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Emerson and BayoTech partner to scale production and distribution of low-cost, modular SMRs for hydrogen production

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Emerson will deliver advanced automation technologies, software and products to enable BayoTech to build hundreds of hydrogen units. BayoTech’s patented technology requires less feedstock, which means fewer carbon emissions and less cost to produce hydrogen than traditional reformers, the company says.

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Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

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Heliogen and Bloom Energy have successfully demonstrated the production of green hydrogen by integrating the companies’ technologies: Heliogen’s concentrated solar energy system and the Bloom Electrolyzer. Electricity accounts for nearly 80% of the cost of hydrogen from electrolysis. Source: Heliogen. Source: Heliogen.

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Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

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A multi-institutional team led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has developed a low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for the production of hydrogen in a proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE). volts (Nafion 212 membrane) and low degradation in an accelerated stress test.

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Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed a new battery cell production process that coats the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. So far, German companies have been purchasing the cells for this purpose in Asia.

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VW shows low-cost ID. 2all concept FWD MEB EV; “spacious as a Golf, inexpensive as a Polo”

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The production version will be based on the MEB Entry platform and is one of ten new electric models that Volkswagen will launch by 2026. Volkswagen will present the production version of the ID. The production version of the ID. 2all for the European market in 2025. Development of the ID. Buzz with long wheelbase and the ID.7.

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Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

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has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

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Ford low-cost EV platform to compete with Tesla being designed by “skunkworks team:” CEO

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The Ford CEO allocated a notable portion of his discussion in the Q4 2023 earnings call to the company’s electric car business. We’re going to focus those large EVs on geographies and product segments where we have a dominant advantage like trucks and vans. Farley described the project as follows.

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