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Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

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The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry. The roadmap reflects China’s ambition to foster a hydrogen economy; the country aims to have 1 million FCEVs on its roads by 2035, with an emphasis on commercial vehicles.

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Toyota establishes joint research institute with Tsinghua University; hydrogen and advanced mobility

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By establishing the Joint Research Institute, Toyota sees an opportunity to further contribute to the development of China and to become a mobility company capable of meeting the needs of Chinese consumers through the development and popularization of vehicles equipped with new technology.

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Proton OnSite additional electrolyzer order as part of $22M deal; green hydrogen for fuel cell buses in China

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Proton OnSite, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nel ASA, received an order for the fourth M Series, Megawatt scale hydrogen electrolyzers in a thirteen M Series delivery agreement with Guangdong Synergy Hydrogen Power Technology Co., Installations and commissioning of the remaining units are planned for Q4, 2017 and through CY 2018.

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U of Birmingham, Bentley and partners in rare-earth recycling project; RaRE

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The technology, called Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS), uses hydrogen decrepitation as a cost-effective and efficient way of extracting rare earths from redundant or broken products. Hydrogen preferentially enters the rare earth metal, and causes an expansion in volume. Resources. Kimiabeigi et al. 2017.2762625.

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Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

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Bosch and Weichai launched their joint development project in September 2018. Over the 17 years since, both companies have pooled their strengths and expertise in multiple endeavors, one of which was supplying the Chinese market with diesel engines. liters displacement. Their strategic alliance began back in 2003.

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Report: Hyundai to boost production of new fuel cell vehicle 15x to 3,600 units

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The FE Concept showcases Hyundai Motor’s fourth-generation of hydrogen fuel cell technology, an evolution of research, development and real-world evaluation programs around the world. The FE is designed to run for more than 800 kilometers (497 miles) between refueling, acknowledging the current limited hydrogen infrastructure.

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Hyundai Motor Group opens CRADLE Beijing

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In 2018, it co-published plans for a hydrogen energy fund with Tsinghua University, while in March this year it invested in Deep GLINT, a promising Chinese AI startup. —John Suh, Head of Hyundai CRADLE Silicon Valley. Hyundai Motor Group has a track record for future technology partnerships in China.

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