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EC approves second major battery innovation project; €2.9B (US$3.5B) from 12 member states

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The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. In 2018, the Commission adopted the Strategic Action Plan for Batteries and has promoted a wide range of initiatives as part of the plan.

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Chemists develop gel filling to reduce fire risk in lithium-ion batteries – Charged EVs

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Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a new type of gel that could help to make lithium-ion batteries safer. Extensive long-term studies still need to be conducted before lithium batteries can be produced using the gel on an industrial scale, the chemists said. “We

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EC approves up to €5.2B of public support for second IPCEI in the hydrogen value chain

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The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation, first industrial deployment and construction of relevant infrastructure in the hydrogen value chain. The Member States will provide up to €5.2

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European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation and first industrial deployment in the hydrogen technology value chain. The Member States will provide up to €5.4 billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock additional €8.8

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New light-driven photo-electrochemical cell produces hydrogen from contaminated gas, including air

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Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have developed an all-gas-phase solid and stand-alone photo-electrochemical (PEC) cell that produces hydrogen gas from volatile organic contaminated air and light. A paper on the work is published in the journal ChemSusChem. Resources.

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Inaugural meeting of Volkswagen Sustainability Council; Group makes €20M available for projects

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We were invited to be part of this journey and are very much looking forward on being actively involved in the development of this journey. Dr. Gesche Joost – Professor at the University of the Arts in Berlin. Yves Leterme – former OECD Deputy Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of Belgium.

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BASF to concentrate plant biotechnology activities on main markets in North and South America

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Citing a lack of acceptance for plant technology in many parts of Europe, BASF announced that it is concentrating its plant biotechnology activities on the main markets in North and South America. Research and development activities will be concentrated mainly in Raleigh, Ghent, Belgium and Berlin, Germany.