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MAY 7, 2021

is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units (TRUs) to its fleet located at the company’s Riverside, Calif. Through this process, the refrigeration system provides multi-zone temperature settings with the capability of maintaining a full load of frozen product from -10 to -20 ?F United Natural Foods, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BMW has begun fuel cell system production at the company’s competence center for hydrogen in Munich. We think hydrogen-powered vehicles are ideally placed technologically to fit alongside battery-electric vehicles and complete the electric mobility picture. Fuel cell systems are manufactured in two main steps.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Mass production of the all-new 2023 Honda CR-V hybrid began at Honda of Canada Mfg. The Indiana Auto Plant (IAP) and the East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) in Ohio, which produced the previous CR-V Hybrid, will begin production of the 2023 CR-V hybrid in the coming months.

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JUNE 12, 2022

A team from Washington State University (WSU) and the Gas Technology Institute have used an ethanol and water mixture and a small amount of electricity in an electrochemical conversion system to produce pure compressed hydrogen. Without using a membrane, the only gas-phase species is H2. —Kee et al.

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Fujitsu have applied quantum-inspired computing to find the promising, previously unexplored chemical family of Ru-Cr-Mn-Sb-O 2 as acidic oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for hydrogen production. A paper on their work appears in the journal Matter.

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MARCH 4, 2023

Ford is boosting production in the US of its popular EVs—Mustang Mach-E®, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit—along with other customer favorites such as Bronco Sport and Maverick. The company is also preparing to launch all-new versions of four significant vehicles in 2023: Super Duty, Ranger, Mustang and Escape. sales increase.

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

The City of New York will invest $420 million in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and alternative fuels to accelerate the transition to an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet. All light-duty, medium-duty, and non-emergency heavy-duty vehicles will be converted to electric by 2035.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide variety of OEM truck makers, the new fuel cell electric system in the latest prototypes has been adapted to a Kenworth T680 chassis. Port fleet rollout.

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JUNE 18, 2020

An electric exhaust gas turbocharger, which in future will be used for the first time in a series production model, is already in the final stages of development. This electronically-controlled electric motor drives the compressor wheel before this accepts the exhaust gas flow.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

the developer of a novel liquefied gas electrolyte. product—LiGas( earlier post )—recently expanded its manufacturing facility, corporate offices and team of experts as interest grows in LiGas. South 8 Technologies, Inc., and Chief Technology Officer Jungwoo Lee, Ph.D., and Chief Technology Officer Jungwoo Lee, Ph.D.,

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JULY 31, 2021

At the heart of the plan is a 2 million tonne capacity Reduced Iron (DRI) facility and an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) facility capable of producing 2.4 Modification of the existing EAF facility and continuous casters will also be undertaken to align productivity, quality and energy capabilities between all assets in the new footprint.

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MARCH 20, 2020

DEUTZ combines diesel, gas, hybrid, electric and hydrogen technologies to create optimal solution for every customer. The solutions are configured using the DEUTZ Advanced Configurator, a modular product design toolbox. With the electric motors, the system delivers instant torque, making the machine even more dynamic.

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JULY 1, 2022

Beginning in 2025, MAN Truck & Bus will manufacture high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses in large-scale production at its Nuremberg site. To this end, the company will invest around €100 million over the next five years at its production site for combustion engines. Bottom: The battery pack for the MAN eTruck.

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Batteries Battery Production Electric 259

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JULY 6, 2020

thyssenkrupp’s proprietary water electrolysis technology for the production of. Operators can now link their plants to the German electricity market via E.ON’s virtual power plant. Plant operators can market their willingness to adapt flexibly to general electricity demand and thus generate additional revenues.

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Water Hydrogen Market Production 337

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MARCH 28, 2024

The gas-powered Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman models are being discontinued in Europe as an all-electric version approaches its debut. Porsche retires gas-powered 718 Boxster, Cayman cars After announcing plans to retire its best-selling SUV in Europe, the Macan, Porsche will do the same with its 718 Boxster and Cayman models.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River ( earlier post ) to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans. —Forest River Bus president David Wright.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

Bollinger Motors has unveiled its DELIVER-E all-electric delivery van concept. The DELIVER-E leverages the engineering, technology, and components used in the company’s product portfolio to deploy an electric van tailored for the delivery market. Production is slated for 2022.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

German automaker BMW is making a major move toward EV production by ditching gas-powered vehicle manufacturing from its plant in Munich, Germany. By the end of 2027, Munich will produce exclusively all-electric vehicles in what executives call its “parent plant.” I’d love to hear from you!

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MAY 24, 2019

Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark and Haldor Topsoe, with colleagues from the Danish Technological Institute and Sintex have developed a “ disruptive approach to a fundamental process ” by integrating an electrically heated catalytic structure directly into a steam-methane–reforming (SMR) reactor for hydrogen production.

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MAY 21, 2020

Energy company SGH2 is bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster, California. SGH2’s gasification process uses a plasma-enhanced thermal catalytic conversion process optimized with oxygen-enriched gas. It can also provide lowest-cost long-term storage for electrical grids relying on renewable energy.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

Schlumberger, Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 will form a joint venture to drive innovation and efficiency in subsea production by helping customers unlock reserves and reduce cycle time. Subsea 7 will be an equity partner in the new joint venture. Schlumberger will hold 70% of the JV, Aker Solutions 20% and Subsea 7 10%.

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MAY 28, 2020

Hydrogen researchers at Graz University of Technology (Austria), together with the Graz-based start-up Rouge H2 Engineering , have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen using chemical looping. Both the transportation and the storage contribute considerably to the hydrogen price.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

FREYR is targeting the development of more than 40 GWh of scalable, modular battery cell production capacity via a phased development approach utilizing deep partnership-based strategies, including in-licensing of next generation technologies. —Tom Jensen, the CEO of FREYR. FREYR will pay both upfront and running fees to 24M.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

Magna’s new all-electric connected powertrain, the EtelligentReach, will debut on a new entrant vehicle in 2022. The complete system comprises two electric motors, inverters and gearboxes, and leverages advanced software to maximize vehicle range and driving dynamics.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Oberon Fuels’ Maverick Innovation Center The demonstration project will reduce the amount of natural gas currently used during production and replace it with zero-emission solar heat. By reducing the use of natural gas, Oberon Fuels will further reduce the carbon intensity of the finished fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. Their open access paper is published in the journal Energy.

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JUNE 14, 2021

Swiss research intsitute Empa’s future mobility demonstrator, “move”, is investigating three paths for CO 2 reduction in road traffic—electric mobility, hydrogen mobility and synthetic fuels—against the background of a rapidly changing energy system. Both hydrogen production and methanization continuously generate waste heat.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

TI Fluid Systems (TIFS), a leading global supplier of automotive fluid systems technology, has launched high volume production supply of various fluid products for the global Mercedes-Benz AG programs C-Class, GLC and E-Class hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). Mercedes-Benz is a key strategic OEM for TIFS. Fluid systems—e.g.,

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

What is currently the world’s largest pilot plant for the CO 2 -neutral production of hydrogen has successfully commenced operation at the voestalpine site in Linz, simultaneously setting an international milestone in the advancement of new energy supply options. It has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995.

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MARCH 24, 2023

The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Daimler Trucks is taking the next step in its electrification of trucks with the battery-electric low-floor heavy-duty truck Mercedes-Benz eEconic. The experience gained from customer testing will flow directly into series production of the eEconic, which is to start in 2022.

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JUNE 23, 2022

The end product is a transportation fuel suited for aircraft, ships as well as heavy and light road vehicles. Establishing the infrastructure for Power-to-Liquids production contributes to the strengthening of co-operation between Neste and VTT in e-fuel production development from pilot to commercial scale.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

International technology company Semcon is collaborating with Hystar , a Norwegian company that has developed a novel PEM electrolysis technology, to increase the amount of hydrogen gas that can be produced through electrolysis by more than 150% compared to current electrolyzer technology without using more energy.

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APRIL 15, 2022

To make room for these moves, Honda will conclude Insight production in June. Honda will introduce all-new models of the CR-V Hybrid this year, followed by the Accord Hybrid, which will eventually make up 50% of the sales mix of each model. Hybrids will represent the top and best performing models in the lineup.

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JUNE 8, 2023

The levels of these non-fuel-derived gases will likely remain unchanged, even as more drivers transition from gas-powered to electric vehicles. These emissions are independent of the vehicle energy/propulsion system and therefore applicable to all road vehicle types including those with battery-electric powertrains.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

in production logistics. Logistics is the heart of our production system. —Jürgen Maidl, head of Logistics for the BMW Group production network. Around 1,800 suppliers at more than 4,000 locations deliver more than 31 million parts to the 30 BMW Group production sites worldwide every day.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

The energy system will power and heat Raven SR’s S-Series hydrogen production facility at a sanitary landfill in Richmond, California. At the site, landfill gas (LFG) will be the primary fuel to provide power for the non-combustion process that converts waste to hydrogen. Earlier post.). —Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR.

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