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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016, by almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 by 0.4 grams more than in 2017. This is the first increase in average CO 2 emissions from new vans since the regulation came into force in 2011, following a sharp decrease in 2017.

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Teijin joins AZL Partner Network for Lightweight Production Technology

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Teijin has joined the AZL Partner Network for Lightweight Production Technology , a cross-industry network for joint business development and technology development organized by service and engineering provider AZL Aachen GmbH and involving nine institutes and some 80 companies in the field of lightweight production. of Czech Republic.

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NuScale Power receives US NRC design approval for small modular reactor

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NuScale’s DCA was completed in December 2016 and accepted by the NRC in March 2017. NuScale has signed agreements with entities in the US, Canada, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Jordan. This is what DOE’s SMR Program was created to do, and our success is credited to strong bipartisan support from Congress.

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Skoda begins production of second-gen Kodiaq from Kvasiny plant | Autocar Professional

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Skoda Auto has launched series production of the second-generation Kodiaq, its SUV flagship model, at the plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic on January 17. This milestone was followed by the launch of the compact Karoq in 2017, the Kamiq city SUV in 2019, and the all-electric Enyaq SUV in 2021.

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Magna using torsional welding process for thermoplastics in autos; sensors to thin-wall bumpers

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The torsional welding process, developed by Magna for automotive applications at its exteriors plant in Liberec, Czech Republic, in collaboration with Telsonic Ultrasonics , features a high-speed twisting motion that creates enough friction-based heat to join a plastic bracket to a thermoplastic fascia. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion maker A123 Systems to build HQ complex in Michigan, shrink US cell manufacturing

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The 32-acre company-owned site will house all corporate functions, an engineering center, new laboratory space and a manufacturing plant. This new complex meets future needs by becoming our epicenter of engineering. The new 150,000 square foot campus will replace A123’s leased space in Livonia and Romulus, Michigan.

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Danish Power Systems sets new record with degradation rate in high-temperature polymer fuel cells

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The clean technology company Danish Power Systems (DPS), with partners at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, reports the best operating stability for high-temperature polymer fuel cells (HTPEMFC) yet. μV h −1 for a reference membrane. 2016.12.075.

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