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CSIRO joins US sCO2-based power generation project STEP demo

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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science research agency, has 2 -based-power-generation-project/">joined the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) of the Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) project known as STEP Demo.

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HYBRIT JV planning to begin building demo plant for fossil-free steel in 2023

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The purpose is to consult and to conduct an open dialog about the location and design of the plant ahead of the upcoming selection of the site and permit application. We want to build the plant in Norrbotten. Consultation with government agencies, organizations and the public will begin in June and conclude in September 2020.

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Volkswagen launches “Electric for All” campaign, demos rolling chassis of MEB

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Volkswagen is also premiering a design prototype of the “Volks-Wallbox” in Dresden. All members of the ID family are designed for fast charging. Thanks to their modular design and the multi-cell format, these batteries can be installed in smaller or larger ID. This Wallbox is an affordable home system that makes charging the ID.

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Tesla will demo and update a production line at Fremont, perhaps for new Highland Model 3

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Tesla is destroying and updating a production line at Fremont, perhaps to roll out the mass production of one of its revised vehicle designs, filings show. The only other factory Tesla builds the Model 3 is Giga Shanghai in China. Model 3 production has taken place at Fremont since the car was first built in 2017.

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Rio Tinto Alma smelter site for first commercial demo of ELYSIS GHG-free aluminum smelting technology

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This will build on ongoing work at the nearby ELYSIS Industrial Research and Development Centre, also located in the Saguenay region of Québec. ELYSIS continues to work closely with the Rio Tinto technology design team in France and Alcoa’s Technical Center, where the zero-carbon smelting technology was invented. Earlier post.).

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EV startup Atlis Motor Vehicles to host “Battery Day” to demo small-scale prototype of battery tech, XP platform

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Atlis Motor Vehicles, an electric vehicle technology startup designing an electric pickup truck (Atlis XT pickup), announced the first Atlis Battery Day event, where it will showcase early prototypes of its proprietary ultra-fast charging battery technology and 100% electric XP Platform.

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Edeniq and Usina Vale building bagasse-to-sugars and ethanol demo plant in Brazil

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Co-locating the demo plant at Usina Vale’s commercial site will accelerate the technology scale-up from demo to full-scale, and the technology will then be deployed at affiliated ethanol plants. The Brazil plant will also include the company’s proprietary reactor design for continuous enzymatic conversion of biomass to sugar.

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