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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. —Brian Cull, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Engineer, Highways England.

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Ford’s low-cost EV platform could spawn electric Fiesta and Focus models

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CEO Jim Farley emphasized Ford’s (not-so-secret) low-cost EV platform is progressing in Long Beach as former Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, and Apple execs aim to develop some of the world’s most efficient electric cars. As the American automaker struggles to stay afloat in Europe, low-cost EVs could be Ford’s savior.

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Scientists create cheap and safe electro-catalysts for anion-exchange fuel cells

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Scientists from the University of Surrey and their colleagues have produced non-metal electro-catalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation. The project was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s SUPERGEN Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Hub.

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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. Gerard Piccini Member grade Student member; member of IEEE-HKN’s Lambda Nu chapter University: University of Scranton in Pennsylvania Major: Electrical engineering Minors: Math and physics Grade: Junior Another of his passions is robotics.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. Paying for 50 megawatts of power capacity when only 1 megawatt is necessary makes little economic sense.

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Charge when it’s cheap with myenergi and Intelligent Octopus Go

My Energi

The UK’s original smart charger just got smarter The world’s first solar-compatible smart electric vehicle charger, the zappi from myenergi, can now integrate with Octopus Energy’s Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, enabling EV drivers to minimise their home charging costs with access to six hours of low-cost energy every night.

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How Ford can beat Tesla: Why this all-electric 2026 Ford Fiesta successor is the most important car the Blue Oval’s made in the last 10 years

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All will be designed to rival the other cheap EVs mainly from Chinese brands like MG and BYD that are flooding markets around the globe, but will also battle the long-promised Tesla Mode, 2, and to ensure it succeeds the future Fiesta will be underpinned by a pioneering new platform.

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