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Kawasaki Heavy to build first ocean-going liquid hydrogen tanker with demo in 2017; H2 for transport, industry, power in Japan

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KHI) will build the first ocean-going ships to carry liquefied hydrogen (LH 2 ), with plans for a demonstration test by 2017 in which liquefied hydrogen will be shipped from the state of Victoria in Australia to Japan. KHI’s view of a “CO 2 -free hydrogen chain”. Source: KHI. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla will demo and update a production line at Fremont, perhaps for new Highland Model 3

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Model 3 production has taken place at Fremont since the car was first built in 2017. The only other factory Tesla builds the Model 3 is Giga Shanghai in China. Rumors have recently suggested Tesla would build the new Model 3 there, but Tesla denied these rumors , which points the finger toward Fremont.

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Volkswagen launches “Electric for All” campaign, demos rolling chassis of MEB

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Volkswagen will build the series production models of the ID family in Saxony. The Gläserne Manufaktur began building the Volkswagen e-Golf back in April 2017. This factory with a long history already builds the batteries for the e-up!, The plant is evolving into a “Center of Future Mobility”.

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TNO joins H2-Share project to build and demo 27t hydrogen fuel cell truck and mobile refueler

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In March 2017, the Belgian organization WaterstofNet received approval for the €3.52-million The project aims to build and demonstrate a 27-ton rigid hydrogen fuel cell truck along with a mobile refueler. million () project ‘ H2-Share ’ from Interreg North-West Europe (NWE).

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TriLumina to demo 256-pixel 3D solid-state LiDAR and ADAS systems for autonomous driving at CES 2017

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At CES 2017, TriLumina ( earlier post )—a spin-out from Sandia National Laboratories—will demonstrate , in collaboration with LeddarTech ( earlier post ), an innovative 256-pixel, 3D LiDAR solution for autonomous driving applications powered by TriLumina’s breakthrough laser illumination module and LeddarTech’s LeddarCore ICs.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

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A pilot plant was manufactured in South Korea in 2017 with a capacity of 2,500 tons / year of lithium; this was then brought to and installed in Argentina. POSCO Group’s lithium brine demo plant in Argentina. POSCO developed its own extraction technology for lithium in 2010.

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Stora Enso to build biomass-to-sugars demo plant in Louisiana

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The Raceland demonstration plant is scheduled to start production early 2017. These sugars will be converted and upgraded for applications in, for example, food and personal care.

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