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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

Electrek

Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. BYD claims one can float on water for a full 30 minutes.

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Leclanché reduces cobalt in NMCA cells from 20 to 5%; 20% higher energy density; water-based production

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Leclanché SA has reduced the cobalt content in NMCA as cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacture the electrodes using an environmentally friendly water-based process. Water binder-based NMCA cathodes are easier to dispose of and are also recyclable. No organic solvents are used in the technically simpler process.

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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

Baua Electric

Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. BYD claims one can float on water for a full 30 minutes. BYD currently sells five models in Europe – the economical Dolphin, Seal, Han, and the Atto 3 and Tang SUVs.

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BASF and Advent Technologies to establish end-to-end supply chain for HT-PEM fuel cell systems in Europe

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Expanding our longstanding cooperation with Advent enables us both to grow in the HT-PEM fuel cell market and helps position Europe as a leading region for the hydrogen industrial transformation.

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Toyota and DIFFER partner on direct solar production of hydrogen from humid air, rather than water

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The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER ) is partnering with Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to develop a device that absorbs water vapor, and splits it into hydrogen and oxygen directly using solar energy. —Isotta Cerri, General Manager, Advanced Material Research, Toyota Motor Europe.

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Ørsted assumes full ownership and takes final investment decision on FlagshipONE, largest green e-methanol project in Europe

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The project will capture biogenic carbon dioxide (CCU) and combine this with hydrogen made from renewable electricity and water, to produce renewable methanol, or eMethanol. Located in Örnsköldsvik in Northern Sweden, FlagshipONE is Europe’s largest FID’ed green e-methanol facility.

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thyssenkrupp nucera to supply 700+ MW of electrolyzers to H2 Green Steel for one of the largest integrated green steel plants in Europe

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thyssenkrupp nucera is partnering with H2 Green Steel in constructing the first large-scale green steel plant in Europe. The standardized 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) modules—now called by the product name “scalum”—will enable an installed capacity of more than 700 MW.

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