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Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial electrolyzer

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device. King, McKenzie A.

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GM, POSCO Future M announce 2nd phase of CAM production in N America; adding pCAM

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pCAM is a specifically engineered combination of processed raw materials necessary to produce CAM, a key battery material representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. 2019 - GM formed the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture with LGES for US battery cell production. Currently, CAM and pCAM processing is highly concentrated in Asia.

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DOE awards Cummins $1M to develop hydrogen rescue truck

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Cummins is the project lead and is working with a number of public and private partners on these projects, which are part of DOE’s “H2@Scale” initiative to develop affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution and use. The group successfully brought zero emissions electrified powertrains to bus markets in North America in 2019.

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Alibaba-backed DeepRoute unveils self-driving solution that doesn't require HD maps

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solution accelerate automakers' mass production plans because they comprehensively address concerns about the high cost of mapping and maintenance and the limitations of geo-fencing, according to DeepRoute. "We We focus on rapidly bringing highly advanced, affordable autonomous driving to automobile OEMs," said Maxwell Zhou, CEO of DeepRoute.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

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Amazon and Rivian have collaborated on sustainable electric delivery vehicles since 2019, with pilot deliveries occurring over the past year. In 2019, Rivian and Amazon committed to fast-tracking a new type of delivery vehicle that would result in a significant reduction of carbon emissions. cities by 2030. I’d love to hear from you!

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USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

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Beginning in 2019, research divers collected kelp from the wild, affixed it to the kelp elevator and then deployed it off the northwest shore of Catalina Island, near Wrigley’s marine field station. Once implemented, depth-cycling farms could lead to a new way to produce affordable, carbon-neutral fuel year-round. Navarrete, Diane Y.

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SpaceX already raising Falcon 9 rocket vertical for next Starlink launch

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Only Falcon 9’s expendable upper stage, a few Starlink payload adapter components, and the Starlink satellites themselves will be new, which has allowed SpaceX to achieve unprecedented affordability and marginal launch costs as low as $15 million. Even including a conservative cost estimate of $500k to $1M per Starlink V1.5

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