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Oil sands company Suncor Energy strengthens its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels, divesting wind and solar

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Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oil sands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets.

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Shell to close 1,000 gas stations to focus on EV charging deployment

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Gas and oil giant Shell is looking to close as many as 1,000 retail gas stations in the coming years, as it pivots toward deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The company has also said it plans to focus on public charging stations, rather than on home charging, due to its competitive advantages in the sector.

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Port of Argentia, Pattern Energy & Argentia Capital reach agreement on renewable energy to green ammonia project

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Should it exercise the option and proceed with the project, Pattern will construct a 300 MW wind energy facility designed to power the production of green ammonia for export to global markets. Key commercial terms include land lease rates at the Port, priority berthing charges, and a wind royalty on electricity sales.

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Bosch starts production of 800V inverter, motor for electric vehicles

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With a 400-volt onboard network, the maximum charge power at charge spots that are powerful enough is 250 kW. Due to the use of I-pin bar winding, the motor’s efficiency, compactness, and level of automation in production can be further improved. The next generation of the electric motor will feature oil cooling.

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Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV makes its debut along with AMG version

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The magnets—and thus the rotor—follow the rotating alternating current field in the stator windings. In the EQE SUV, Mercedes-Benz uses a pull-in winding for a particularly strong magnetic field. The motor on the rear axle is very powerful due to the six-phase design: it has two windings with three phases each.

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Porsche presents Mission R concept electric competition car

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The power output remains constant over the duration of the race, so there is no thermally induced de-rating—a major advantage of the electric motors with direct oil cooling developed by Porsche. Highly efficient motors with direct oil cooling. The Mission R is on a par with the performance level of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

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ZF presents new e-drives for passenger cars and commercial vehicles

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For end customers, the new technologies offer higher efficiency, more power, and shorter charging times. A new cooling concept and a new winding technology play the decisive role here. E-Motor Stator with new braided winding. The winding head alone is around 50% smaller than with conventional approaches.