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JUNE 30, 2024

It may at times seem like there are as many humanoid robotics companies out there as the industry could possibly sustain, but the potential for useful and reliable and affordable humanoids is so huge that there’s plenty of room for any company that can actually get them to work.

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OCTOBER 27, 2018

The plant, which will produce chemicals used in electric vehicle batteries (EVB), will be located at the company’s current industrial site in Sotkamo, Finland. Ammonium sulfate is used as fertilizer and in other process industries. —Janne Palosaari, Chief Commercial Officer.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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JULY 23, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for airplanes used in commercial aviation and large business jets. The new international Airplane CO 2 Emission Standards adopted by ICAO in 2017 are prescribed in ICAO Annex 16, Volume III titled, Aeroplane CO 2 Emissions.

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. CATL will invest €240 million by 2022 in the German plant, which will be located on a 70-hectare site in the industrial area Erfurt Cross.

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MAY 1, 2017

ZAF ), developer of a rechargeable Nickel Zinc (NiZn) battery, announced that it is in field testing with a leading US manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses, and defense vehicles. ZAF Energy Systems Inc. ( The reduction in the number of batteries translates to an estimated weight savings of 480 pounds.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

ZAF ) has opened a new production facility in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to manufacturing its initial line of rechargeable nickel zinc (NiZn) batteries. ZAF will begin staffing the new facility by transferring five current employees from its Montana location and then hiring 20 new employees to work alongside them by the end of 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Schaeffler collaborated with REFIRE, a leading global supplier of commercial hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Initially, fuel cell drives will be used mainly in long-haul commercial vehicles. Schaeffler has been developing metallic bipolar plates since 2017 and is currently making them at a pilot plant at its Herzogenaurach location.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2022

This funding will accelerate the path to commercialization through developing a next-generation electrolyte, automating manual processes to assemble more cells, and perform pre-FEED studies ahead of investing in the next scale of manufacturing facilities. million) late seed funding round, primarily from existing investors.

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MARCH 11, 2021

LiNa Energy is commercializing a safe, ~$50kWh (at mass manufacturing), cobalt-free battery platform that is suited to grid storage and the electrification of transportation. LiNa’s senior team has accumulated decades of materials engineering and design for manufacturing experience in the fuel cell industry.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

AEye Inc has completed a successful live metropolitan demo showcasing its solid-state commercial LiDAR system with 360° vehicle coverage. AEye is the first to announce a commercial solid state system capable of 360° coverage and real-time software configurability.

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APRIL 13, 2021

As the heavy-duty transportation industry seeks greener alternatives to combustion engines, HT-PEM fuel cells promise a clean, efficient alternative. HT-PEM fuel cells have potential to revolutionize the heavy-duty transportation industry. —Rod Borup, Los Alamos program manager for Fuel Cells and Vehicle Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Two UK-based companies—Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group—have formed a new joint venture—Hyperbat Limited—to produce batteries for future hybrid and electric vehicles. What will be the UK’s largest independent vehicle battery manufacturer will open in early 2019 in Coventry.

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. CATL will invest €240 million by 2022 in the German plant, which will be located on a 70-hectare site in the industrial area Erfurt Cross.

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DECEMBER 12, 2020

The deal is also expected to allow Hyundai Motor Group and Boston Dynamics to leverage each other’s respective strengths in manufacturing, logistics, construction and automation. At CES 2017, Hyundai Motor Company revealed MEX, which helps paraplegic patients walk once more. Boston Dynamics’ Spot and Atlas.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The hydrogen fuel, fuel tanks and refueling process of the experimental vehicle are the same as found in the Mirai, Toyota’s commercially available flagship fuel cell electric vehicle. Japan’s auto industry must succeed in building passenger vehicles. 2022 GR Yaris Hydrogen.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Department (DOE) released a new report showing continued momentum and growth in the fuel cell industry. Applicants to the Energy Department’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office’s fiscal year 2017 funding opportunity will collaborate with national lab consortia stemming from the EMN initiative.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Alcoa will invest $190 million at its Davenport Works, Iowa, facility to expand its product offerings in the aerospace and industrial markets. Alcoa is installing manufacturing technology to enhance the performance of thick aluminum and aluminum-lithium plate in various applications, including wing ribs and fuselage frames.

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MARCH 12, 2012

According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. billion by 2017, the market intelligence firm forecasts. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has introduced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem, making Qualcomm the first company to announce a commercial 5G modem chipset solution. QTI will utilize these insights to help accelerate the standardization and commercialization of 5G New Radio (NR), the global standard for 5G.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The trucks will be supported by the FUSO retail network and the e-mobility experts of Daimler Truck and Bus Australia, which oversees the import and distribution of FUSO, Mercedes-Benz, and Freightliner brand commercial vehicles. In 2017, MFTBC introduced the eCanter, the first all-electric light-duty truck in series production in Japan.

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MAY 12, 2021

The CP hydrogen-powered locomotive pioneering project, first announced in December 2020, will retrofit a line-haul diesel freight locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and Leclanché's European-manufactured lithium-ion batteries to power the locomotive's electric traction motors. million in 2018 versus 2017.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

KAMAZ, the largest Russian manufacturer of commercial vehicles, together with domestic software developer CognitiveTechnologies, has launched a project to construct an unmanned vehicle. To launch an unmanned KAMAZ into commercial operation, it is necessary to change the current law.

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MAY 25, 2021

Solid Power’s proprietary sulfide solid electrolyte powers the flexible All-Solid-State Platform that can enable both high-content silicon and lithium metal in the anode paired with industry-standard and commercially mature cathodes, including lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC).

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JUNE 9, 2020

Yutong Group), a large-scale industrial Chinese manufacturer of commercial vehicles that specializes in electric buses, is using Cree 1200V silicon carbide devices in a StarPower power module for its new, high-efficiency powertrain system for electric buses. StarPower Semiconductor and Cree, Inc.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

This funding will enable the company to advance their technology through expanding their laboratory facilities, stepping-up recruitment and buying new equipment which will accelerate their commercialization plan and ultimately when they are market-ready. —Dr Gene Lewis, CEO of LiNa Energy.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

With the facelift of the Mercedes-Benz S550e plug-in hybrid in 2017, Daimler AG plans to launch a wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) system, manufactured by a Tier 1 power electronics supplier, which has licensed Qualcomm Halo inventions. The commercial application of WEVC will be a first among hybrid vehicles.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

On the basis of industry expert discussion and trusted media sources, we are giving the top 10 lithium battery manufacturers in India. This makes it the first lithium battery manufacturer to offer the 6Ah to 100Ah range to the consumer segment through retail channels and online marketplaces. Loom Solar – Energy Storage 2.

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MARCH 23, 2016

a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and commercial solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into methanol and gasoline, plans to develop and deliver its 160MT/day methanol plant to a manufacturing site in the Marcellus shale region. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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JULY 15, 2020

Announced in January 2020 by US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) is a comprehensive program to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of next-generation energy storage. Over the Fiscal Years 2017-2019, DOE has invested more than $1.2

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JUNE 21, 2021

As a first step forward the commercialization of domestically-produced SAF around 2030, SAF produced at the demonstration plants has now passed the quality inspection and became available for use in actual flights. One SAF was manufactured by Mitsubishi Power, Ltd./Toyo Toyo Engineering Corporation/JERA Co.,

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JUNE 22, 2017

In the latest E-Mobility Index report (2Q/2017), consultancy Roland Berger and partner Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (fka) find that China has for the first time moved into the pole position. The consultancy says that China will dominate both the market and the industry in the foreseeable future. Technology.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The M10A Broadsword is a LOX/LCH 4 dual expander cycle engine, with an additively manufactured aluminum thrust chamber assembly. The Tipping Point public-private partnership is an innovative way NASA helps industry develop promising space technologies that could benefit future commercial and government missions.

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MAY 4, 2016

The ANGP GEN 1 ANG system includes several industry firsts: ANSI NGV2 certification, conducted by tank manufacturer Worthington Industries, which allows for over-the-road use of the vehicle; Seamless monolith-filled cylinders, containing Ingevity Corporation’s Nuchar Fuelsorb activated carbon monoliths, developed and produced for ANGP.

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JUNE 16, 2021

In a 2017 open-access paper exploring the use of concentrated solar thermal (CST) radiation for alumina calcination, Davis et al. This study will investigate a potential technology that can contribute to the decarbonization of the Australian alumina industry. A fifth-generation (circa 2011) alumina calciner. Klett and Perander (2015).

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MAY 12, 2017

The LCFS gives us the incentives we need to invest in early-commercial vehicle and fuel technologies today in order to bring down the costs for all Californians in the future. Signatories to the letter include clean fuel producers, vehicle manufacturers, and vehicle fleet operators. —Letter of support. gCO 2 e/MJ for diesel.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

a startup founded by former Stanford University researchers developing next-generation battery technology for potential aerospace and industrial applications. Cuberg developed an advanced lithium metal rechargeable battery cell that is designed to be a drop-in solution to existing large-scale battery manufacturing processes.

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