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Hyundai Motor accelerates hydrogen technology development through 3 strategic investments

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Our investment in these innovative companies will reduce the production cost of FCEVs and enhance the safety and affordability of hydrogen infrastructure. H2Pro’s technology will allow Hyundai to lower the cost of hydrogen production, which will in turn reduce the price of hydrogen for customers. GRZ Technologies.

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New German High-Energy Li-ion Battery Consortium Headed by BASF; 21M Investment from German Government

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As energy stores of the future, lithium-ion batteries are a key technology for a more climate-friendly energy supply. At present the materials still account for more than 50% of the cost of lithium ion batteries.

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New flexible MOF for enhanced adsorbed natural gas storage on vehicles

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If, however, a responsive adsorbent could be designed to expand to store a high density of CH 4 at 35–65 bar, and to collapse to push out all adsorbed CH 4 at a pressure near 5.8 Last year, however, a study by UC Berkeley’s Berend Smit found that rigid MOFs have a limited capacity to store methane. Mason, Julia Oktawiec, Mercedes K.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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Switzerland is doing the same , albeit with a hazy timetable. Scientists from the EU Joint Research Centre agreed, reporting that nuclear power doesn’t cause undue environmental harm, despite the need to store nuclear waste. After all, the cost of renewables continues to plummet. Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027.

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The Man Behind Hydrail

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Doing so, he reasoned, would ensure that the rail corridor didnt exacerbate the areas air quality issues with emissions from diesel engines while also avoiding the high cost of electrifying the line with an overhead catenary system. The first narrow-gauge hydrail project is being undertaken in Switzerland. They have at least five.

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The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

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Tough questions also remain about where exactly to store billions of tonnes of CO 2 safely, year after year. Department of Energy has similarly offered Heidelberg up to $500 million to help cover the cost of attaching CCS to its Mitchell, Ind., plant and burying up to 2 million tonnes of CO 2 per year below the plant. billion ($1.6

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ABB charges into the future with Formula E

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We always talk about the total cost of ownership of an electric vehicle, and that’s pretty much on par with a combustion engine vehicle, because maintenance costs are lower, and [charging cost] is usually lower,” said Medeiros. This was really the focus in 2010 through 2013.

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