-zero target by 2050, Europe must decarbonise all of its transport sector. While direct electrification is rapidly … [continued]

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Sodium-Ion Battery Applications Grow

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Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) are not just for EVs and home storage. Sodium ion is ideal in rugged environments like farms, and in industry and commerce. Komatsu Japan is partnering with Pret Composites in Neijiang, China, to make 1.5-ton forklifts using Pret’s sodium-ion batteries. Pret plans to invest CNY 800 million … [continued]

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Alstom’s Hydrogen Retreat Marks A Turning Point For European Rail

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Alstom’s announcement that it is pausing further development of hydrogen trains has landed with the weight of a company that has been at the center of Europe’s rail innovation story for decades. The firm will still complete existing hydrogen train orders, but R&D work has been halted after France withdrew … [continued]

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