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Na-ion battery developer Faradion collaborating with battery manufacturer AMTE Power

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The partnership enables sodium-ion battery technology to be incorporated in a range of renewable energy applications including residential energy storage, commercial micro-grids, wind turbine and tidal energy storage. AMTE Power has branded its sodium-ion product “Ultra Safe” due to its improved safety and enhanced thermal stability.

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Groupe Renault acquires PVI, a specialist in the electrification of Light Commercial Vehicles

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Groupe Renault has acquired the French company PVI (Power Vehicle Innovation), which specializes in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electricity or natural gas. to 7.5t (Renault Maxity commercial vehicle, Gépébus Oréos 2X minibus, the Aptinéo Vehixel minicoach, the DongFeng/Haide 7.5t Earlier post.). Master Z.E. Master Z.E.

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Coradia iLint hydrogen train receives approval for commercial operation in German railway networks

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In November 2017, Alstom and the local transport authority of Lower Saxony (LNVG) signed a contract for the delivery of 14 hydrogen fuel cell trains, along with 30 years of maintenance and energy supply. —Enak Ferlemann, the German Federal Government’s authorised delegate for rail transportation.

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Fontaine Modification offers refrigerated trailer electrification through new strategic alliance with eNow

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In addition to environmental benefits, using eTRU technology reduces fuel and maintenance costs. The company successfully tested the first zero-emission eTRU for commercial use on a Challenge Dairy truck making urban deliveries in 2017. Fontaine has modification centers strategically located across the United States.

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Fuel cell electric vehicles powered by Ballard have driven more than 50M km; 70% in China

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Ballard Power Systems announced that its proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology and products have now powered Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) in commercial heavy- and medium-duty motive applications for acumulative total of more than 50 million kilometers on roads around the globe, an increase of more than 5-times since 2017.

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ZeroAvia unveils hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for aviation

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ZeroAvia plans to start supplying its platform to commercial operators and aircraft manufacturers in 2022, initially targeting up to 500-mile regional flights in 10 to 20-seat fixed-wing aircraft. He previously founded and was the CEO of eMotorWerks, a smart grid electric vehicle charging company acquired in 2017.

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BASF Fourtune FCC catalyst to deliver more butylene; increases FCC gasoline octane; no increase in H2 and coke production

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Fourtune commercial trials have confirmed its ability to deliver better economic performance through butylene selectivity, high conversion, and maintenance of coke selective bottoms upgrading and high distillate yields that increases refiners’ profitability. In 2017, Tier 3 standards went into effect in the United States.

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