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DECEMBER 21, 2022

European Lithium signed a binding long term lithium offtake agreement via its wholly-owned Austrian subsidiary ECM Lithium AT GmbH with BMW to secure the company’s first offtake of battery grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from its Wolfsberg Lithium Project underground mine in Austria.

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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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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Global Bioenergies reported that runs using wheat straw hydrolysate provided by its partner Clariant were successfully performed in its Leuna demo plant, leading to the production of cellulosic isobutene for the first time at this scale. million by the Bio Based Industry- Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU) as part of the H2020 program.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

Germany-based Evonik Industries and Austria-based SECAR Technologie GmbH have established a joint venture, LiteCon Advanced Composite Products, to mass-produce fiber-reinforced composite components for the automotive and aviation industries.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Germany-based ElringKlinger and France-based Plastic Omnium, two automotive supplier leaders in their respective business areas, will create EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, a joint venture dedicated to fuel cell stack development, production and commercialization. ElringKlinger PEMFC modules.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

Consultancy Frost & Sullivan recently selected Austria-based Kreisel Electric ( earlier post ) as the winner of the 2017 European Electric Vehicle Technology Leadership Award. —Frost & Sullivan Industry Manager Prajyot N. Kreisel will open a new 7,000 m 2 production facility in Rainbach (Austria) in September this year.

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MAY 7, 2014

Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI) concluded an agreement with Siemens AG of Germany calling for the establishment of a joint-venture company (JV) in steel and metal production machinery effective as of January 2015 subject to regulatory approvals. The JV’s CEO is currently being selected.

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AUGUST 16, 2014

(MRC) recently executed a share sales and purchase agreement by which it will acquire 51% of Wethje Holding GmbH , a German company engaged in manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) parts for automobile applications, from Wethje parent Cross Industries AG.

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

The company will invest €60 million in the construction of its first production facility, called “Plant One”, of which €30 million comes from a European Investment Bank (EIB) loan facility. The plant will have a production capacity of 100 MWh. LeydenJar has demonstrated production of its anode material at pilot plant scale.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. Full scope CO 2 emissions will be one of the lowest in the industry, the company claims. of global production of aluminum and 6.5%

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The “&Charge” platform is currently available in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. Its central task is to find and scale new digital business models and optimize existing products. The entirely owned subsidiary of Porsche AG develops digital products and services and designs industry solutions.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation, first industrial deployment and construction of relevant infrastructure in the hydrogen value chain.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Miba operates a highly flexible approach, which is ideal for AEHRA as we are developing EVs that transcend what is perceived as mainstream within the automotive industry. This is an exciting partnership for the development and production of battery packs for high performance electric vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

ElringKlinger AG and the Dutch vehicle manufacturer VDL Bus & Coach BV have agreed on a strategic partnership for the development and industrialization of fuel cell stacks and systems for mobile and stationary applications. ElringKlinger AG will focus on the customer-specific development and production of fuel cell stacks.

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APRIL 2, 2014

eRamp research activities will focus on the rapid introduction of new production technologies and further exploration of chip packaging technologies for power semiconductors. The German project partners will investigate and develop new methods for speeding up the start of the production run. Manufacturing Power Electronics'

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APRIL 30, 2023

A new approach developed by researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria and international colleagues proposes using solid air (nitrogen or oxygen) as a medium for recycling cooling energy across the hydrogen liquefaction supply chain. The Solid Air Hydrogen Liquefaction process © Hunt et al.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Samsung SDI has decided to use Hungary as its Li-ion battery production base in Europe. The new battery plant will be built in Goed, north of Budapest in a 330,000 m 2 site, using existing facilities previously used for display production.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Three EV industry collaborators—Mer Germany, Hubject, and Driivz—will demonstrate ISO 15118-based Plug&Charge technology at the Intercharge Network Conference ( ICNC23 ) in Berlin later this month. —Anton Achatz, director of business development and product management, Mer Germany How Plug&Charge works.

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DECEMBER 26, 2020

Fuel cells based on methanol oxidation have potential for the motor and technical industries. A group of researchers from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Austria, Turkey, Switzerland, and the UK has developed a new metallic glass that is 85% more efficient in oxidizing methanol than its platinum-based analogs. Credit: FEFU.

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JUNE 18, 2018

The engineering and manufacturing joint ventures are expected to take over an existing BAIC manufacturing facility in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, where the first production vehicles are planned for 2020. The Zhenjiang facility where Magna and BJEV plan to engineer and build electric vehicles for the Chinese market. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The green hydrogen generated there will be fed directly into the internal gas network, allowing the testing of the use of hydrogen in various process stages of steel production. This CO 2 -heavy hydrogen can be replaced by hydrogen from electrolysis, greatly improving the emission balance resulting from industrial processes.

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JULY 16, 2022

The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation and first industrial deployment in the hydrogen technology value chain. As a result, positive spill-over effects will be generated throughout Europe.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Conventional production of graphite not only takes place far away from battery manufacturing centers but also poses environmental challenges. UP Catalyst uses a molten salt carbon capture and electrochemical transformation (MSCC-ET) method to reprocess CO 2 from heavy industry flue gases into carbon nanomaterials and graphite.

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MAY 9, 2017

million) from the EU’s Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking ( BBI-JU ), with the remainder being contributed by the participants. assessment of the sustainability and environmental benefits by the Energy Institute at the University of Linz (Austria). The Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking is a new €3.7-billion

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Coradia iLint trains have run more than 200,000 km with zero CO 2 emission in passenger service in Germany and Austria and has been successfully tested in the Netherlands. Alstom is a pioneer of hydrogen technology, having introduced the Coradia iLint to the German market in September 2018 ( earlier post ).

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MARCH 20, 2014

BMW has awarded ENGEL Austria another contract to supply system solutions to BMW’s Leipzig factory, where ENGEL duo injection moulding machines are used to manufacture car body shell components for the BMW i3 electric vehicle. ENGEL Austria is a leading supplier of lightweight solutions for the international automotive industry.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China. Both the engine plant and the light metal foundry incorporate the latest state-of-the-art production standards.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The company also set up a business unit fully dedicated to the scouting for new technologies as well as developing new projects by teaming up with other partners to adopt hydrogen in several industries such as railways and steel. Mubadala’s $232-billion portfolio spans six continents with interests in multiple sectors and asset classes.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Over the next two years, MAN Truck & Bus , headquartered in Munich, Germany, plans to establish battery repair centers in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and the UK. MAN is ramping up electric truck production as it plans to begin deliveries of its next-generation eTruck this year.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Henkel is partnering in a research and development project called SYMPA, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry Republic of Austria Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT).

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MAY 5, 2022

In light of energy diversification, the move away from fossil fuels, and the need to reduce CO 2 emissions, demand for green hydrogen is growing rapidly—not only in energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemicals, and heavy-duty freight, but also in private real estate. Production is expected to start this year.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

These forecasts show that the commercial vehicle industry is only at the beginning of electrification. The number of batteries that have come to the end of their service life in vehicles will therefore only reach industrial levels in around 10 to 15 years. The project partner at the time was the Council for Sustainable Logistics (CNL).

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has re-started production of the THINK City—one of the first urban EVs—at a new facility with manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The THINK City in production at Valmet. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 22, 2022

Cryoshelter is a cryogenic storage technology company founded in 2008 in Austria by Dr. Matthias Rebernik (currently holds approximately 80% of the shares in the company) whose PhD thesis was part of the LH2-tank project for the BMW Hydrogen 7 ( earlier post ). 20-50% better fuel storage and 2-4x improved hold time versus competitors).

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MAY 15, 2018

Global Bioenergies will lead a consortium including Sekab, Graanul Invest, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol, Peab Asfalt, SkyNRG, Ajinomoto Eurolysine, IPSB, TechnipFMC and Linz University in a 3-year project (called REWOFUEL) to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood residuals.

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JUNE 20, 2017

BMW’s new 530e plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) will be produced at Magna’s contract manufacturing plant in Graz, Austria, starting in summer 2017. Magna’s Graz facility will then be the production home for two premium electrified vehicles: the BMW 530e and the previously awarded Jaguar I-PACE.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The company has also enchanced its capabilities in areas such as solution consulting, technical architecture consulting, product and engineering. AMPECO has appointed Thomas Schneider as Business Development Manager for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), and Charlie O’Donoghue as a Technical Architecture Consultant in the UK.

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