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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

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New LNG inland shipping vessel and integrated shipping concept

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Damen Shipyards Group’s inland waterway shipyard, and inland shipping company QaGroup will launch a new inland shipping concept based on a vessel running solely on liquefied natural gas (LNG). Because this concept is built up on a modular basis, shippers, and barge operators can pick and choose. Bodewes Binnenvaart B.V.,

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Toyota Motor Europe to supply fuel cell modules for train project as member of FCH2RAIL consortium

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On the remaining sections of the lines, diesel-powered trains are used. The EU project FCH2RAIL (Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Pack for Rail Applications) consortium—with partners from Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal—is developing and testing a new zero-emission train prototype.

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Dana offering Spicer PowerBoost hydraulic-hybrid system for off-highway field testing; demonstrated fuel savings of 20-25%

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ton) front-end loader and more than 500 hours on a telescopic boom handler powered by an 83 kW (111 hp) engine. Spicer PowerBoost technology uses an advanced energy-management system to evaluate the levels of power needed in the entire vehicle, predict operating demands, and determine the most efficient means of operation.

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EU NELLI project delivers new generation solid-oxide fuel cell; efficient and lower cost

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NELLHI combined European know-how in single cells, coatings, sealing, and stack design to produce a novel high-performance 1 kW SOFC stack along with with the proof of concept of a 10 kW e SOFC stack. Key potential applications for SOFC systems include residential combined heat and power systems (CHP), automotive vehicles, and electrolysis.

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4 Ways to Put Lasers on Silicon

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Working at Imec, a Belgium-based nanoelectronics R&D center, we are currently pursuing four basic strategies: flip-chip processing, microtransfer printing, wafer bonding, and monolithic integration. The concept is similar but more exacting when trying to bond a laser chip to a silicon-photonics chip.

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