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Ford experiments with auto part prototypes made from olive tree waste

Teslarati

Ford is experimenting with auto part prototypes made from olive tree scraps. Ford engineers in Cologne started researching the possibilities of using food waste to create auto part prototypes. Ford recycled and repurposed olive tree scraps from Andalusia, Spain—a region with the highest production of olive oil in the world.

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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

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Mercedes-Benz will run the Mercedes-Benz EQC electric vehicle through hot weather trials in Spain. —Michael Kelz, Chief Engineer for the EQC. Optimum management of these physical characteristics is the aim of the extreme tests in Spain. Unlike in a combustion-engined car, there is hardly a sound from the powertrain.

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Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

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Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. Cepsa is already working on the engineering and administrative processing of the project.

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Ford is making car parts out of olive trees [video]

Baua Electric

Ford is combining olive branches and twigs with recycled plastic in a pilot to make auto parts – and the results are looking promising. They sourced the olive tree waste from Andalusia, Spain, and combined it with recycled plastic. They sourced the olive tree waste from Andalusia, Spain, and combined it with recycled plastic.

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SEAT manufacturing automated ventilators with adapted windshield wiper motors

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The SEAT Leon line at the Martorell, Spain, plant is producing automated ventilators to collaborate with the healthcare system in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. A team of engineers diligently set about designing several prototypes—13 in all—until the definitive model was produced.

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Nuvera-powered hydrogen fuel cell reachstacker shipped to Port of Valencia

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Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, is powering the hydrogen fuel cell reachstacker that Hyster has developed and shipped to the Port of Valencia in Spain. The reachstacker is part of the H2Ports project, which aims to introduce hydrogen-powered vehicles and equipment in port operations.

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Laser Melting for Better Aircraft Engine Parts

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Aircraft engine components must be lightweight yet strong enough to tolerate extreme conditions. With SLM, the part is built one layer at a time, using a metal powder that is applied to the substrate and instantly melted into place with a high-power laser beam, creating a permanent bond with rest of the object. Konrad Wissenbach.

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