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Echion and CBMM partner to build 2000 t/year manufacturing capacity for anode-grade niobium oxides

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This positions Echion as the first in the market to guarantee the commercial supply of niobium-based battery anode oxides. The facility—due to open in early 2024— will have the capacity to supply material equivalent to 1GWh of battery cell production.

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New model projects total amount of global urban land could increase by up to a factor of 6 by 2100

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A team from the University of Delaware and the University of Denver has created a new global simulation model to predict how urban land will change over the next 100 years under different social and economic conditions. times the global total urban area of about 0.6 million km 2 in 2000). million km 2 in 2000).

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Allison Transmission introduces new 9AT for release in 2020; extends xFE fuel-saving to Series 1000, 2000

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The innovative, fully automatic transmission, for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, will be available globally and is targeted for release in 2020. The Allison nine-speed model leverages the proven durability of the Allison 2000 Series six-speed commercial transmissions, which have accumulated more than 100 billion miles globally.

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Electric motor company YASA enters innovation agreement with global automotive manufacturer for hybrids and EVs

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YASA, a leading manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers, signed a long-term joint innovation agreement with a global automotive OEM. The axial flux enables high power densities to be achieved at relatively low speeds (2000-9000rpm). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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IDTechEx: despite efforts to reduces rare-earth use, percentage of permanent magnet-based EV motors rising

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While there has been much publicity and technical development towards rare-earth reduction in vehicle motors, in practice the market is seeing an increase in the number of permanent magnet motors. Processing 1 tonne of rare-earths can produce up to 2000 tonnes of toxic waste.

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Chevron and Angelicoussis Group announce ammonia carrier joint study agreement

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The initial study will evaluate the ammonia transportation market, existing infrastructure, the safety aspects of ammonia, potential next generation vessel requirements and a preliminary system to transport ammonia between the US Gulf Coast and Europe. Future opportunities will focus on additional global markets.

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. Different forms of gated communities were also found to be on the rise globally.

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