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Elon Musk considers South Korea for next Tesla Gigafactory location: report

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South Korea’s presidential office revealed that President Yoon Suk-Yeol and Elon Musk conversed about Tesla in a video call on Wednesday, November 23. During the video call, Elon Musk reportedly told President Yoon that he considered South Korea one of the top candidates for a Tesla factory in Asia, reported Reuters.

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Gwangju team develops process for direct generation of 1-butanol from CO2

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A team of researchers from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea has developed a process that directly generates 1-butanol from CO 2 via the electrochemical reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) with the help of copper phosphide (CuP 2 ) without first undergoing CO dimerization. —Minjun Choi, first author.

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EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

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Implemented in cooperation with South Korea, It was funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement number 727619. The project had a budget of €4.2 million, with a total of nine partners (companies, technology centers and universities).

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South Koreas POSCO and SK Energy to Develop Coal to Synthetic Natural Gas

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South Korea-based POSCO, a global steel producer, and SK Energy Co., Domestic production of synthetic natural gas is expected to substantially reduce Korea’s dependence on imported liquefied natural gas. POSCO is planning to invest approximately 7.8 billion won (US$6.3

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Airbus and Linde to cooperate on hydrogen infrastructure for airports

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In addition, Airbus and Linde will analyZe the potential of Power-to-Liquid fuels.MDa type of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made from the synthetically produced liquid hydrocarbon through the conversion of renewable electricity.

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Electro-hydraulic system wins Volvo Technology Award

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The Volvo CE team from Sweden and South Korea has worked closely with Finnish company Norrhydro in the research project, leveraging an idea initially born out of academic collaborations. For cylinder-driven functions, smart actuators are used to achieve energy-efficient conversion from hydraulic power to a variable force and speed.

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New Na-ion battery combining intercalation and conversion could be promising low-cost energy storage system

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Scheme of the new full sodium-ion battery, which combines an intercalation cathode and a conversion anode. This battery system combines an intercalation cathode and a conversion anode, resulting in high capacity, high rate capability, thermal stability, and much improved cycle life. (In Credit: ACS, Oh et al. Click to enlarge.

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