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Dutch report suggests hydrogen exchange could catalyze hydrogen market

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A hydrogen exchange, similar to electricity and gas exchanges, could act as a catalyst for a market for climate-neutral hydrogen, according to an exploratory study, “A Hydrogen Exchange for the Climate”, presented to Eric Wiebes, the Netherlands Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.

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Novelis to acquire downstream aluminum producer Aleris for ~$2.6B; meeting automotive demand, expanding into aerospace

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the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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In 2020, after performing a comparative study of network providers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, umlaut adapted its testing methodology to the US market , where testing took place in EV hotspot California in early September 2020. Ionity secured victory among the CPOs in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium.

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AMITRAN project developing CO2 assessment methodology for intelligent transport systems

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Seven organisations are cooperating as part of AMITRAN’s consortium: TNO (coordinator, the Netherlands); PTV – Planung Transport Verkehr (Germany); ERTICO – ITS Europe (Belgium); TECNALIA (Spain); DLR – Germany National Research Center for Aeronautics and Space (Germany); ECORYS (the Netherlands); and TEAMNET (Romania). million (US$3.4

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Sony introduces 360? “Safety Cocoon” concept for automotive image sensors at CES

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In 2015, Sony acquired Belgium-based Softkinetic Systems S.A. This image sensor is capable of high-definition image capture of distant road signs up to approximately 160 meters ahead. now known as Sony Depthsensing Solutions Holding SA/NV), which possesses time-of-flight (ToF) image sensor technology for distance detection.

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The Future of Moore's Law Is Inside This Willy Wonka Machine

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That’s a sort of definitive fact. Cass: It’s just like a general, “We are getting smaller kind of—” Moore: Yeah, it’s just kind of marketing. But extreme ultraviolet is definitely cooler. That eliminates a big bottleneck in getting your chip to market, for one thing. Moore: Sure thing. Yes, Moore’s law is slowing down.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Of those, charging infrastructure was the best predictor of a country’s EV market share. Financial incentives by country and corresponding EV market share for 2012. National charging infrastructure by country and corresponding EV market share for 2012. Source: Sierzchula et al. Click to enlarge. Source: Sierzchula et al.