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Mercedes-Benz taps hydrogen steel pioneer SSAB to help build greener cars

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German car giant aiming to ensure all its passenger vehicles are 'carbon neutral' across value chain by 2039 at the latest. The carmaker plans to use the fossil-free steel "as quickly as possible" to make prototype parts for car body shells, which it said were already being planned for next year.

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Study: Europe and Japan lead boom in low carbon hydrogen patents

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Latest EPO-IEA report reveals hydrogen production technology patents have shifted towards low-emission methods such as electrolysis. Researchers analysed global patent data to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of innovation in the hydrogen field.

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Accelerating growth and impacts: Highlights from the Decarbon8 portfolio

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Thanks to all the investors, donors, foundations and donor advised funds who invested with us last year: Woman-owned Earthly Labs working on industrial carbon capture and recycling and led by Amy George , Steelhead Composites in composite hydrogen storage with Andrew Coors at the helm, and.

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'We want to be guiding stars': Inside Polestar's quest to deliver a 'truly climate-neutral' electric car by 2030

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Swedish EV brand is working with host or pioneering metals, electronics and other suppliers to shrink carbon footprint of its cars to zero by end of the decade. But battery car manufacturers remain reliant on many of the same fossil fuel and resource extractive industries as their petrol and diesel vehicle counterparts.

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GM and Honda team up on drive to develop 'affordable' electric vehicles

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The two firms have already been working together for several years, having announced an EV battery development collaboration in 2018, in addition to co-developing some EVs, such as the Honda Prologue car that is set for launch in 2024, and working together on hydrogen storage technologies since 2013. "GM pic.twitter.com/352jU41CCX.

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The leverage effect: How the car industry can be 'catalyst' for fossil-free steel

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The global automotive sector can be a "catalyst" for decarbonisation of a host of crucial heavy industry materials such as steelmaking, but carmakers and policymakers need to be more vocal in demanding low carbon products across supply chains in order to accelerate the wider market.

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Industrial Decarbonsation Strategy: Government sets out vision for decarbonising heavy industry

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Ministers said the strategy sets out a vision for how the UK could slash emissions generated by industry by two-thirds in just 15 years and deliver the "world's first" low carbon industrial sector.