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DENSO researched this trend and identified a low-cost fuel injection system that delivers similar fuel economy and environmental performance as conventional systems but with fewer components. DIET-FI is currently manufactured by Gongcheng DENSO (Chongqing) Co., Engines Personal Transit Vehicle Systems'

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) Water, a potential by-product, is drained off.

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MARCH 31, 2022

The mass adoption of EVs is leading to a huge demand for low-cost, high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Cell manufacturers are forced to scale up quickly to meet production targets and leverage economies of scale. In parallel, their customers, EV manufacturers, require significantly faster-charging cells.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2015

million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) SD Tech Fund, through the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, to develop low-cost wheel motors for electric and hybrid vehicles. TM4, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, is receiving $3.7 Since then, TM4 has designed three generations of wheel motors.

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Low-cost 5V dual carbon battery development for EV . It is the most sustainable and low-cost battery that can be used in high-voltage applications, battery-operated medical devices, stationary grids and regenerative braking systems in electric vehicles. A research group led by Surendra K.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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JANUARY 11, 2014

First, scalability: AQDS contains only the Earth-abundant atoms carbon, sulphur, hydrogen and oxygen, and can be inexpensively manufactured on large scales. Last, tunability: the reduction potential and solubility of AQDS can be further optimized by introduction of functional groups such as –OH. —Huskinson et al.

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MAY 27, 2016

A public-private team led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a new international standard that can “map” the critically important environmental aspects of manufacturing processes, leading to significant improvements in sustainability while keeping a product’s life cycle low cost and efficient.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

As part of the FC Komp funding project of the German government, which runs until 2021, Pierburg GmbH, a member of the Rheinmetall Group, is currently involved in the development of a highly integrated high-power fuel cell driveline. The blower was developed in both a low- and high-voltage version with up to 800 volts.

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JUNE 24, 2020

The project will result in a unique battery system that features superior energy density, low cost, increased cycles and reduced critical materials. The financial objective is to achieve a cost of no more than €90/kWh at the pack level when entering commercial production.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Although there are no plans for production of the study, as part of the process, Tata Technologies Vehicle Programs & Development (VPD) Group engineered a manufacturing solution and completed an assembly plant study with targeted MSRP of $20,000, before rebates.

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OM Group, Inc., Based in Joplin, MO, EaglePicher is a designer and manufacturer of batteries, battery management systems and energetic devices for the defense, aerospace and medical industries. Scaminace, OM Group chairman and CEO. OM Group, Inc. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 18, 2023

The Volkswagen Group has made battery technology a core element of its NEW AUTO strategy and has established PowerCo, a separate battery company. PowerCo is aiming to manufacture sustainable batteries in Valencia. Since its launch in July 2022, PowerCo has decided three sites for cell factories: Salzgitter, Valencia and St.

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APRIL 30, 2022

In 2021, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) launched a call for proposals to support R&D projects for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing, systems, components, and batteries in Canada. The selected projects are: Advanced Manufacturing Process Innovations – Flex-Ion Battery Innovation Center. Lead: Ventra Group Co.;

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AUGUST 21, 2015

A team led by Dr. Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) Now, the team, which includes postdoctoral fellow Jiawen Ren, Ph.D.,

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MAY 4, 2021

Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. The BMW Group and Ford aim to utilize Solid Power’s low-cost, high-energy all solid-state battery technology in forthcoming electric vehicles.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

The new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), announced today by President Obama, will focus on advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites that combine strong fibers with tough plastics to yield materials that are lighter and stronger than steel. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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JULY 12, 2021

Enedym, a switched reluctance motor (SRM) spinout from McMaster University, closed a $15-million financing round from an international group of strategic investors within the US, Canada, Europe, and India, including P&A Paletta Giving Inc., TRIO Capital Group Inc., Napino Group, KWG Capital Inc., Earlier post.).

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a biorefining and cellulosic technology company, has entered a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Global Bio-chem Technology Group Limited, a China-based manufacturer of chemicals from industrial sugars. Edeniq, Inc.,

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Torotrak Group and Wrightbus have completed the in-service trial of a Wrightbus StreetLite midi bus fitted with Torotrak’s Flybrid mechanical kinetic energy recovery system (KERS). In collaboration with its global Tier 1 manufacturing partner, Torotrak is on track to commence production of bus KERS systems from mid-2016 onwards.

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JULY 29, 2014

UK transport operator Go-Ahead Group has ordered 500 electric flywheel Gyrodrive systems from GKN Hybrid Power for use in buses. Key benefits of low mass, compact packaging, electric only coupling to vehicle drive, and low cost point make the Mk4 eFES system a turn-key retro-fit solution. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 20, 2020

Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. SK Group is the leading oil and gas provider in South Korea with 3,400 gas stations. million hydrogen cars by 2040.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The new funds will be used to scale-up manufacturing of a next-generation silicon-carbon composite anode material and advance into commercial production. Group14 Technologies—a 2016 spin-off from EnerG2—derives its name from the Periodic Table column listing both silicon and carbon (the carbon group).

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

“We are grateful for the ongoing support from the Tamil Nadu Government as we explored different options for the Chennai plant,” Kay Hart, president of Ford Internation Markets Group, said. A source familiar with the matter said Ford’s focus this time will be on manufacturing EVs for export.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Worldwide, about 65 million metric tons of methanol are produced each year for use in the manufacture of paints, polymers, glues and biofuels. The ultimate goal is to develop a large-scale manufacturing process that is nonpolluting and carbon neutral using clean hydrogen, the authors said. —Studt et al.

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APRIL 9, 2018

With a combination of low contact resistance, high corrosion resistance, and low cost, it exceeds both performance and cost reduction targets set up by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the company says. The French tire and auto components manufacturer is in a build-up phase in its fuel cell manufacturing initiative.

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MARCH 1, 2022

The JD/CA will help advance the development of Li-Metal’s high-performance low-cost lithium metal anode technologies and Blue Solutions’ solid-state batteries to be used in passenger electric vehicles (EVs). Li-Metal Corp., Blue Solutions develops and produces batteries based on its own unique Lithium Metal Polymer (LMP) technology.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

million in funding from ARPA-E in 2016 to further the development of the next generation of high-energy-density, low-cost batteries ( earlier post ), has raised a $21.8 The financing was led by advanced ceramics manufacturer Kyocera Group and leading global trading company, ITOCHU Corporation.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group , including Kia and Genesis, is looking to take advantage of Europe’s “battleground” with plans to expand in the world’s second-largest EV market. With its Czech Republic plant and new low-cost EVs at the heart of its expansion, Hyundai aims to play a more prominent role in Europe.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

One project aims to develop a cross-manufacturer inductive charging system for vehicles. The technology group is already on the market with its cable-based infrastructure solution: chargeBIG. The technology group is already on the market with its cable-based infrastructure solution: chargeBIG.

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MARCH 6, 2016

BMW is developing and testing a self-driving robot at the BMW Group’s Innovation Park in Wackersdorf. This center is the logistics hub for material management and just-in-sequence supply to BMW Group sites in ten different countries. Dirk Dreher, Vice President of Foreign Supply at the BMW Group.

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JUNE 27, 2022

A group of leading German companies along with Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has released a green hydrogen roadmap, outlining a set of recommendations for government and industry, to meet the ambitious target of importing large amounts of green hydrogen from Australia to Germany.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Ionic Materials has secured $65 million in a Series C financing round from a leading group of financial and strategic investors. Further advancements made possible by Ionic Materials’ polymer will support very inexpensive and low-cost rechargeable alkaline batteries as well. Low cost precursors.

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MAY 25, 2021

The platform can also use low-cost and high-specific-energy conversion-type cathodes that are not suitable in lithium-ion or other liquid-based cell architectures. Solid Power’s all-solid-state platform technology allows us to produce unique batteries for the unique electric vehicles they intend to power.

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MAY 13, 2022

6K, a producer of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries and additive manufacturing from its UniMelt plasma technology, has raised $102 million in its Series D funding first close of two planned tranches. With an expected close of the Series D in spring 2022, 6K will add a limited group of strategic investors.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

These include: The use of low-cost materials that, unlike many other electrolyzers in the market today, are free of iridium and other highly expensive platinum group metals; Ease of mass manufacturing; High-current architecture that uniquely enables individual hydrogen production modules in the hundreds of megawatts each; and.

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JULY 2, 2022

South Africa-based mining and metals group Sibanye-Stillwater acquired an initial 30.29% shareholding in Keliber Oy as announced on 23 February 2021, by way of a phased equity investment. Europe is rapidly becoming a leading hub for the manufacture of and market for batteries and electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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