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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report showing significant growth for the fuel cell industry in 2011, and forecasting continued growth through 2012. up and auxiliary power unit applications. Total, worldwide fuel cell shipments grew 37.5% between 2010 and 2011 and 214% between 2008 and 2011.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Following the announcement by solid-state battery company Solid Power that it will become a publicly listed company through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), materials technology company Umicore announced that it holds a stake in Solid Power’s pre-SPAC transaction. billion pro forma enterprise value.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Plugless Power system components. Evatran, a developer of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has signed contracts with six commercial participants to outfit their Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF models with pre-production Plugless Power wireless charging systems. Click to enlarge. kg) to the.

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APRIL 10, 2019

million) industry-backed research hub was supported by the Federal Government. The world is transitioning to electricity systems powered by renewable energy and the global use of energy materials is booming, driven by the rising demand for batteries to store this power.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

The Nikkei reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. As part of Japan’s WE-NET (World Energy Network) research program of the New Sunshine Project begun in 1993, Kawasaki and its other industrial colleagues in Japan have been considering the large-scale marine transportation of liquid hydrogen for some time (e.g., Source: KHI.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year, according to the Geothermal Energy Association ( GEA ). In 2012, seven new geothermal projects and additions came online in three different states. Projects and new additions that came online in 2012 include: John L.

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JUNE 4, 2012

The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada. At the awards ceremony, the theme for the next Contest was announced as well.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

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.

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r has used only green power. In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. Since the start of this year, all Audi plants have used only green power. Since 2012 Audi Hungaria has used this source for most of its requirement for heat at the site.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

MW solar park at Chattanooga is owned and operated by Silicon Ranch; VW has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement. Volkswagen Chattanooga has received a 2013 Green Power Leadership Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—the only automaker to be so recognized. 2012 baseline. Click to enlarge.

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The company has also created three new industry-focused large models—one for the electric power industry, one for banking, and another one for aerospace —by fine-tuning the company’s ERNIE 3.0 Titan model with industry data and expert knowledge in unsupervised learning tasks.

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The system will provide the infrastructure and network to connect industrial emitters of CO 2 to new and developing markets for their carbon, while ensuring project developers, such as Infinium, have access to a diversified, consistent, and ratable CO 2 supply. Operations are expected to be phased in early 2025.

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JULY 26, 2012

The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., Power and Associates. In 2012, the average APEAL Study score for vehicles in the compact/sub-compact segment is 765 points (on a 1,000-point scale), which is the same as the average for mid vehicles in the study just four years ago.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Singh, a power-electronics engineer, has been working to replace the internal combustion engines used in the company’s equipment with hybrid (diesel-electric) and all-electric versions. Inverter technology that he developed has been used in John Deere’s 644K and 944K wheel loaders since 2012. John Deere, headquartered in Moline, Ill.,

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The total size of the global hydrogen and fuel cell market—including revenues from fuel cells and from hydrogen for fuel cells and internal combustion engines (ICEs)—will reach $785 million in 2012, according to a new white paper from Pike Research. Pike Research 10 trends to watch in 2012.

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“World over, the industry is building resilient supply chains by reducing overdependence on any particular country or geography,” said Shradha Suri Marwah, president of ACMA. Automakers and their suppliers are likely to make this investment between FY24 and FY28, industry body Automotive Component Manufacturers Association ( ACMA ) said.

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Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. After reviewing of the works of several researchers and government agencies, CAR developed a working definition to differentiate high-tech industries from other sectors.

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DECEMBER 30, 2012

The Ford Focus is tracking to become this year’s best-selling global nameplate, while the Ford Fiesta is on pace to be this year's best-selling global B-Car—giving Ford the best-selling B and C-Car in the world— based on the latest Polk global industry data through September. In the US, the Ford brand is on track to sell 2.2

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global emissions of CO 2 have increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010 despite emission reductions in industrialized countries during the same period. Throughout the Kyoto Protocol period, industrialized countries have made efforts to change their energy sources mix.

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JULY 20, 2011

Scion’s 2012 iQ premium micro-subcompact will begin arriving in dealerships this October. 2012 Scion iQ. The 2012 iQ is equipped with a 1.3-liter, The iQ features an industry leading 11 standard airbags, including the world’s first rear window airbag. The Scion iQ is only 10 feet long yet seats four people.

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The first casualties are falling in Europe, mainly the UK, where 16 companies went bankrupt in 2018, in comparison to zero in 2012. The latter is partly caused by “global warming constraints” and lower oil prices in general. British accountancy firm Moore Stephenson stated that lower prices were the main cause.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Lucintel, a mass transportation consulting and market research firm, forecasts that the global automotive sensors industry will reach approximately $18.8 The global automotive sensor industry is characterized by increasing electronic content in vehicles, shaping optimistic growth trends for 2012-2017 for power train and safety sensors.

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APRIL 10, 2013

US DRIVE (Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle efficiency and Energy sustainability), a non-binding and voluntary government-industry partnership focused on advanced automotive and related infrastructure technology research and development (R&D), has released its 2012 Technical Accomplishments Report. Earlier post.).

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Bridgestone aims to commercialize use of sustainable guayule natural rubber in tires by 2030, creating a promising new domestic industry. Guayule creates up to 10 new industrial processing jobs per 1,000 acres of harvested crop. Guayule is a heat tolerant, woody shrub that thrives in America’s desert southwest.

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In the decade since the company was founded, QuantumScape has been exclusively focused on developing solid-state batteries and designing a scalable manufacturing process to commercialize its battery technology for the automotive industry. Ten years ago, we embarked upon an ambitious goal that most thought was impossible.

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MAY 31, 2011

In partnership with Gestamp Solar , Renault is launching the world’s biggest solar energy project in the automotive industry by installing solar roof panels at its French plants. The start date for installation is mid-June 2011 and completion is scheduled for February 2012.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Solid Power Inc. has been named “Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year” by the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association ( CCIA ). In October, Solid Power became an Affiliate Member of the US Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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JUNE 11, 2015

India’s first solar-powered hydrogen fueling station, supplied by Air Products was inaugurated recently at an event with chief guest Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy, in conjunction with Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its third year of greenhouse gas data detailing greenhouse gas emissions and trends broken down by industrial sector, greenhouse gas, geographic region, and individual facility. Data for 2012 show that in the two years since reporting began, emissions from power plants have decreased 10%.

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A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and systems, has invested in Solid Power Inc., Solid Power’s technology combines an exceptionally high capacity cathode with a high capacity lithium metal anode in combination with a high ionic conductivity solid separator.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

The ebike will be launched in the first half of 2012 and will initially be marketed by dealers in Europe and North America. According to the association of the two-wheeler industry (ZIV) sales figures in Germany alone rose from 70,000 in 2007 to 200,000 in 2010. Muscle power is transmitted to the rear wheel via a belt drive.

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APRIL 3, 2012

The US Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and the Navy will co-host an Advanced Biofuels Industry Roundtable in Washington DC on 18 May 2012 as the next step in the partnership with the private sector to produce advanced biofuels to power military and commercial transportation.

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One focus is on improving battery technology—the company’s products are used in various components of the batteries, making them more powerful, safer, and more environmentally friendly. China’s battery industry has logged rapid growth in recent years. Evonik has also its own global lithium-ion research center in Shanghai.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

The combined capacity of the 10 largest players Chinese automakers is expected to jump from around 12 million units in 2009 to 21 million or so in 2012. SAIC plans a 30% increase over 2009 capacity by 2012. According to one industry body, the market will likely expand more than 10% to about 15 million units in 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

million in federal funding to 8 projects to advance the commercialization of American-made fuel cell buses for the transit industry. FY 2012 National Fuel Cell Bus Program Awards. CALSTART Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; ElDorado National; BAE Systems; Ballard Power Systems. Consortia lead. Partners/ suppliers.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Hybrid and electric vehicles rely on high efficiency power conversion and management, with automotive power electronics representing an emerging £40-billion (US$61-billion) global market, NPL noted. Industrial electronics need to be able to perform in the harsh environments in which they operate. Douglas, T. Correia, P.

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