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Volkswagen starts operation of $22M North American Battery Engineering Lab in Chattanooga

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Volkswagen of America (VWoA) opened its Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga, to test and optimize batteries for all electric vehicles in the American marketplace. billion commitment to boost its product portfolio, R&D, and manufacturing capabilities in the North American region.

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Danish Power Systems sets new record with degradation rate in high-temperature polymer fuel cells

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The clean technology company Danish Power Systems (DPS), with partners at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, reports the best operating stability for high-temperature polymer fuel cells (HTPEMFC) yet. μV h −1 for a reference membrane.

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EV startup Byton commissions D?rr for paint shop; EcoInCure technology

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Byton is among the early adopters for this technology; Skoda will be the first automotive manufacturer using EcoInCure in its new paint shop in Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic). The Dürr Group is one of the world’s leading mechanical and plant engineering firms with extensive expertise in automation and digitization/Industry 4.0.

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KSPG awarded $342M in contracts for new compact EGR valve

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Ordered by European and North American automakers, the valve will be installed in engines designed to comply with the Euro 6 emission norm. The other valves ordered will be installed in 2014 and 2015 when certain new engines go into production at the European and US plants of further manufacturers. EGR module versions.

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Continental urea sensors for efficient SCR NOx aftertreatment in diesels; measuring level, quality and temperature

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Continental has begun production of urea sensors for the first time to support more efficient exhaust-gas aftertreatment in diesel engines. First of all, the sensor provides the data basis to adapt the injected amount of urea to the instantaneous engine load. The component is manufactured at the Frenstat location (Czech Republic).

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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No battery is perfect, however, so engineers keep pushing for new and improved ways to store those electrons. One of the companies featured in the story, Gravitricity, completed its 250-kilowatt gravity battery demonstrator in Edinburgh last April and is now working on a full-scale deployment at a mine in the Czech Republic.

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Inkjets Are for More Than Just Printing

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3D Printing Using Two Inkjet Inks Invent Medical—a Czech Republic startup partnered with HP—custom printed this helmet for correcting head-shape deformities [top]. Mimaki Engineering Co. A quite different approach has been taken by Mimaki Engineering Co. An HP Jet Fusion 5200 printed this lipstick holder [bottom].

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