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Sumitomo Rubber and Sumitomo Electric to join Sumitomo Riko, LanzaTech project

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Sumitomo Rubber along with Sumitomo Electric will be taking part in this joint development. This will accelerate Sumitomo efforts to create a sustainable society characterized by carbon neutrality and a circular economy—the goals of its circular economy concept, “TOWANOWA.” Earlier post.)

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

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In 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes plunged a mercury wire into liquid helium and noticed that the wire’s electrical resistance vanished. Brookhaven National Laboratory PROOF OF CONCEPT: A research team led by Brookhaven National Laboratory and ABB built a magnetic energy-storage system using HTS that achieved a 12.5-tesla

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Toyota Land Cruiser could spawn two new EVs to rival Mercedes, Land Rover

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Toyota wants to bring the Land Cruiser brand into the electric future with two new EVs. As Toyota’s longest-running nameplate, it only makes sense for an electric Land Cruiser. However, this will likely be the final gas-powered version. More recently, Toyota introduced the Land Cruiser Se concept last October.

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Berkeley researchers propose salted biomass as scalable, economical and stable carbon capture and storage solution

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The result is carbon-negative, making this approach a potential game changer, according to Eli Yablonovitch, lead author and Professor in the Graduate School in UC Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. By comparison, some direct air capture and carbon dioxide gas sequestration strategies cost US$600 per tonne.)

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

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Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. Moreover, the company announced, their new motor had characteristics comparable to the rare-earth permanent-magnet synchronous motors that now dominate in electric vehicles. kilowatts per kilogram. Otmar Scharrer on.

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The future of Mercedes might not be EQ

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Mercedes may abandon its EQ brand name by 2024 as its product catalog becomes completely electric. Mercedes introduced its EQ branding in 2016 as a quick way for any consumer to identify any electric Mercedes model, as opposed to a gas or diesel-powered one. ” So what is to come of electric Mercedes models of the future ?

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Cummins to begin electrified powertrain delivery in 2019; alternative fuels and power, digitalization

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executives outlined plans to provide a range of power technologies spanning diesel and natural gas engines to fully electric and hybrid powertrains. Cummins will begin electrified powertrain delivery in 2019, including full battery-electric and plug-in hybrid systems. During a teleconference yesterday, Cummins Inc.