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Toshiba doubles anode capacity in next-generation Li-ion battery; titanium niobium oxide; application in FY 2019

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Toshiba launched the SCiB as a safe, long-life, fast charging lithium-ion battery in 2008 ( earlier post ). Building on this heritage, Toshiba has developed a proprietary method for synthesizing and disarranging crystals of titanium niobium oxide and storing lithium ions more efficiently in the crystal structure.

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ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels

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Building on an existing collaboration announced on 27 Jun 2018 with Ballard Power Systems, the leading global provider of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell solutions, ABB and HDF intend to optimize fuel cell manufacturing capabilities to produce a megawatt-scale power plant for marine vessels.

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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Lane has more than 30 years of experience building and leading global hardware operations and supply chain teams for Fortune 100 companies. From 2008 until her retirement in 2014, she served as Vice President of Operations at Apple, where she oversaw the launch of the iPad and manufacturing of the Mac desktop and accessories product lines.

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CARB releases 2022 draft Scoping Plan update

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan —the third update to the state’s initial 2008 Scoping Plan. It achieves this goal by building on and accelerating regulations, incentives, and carbon pricing that have been in place for a decade and a half.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

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The driver's door latch mechanism was broken, so I couldn't take a look at the build tag and see the assembly date for this car (this is a common problem with junkyard vehicles). Then, what the hell, Dearborn decided to revive the Taurus and Sable names for 2008. The Taurus wagon's replacement was the Freestyle.

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Toray to open new R&D base in Europe for new materials for environmentally friendly vehicles

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Toray in 2008 established Automotive Center (AMC) in the Nagoya Plant and the center has been driving forward proposals, technology development and commercialization of solutions utilizing new materials to Japanese automotive OEMs.

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Ballard participating in H2PORTS project to demo hydrogen as alternative fuel in European ports; FCmove-HD

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Ballard will provide the company's next-generation fuel cell module—the FCmove-HD, which is planned for commercial launch in mid-2019—to power the Reach Stacker. The H2PORTS project represents one more important step toward broad-based adoption of zero-emission fuel cell technology in the marine sector.