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1st development phase of Autostack Industrie project for commercialization of fuel cell stacks complete

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In 2017, Germany launched a consortium of leading industrial companies to investigate high-volume production of automotive fuel cell stacks. Specifically, this means having a stack product and a manufacturing process that can be converted to industrial scale over a manageable time period of 18 to 24 months following project completion.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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Global Bioenergies reports successful production of isobutene by fermentation in industrial pilot

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Audi partner Global Bioenergies (GBE) has successfully carried out its first isobutene production trial at its industrial pilot site in Pomacle-Bazancourt. A production run was initiated on 3 November, resulting in the first production of isobutene—a gaseous hydrocarbon—by fermentation in an industrial environment.

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Pike Research forecasts global fuel cell industry to reach $15.7B in 2017

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In its Fuel Cells Annual Report 2012 , Pike Research forecasts that the fuel cell industry—including all applications in the stationary, portable, and transport sectors— will reach $15.7 Due to a jump in orders in 1Q 2012, the industry is on target to surpass the billion-dollar mark by the end of 2012. billion in 2017.

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Will US auto industry simply succumb to China over electric cars?

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auto industry was the world's largest. That ended in 2009, when China's sales of 13.5 For a century, the U.S. million new vehicles surpassed a recession-slammed U.S. total of 10.4 Last year, U.S. drivers bought 17.5 million new vehicles—against more than 30 million sales in China. DON'T MISS: Why China will beat U.S.

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Global Bioenergies receives €740K from OSEO to create a pre-industrial strain

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Global Bioenergies, an industrial biology company that develops sustainable routes to light olefins, announced a new €740,000 (US$952,000) financing from OSEO , a French SME-funding state agency, to support the creation of an isobutene production strain compatible with industrial pilot testing. Earlier post.).

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Ballard to supply New Flyer Industries with next generation power module for fuel cell bus

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Ballard Power Systems has received a purchase order from New Flyer Industries for the delivery of Ballard’s first next-generation FCvelocity-HD7 fuel cell power module to a North American bus manufacturer. Delivery of the power module to New Flyer Industries is planned for later this year. Earlier post.)