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Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation; implications for green energy and tech industries

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Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in increasingly high demand across the globe for its use in the green energy and tech industries. electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars).

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Renault Scénic Vision hydrogen hybrid concept offers 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional BEV

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Its hybrid electric and hydrogen powertrain aims to reduce downtime related to energy recharging while reducing the carbon footprint, including the battery. Renault Scenic Vision’s 160 kW electrically excited synchronous motor derives directly from Renault Megane E-TECH Electric’s motor and is made at the plant in Cléon.

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SKF and Pagani form technical partnership to develop high-tech bearing solutions

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In the supercar and hypercar segments the principal challenge is to combine high-tech bearing solutions with peak performance and high endurance road car specifications. This approach and technology positively impacts safety and sustainability across the industry, contributing to SKF’s goal to be completely carbon neutral by 2030.

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Renault talks to China’s Li Auto and Xiaomi on tech collaboration – ET Auto

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Renault already partners with China’s Geely in thermal and hybrid powertrains, and collaborates with tech companies Google and Qualcomm in smart cockpits. Renault already partners with China’s Geely in thermal and hybrid powertrains, and collaborates with tech companies Google and Qualcomm in smart cockpits.

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Rheinmetall books order for more than 500,000 hybrid vehicle engine blocks from SAIC

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The Materials and Trade division of the tech enterprise Rheinmetall has booked a new order to produce engine blocks for a hybrid vehicle. The customer is Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), China’s largest maker of automobiles, motorcycles and car parts.

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ExxonMobil, Georgia Tech and Imperial College London publish joint research on potential breakthrough in membrane technology for oil refining

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Such scalable, selective membranes offer potential for the hybridization of energy-efficient technology with conventional processes such as distillation. The polymers were designed and tested at Georgia Tech, then converted to 200-nanometer-thick films and incorporated into membrane modules at Imperial. —Thompson et al.

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Fisker Automotive files for Chapter 11, selling assets to Hybrid Tech Holdings

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(collectively, Fisker Automotive) have entered into an asset purchase agreement with Hybrid Tech Holdings, LLC (Hybrid) for the sale of substantially all Fisker assets. Hybrid is the lender under an approximately $170-million loan secured by first liens on substantially all of Fisker Automotive’s assets. Earlier post.).

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