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Year-long testing of Leclanché 60 Ah G/NMC cells shows high energy density, high cycle life

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Cell assembly starts with the electrode manufacturing exclusively using a water-based binder (WBB) process in an eco-friendly environment. Finished pouches are assembled into battery modules in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland based on specific customer requirements. Automotive and e-Transportation Commercialization Opportunities.

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Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

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Their high production volumes have largely contributed to a price drop of 80% since 2008, currently reaching levels below $1 per watt peak. As the V OC of the presented c-Si cells is only ∼600 mV, four cells need to be connected in series to achieve stable water splitting performance. Schüttauf et al. Schüttauf et al.

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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

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In addition to the 27 Member States of the European Union, it also includes data from Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The website now includes the new information on diffuse source releases into air for 2008 covering key pollutants. Serbia started reporting to the E-PRTR in 2011.

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Study Finds Unexpected Decadal Decline in Global Evapotranspiration, Links It to Moisture Limitation in Southern Hemisphere

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Most climate models have suggested that evapotranspiration, which is the movement of water from the land to the atmosphere, would increase with global warming because of increased evaporation of water from the ocean and more precipitation overall. Data indeed show that some areas are wetter than they used to be. —Jung et al.

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La Poste testing hydrogen fuel cell range extenders in Renault Kangoo Z.E. mail delivery vehicles

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The Franche-Comté region borders on Switzerland, with the Vosges mountains to the north and the Jura to the south.). La Poste has targeted a 30% CO 2 reduction target per household served between 2008 and 2018. The bipolar plates in hydrogen fuel cells regulate gas and water circulation as well as the collection of electrical current.

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Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

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A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day. surface temperatures, 1980-2008.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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