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Japanese demonstration project begins for commercialization of vessels equipped with high-power fuel cells

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NYK Line, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., The project, which will begin this month, is Japan’s first effort to develop a commercially available FC vessel and carry out a demonstration operation involving the supply of hydrogen fuel. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Background.

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Airbus and LM Industries create mobility startup Neorizon; digital manufacturing

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Airbus and LM Industries, the the parent company of Local Motors and Launch Forth, have formed Neorizon to provide disruptive and innovative products with an initial focus on local mobility and autonomy. —Jay Rogers, CEO and founder of LM Industries. leadership.

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United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

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United and United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced an investment in and commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy. Under the commercial agreement, United has agreed to purchase at least 300 million gallons of SAF over 20 years from Dimensional. Dimensional Energy, which recently received a $3.1-million

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DOE fuel cell technologies report finds largest growth in capacity in 2016 occurred in transportation

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report documenting growth and opportunities in the fuel cell industry. Industry revenues in the emerging fuel cell industry topped $1.6 billion in 2016 alone. Megawatts of fuel cells shipped worldwide by application. Source: US DOE FCTO, E4 Tech. Click to enlarge.

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First China-made Commercial Jet Engine to Debut in 2016

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Shanghai-based AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. will introduce China’s first domestic commercial jet engine in 2016, a significant step of its large-jet program. AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. The government-owned Aviation Industry Corp. was established in Shanghai in January.

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24M delivers first commercial scale, high energy density semi-solid NMC Li-ion cells; > 280 Wh/kg

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24M announced that it has developed and delivered commercially-viable, high energy density lithium-ion cells. The program is chartered with developing electrochemical energy storage technologies that support the commercialization of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. —Naoki Ota, CTO of 24M.

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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The funding will be used to market the company’s electric motor—the Hunstable Electric Turbine (HET)—across the electric vehicle (EV) industry as well as the micro-mobility (scooters), robotics, wind turbine and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industries. —Brad Hunstable, CEO of Linear Labs.