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DOE announces $30M in funding for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

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Advanced Water Splitting Materials. This area seeks applications for the discovery and development of novel, advanced water splitting materials systems which will enable meeting the DOE ultimate hydrogen production goal of $2/kg H 2. Concept papers are due 20 December 2016; full applications are due 21 February 2017.

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SGL Group is development partner for GDLs in high-performance fuel cells in the automotive sector

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SGL Group brings its long-established expertise as a component developer to the project, and is responsible for the development of the gas diffusion layers (GDL), which will be manufactured based on carbon fibers. —Park et al. Gerd Wingefeld, Chief Technology Officer at SGL Group.

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Toyota details design of fuel cell system in Mirai; work on electrode catalysts

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And again at this year’s 2016 SAE World Congress, Toyota presented three more papers: one detailing the development of Mirai’s Toyota Fuel Cell System (TCFS) and two dealing with the critical issues of the fuel cell catalysts. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Earlier post.) Fuel economy.

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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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Toyota has been working with Yamaha Motor, Denso Corporation (Denso), and other related parties to develop a hydrogen engine since 2016. Entering a hydrogen-engine vehicle in the Super Taikyu Race in Okayama (Toyota and Yamaha Motor).

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Toyota to begin sales of Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Europe by September

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Toyota said that it is expecting annual volume of 50-100 cars/year in 2015 and 2016. The amount of water on fuel cell electrolyte membranes has a substantial influence on electricity generation efficiency. European launch markets in 2015 will be the UK, Denmark and Germany; more markets will be added in 2017. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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For 2021, Toyota has fully rebooted the Mirai, originally offered in 2016, as a premium rear-wheel drive sports-luxury fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with striking design, cutting-edge technology, more engaging driving performance and a significantly longer EPA-estimated range rating.

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Prius Prime PHEV pricing to start at $27,100; on sale later this year

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The Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, unveiled at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in March ( earlier post ), features a larger 8.8 Additional weight savings come from a Toyota-made lightweight carbon-fiber rear hatch. The combined net output for the Prime’s hybrid system is 121 hp.

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