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MAY 25, 2023

Volvo says its upcoming EX30 electric SUV will have the lowest carbon footprint of any of its production models to date.

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MAY 17, 2023

By advancing the PoC (Proof of Concept) tests it started in May 2023, Komatsu says it will accelerate its efforts to embark on the commercial production of medium-sized and large construction equipment powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the near future.

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MAY 13, 2021

Leading silicon and carbon products company Elkem has successfully commissioned its industrial pilot for battery materials in Kristiansand, Norway, starting industrial scale pilot production for customers. The production of battery materials represents one of our biggest growth opportunities.

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APRIL 16, 2017

a rechargeable lithium-nitrogen (Li-N–) battery with the proposed reversible reaction of 6Li + N– ⇋ 2Li–N. The assembled N– fixation battery system, consisting of a Li anode, ether-based electrolyte, and a carbon cloth cathode, shows a promising electrochemical faradic efficiency (59%). Now, researchers in China have developed.

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APRIL 9, 2019

France-based global energy generator EDF has launched Hynamics , a new subsidiary for the Group that will be responsible for offering effective low-carbon hydrogen for industry and mobility. In 2018, EDF consolidated its interest in the emerging low-carbon hydrogen market by acquiring a 21.7%

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company and Shell are embarking on a new strategic collaboration to explore ways to offer lower carbon emissions products and services and to reduce emissions across their operations.

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JULY 30, 2023

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? Jonas Ekstromer/AFP/Getty Images In the early 1970s, Exxon scientists predicted that global oil production would peak in the year 2000 and then fall into a steady decline.

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JULY 12, 2023

All eyes now focus on the second pilot, where our engine will power a real customer with a renewable low carbon fuel. —Robert Schanz, ClearFlame Vice President, Research & Development Phase two testing in conjunction with ComEd, an Exelon company in Illinois will be the next step in the product development process.

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JULY 25, 2011

The carbon nanofiber electrodes are substantially more porous than other carbon electrodes, and can therefore more efficiently store the solid oxidized lithium (Li 2 O 2 ) that fills the pores as the battery discharges. In that work, the carbon structures were more complex but only had about 70% void space. ” Resources.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Showa Denko will expand its production capacity for SCMG carbon-based anode material used in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries (LIBs) in response to growing demand from customers. Commercial operation of the expanded production facility is scheduled to start at the end of 2016. Showa Denko K.K.

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MAY 14, 2023

Founded in 2006, ProLogium has demonstrated its ability to produce solid-state batteries (SSBs) on a large scale; ProLogium’s automated pilot production line—activated in 2017—has supplied nearly 8,000 solid-state battery sample cells to international automotive OEMs for testing and module development.

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MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

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JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota and Woven Planet are studying a number of viable pathways to carbon neutrality and consider hydrogen to be a promising solution. Zero Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) is emitted when hydrogen is used. Swappable for easy replacement and quick recharging. Hydrogen has significant advantages.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Hard carbon and Sn-C nanocomposite electrodes were successfully applied as anode materials, yielding highly stable cycling performance and reversible capacities exceeding 110?mAh?g Sodium can serve as an alternative to lithium in rechargeable batteries as the reversible storage mechanisms for sodium ions are very similar (e.g.,

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MARCH 20, 2023

inline-four hydrogen combustion engine (448 ABH2)—the company’s zero-carbon emissions solution for construction and agricultural equipment—at the Conexpo 2023 show in Las Vegas as part of the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE). JCB publicly unveiled its new port fuel injected, 4.8L

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Rio Tinto will purchase four 7MWh FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives ( earlier post ) from Wabtec Corporation for use in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the company’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Ford Motor Company announced the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a sun-powered hybrid vehicle that can deliver the efficiency of a plug-in hybrid without depending on the electric grid for recharging. The outcome of those tests will help to determine if the concept is feasible as a production car. Hybrids Plug-ins Solar'

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The phase 1 demonstrator vehicle was launched at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle show. While conventional fuel cell stacks rely on stamped plates to hold the various layers, Bramble Energy’s approach leverages PCB manufacturing technology, which can be produced cheaply, in virtually any shape using flexible production techniques.

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JUNE 4, 2021

The joint venture is equally owned by the two partners and is chaired by David Holderbach, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic, product and international sales at the Renault Group. The first vehicles, based on Renault Master, will be assembled at the Batilly plant.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2024

Through this agreement, both companies reaffirm their commitment to contributing jointly to the resolution of various societal challenges, such as achieving a carbon-neutral society, promoting sustainable growth within the automotive and battery sectors, supporting local employment, and developing human resources,” stated the announcement.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Further additions to lithium production capacity for mined and refined lithium products will be required to keep pace with demand growth, led by battery applications. In 2019, rechargeable batteries accounted for 54% of total lithium demand, almost entirely from Li-ion battery technologies.

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APRIL 21, 2019

Last week at China’s Auto Shanghai motor show, Aston Martin Lagonda revealed the final production-ready iteration of its first all-electric production car, the Rapide E. A special edition with a production run strictly limited to 155 units, Rapide E was developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE).

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MARCH 19, 2021

The NeoLith Energy sustainable approach uses a differentiated direct lithium extraction (DLE) process to enable the production of high-purity, battery-grade lithium material while reducing the production time from over a year to weeks. NeoLith Energy’s pilot plant is a step towards a full-scale, commercial lithium production facility.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

During discharge, Li ions meet with reduced oxygen on the surface of the Li x V 2 O 5 electrode forming Li 2 O 2 , which is decomposed upon recharge. The rechargeable Li?air During discharge and charge in UHV, Li ions reversibly intercalate/de-intercalate into/from the Li x V 2 O 5 electrode. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

The highest energy density for Li-CNT-F batteries, 4,113 Wh kg carbon ?1 Researchers at the University of Alberta are developing , and, via their spin-out AdvEn Solutions working to commercialize, a new high power- and -energy density battery system: lithium-carbon-fluorine (Li-C-F). 1 and a specific energy of 4113 Wh kg carbon ?1

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MAY 14, 2024

Australian battery materials producer Sicona Battery Technologies plans to expand into the US battery component market by developing a commercial production facility somewhere in the southeastern US. The company has started supplying product samples and initiated offtake discussions with customers. million EVs.

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MAY 20, 2021

SQM, a Chilean company that is one of the world’s biggest producers of lithium, and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating to study SQM’s process for producing lithium with an eye toward better understanding sustainability challenges associated with lithium products. Image by SQM.). —Veronica Gautier, SQM’s head of innovation.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Vasant Kumar at the University of Cambridge and Professor Renjie Chen at the Beijing Institute of Technology has devised a three-dimensional hierarchical sandwich-type graphene sheet-sulfur/carbon (GS-S/C ZIF8-D ) composite to address performance-related issues in Lithium-sulfur batteries such as low efficiency and capacity degradation.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Sample UDRI solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air batteries, and Dr. Binod Kumar. Engineers at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) have developed a solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air battery. The cell exhibited excellent thermal stability and rechargeability in the 30–105 °C temperature range. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Combined with a fully electric drivetrain and a natural gas-powered onboard generator to recharge the battery, the Hypertruck ERX will provide more than 1,000 miles of range. Agility has confirmed a pre-order of up to 1,000 trucks and has agreed to invest in a private offering of securities to be issued by Tortoise Acquisition Corp.

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APRIL 6, 2022

The new funding will help scale the business to a global commercial and production footprint, maximizing its sustainability impact. Its proprietary reinforcement technologies ampliTex and powerRibs are used for making light and stiff composites that enable reduction of the environmental impact of products.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

MAHLE Powertrain and Allotrope Energy have unveiled a new battery technology which offers ultra-fast recharging coupled with good power density. Lithium-carbon battery. A 500 Wh conventional lithium-ion battery would require a recharge mid-shift that, even with a fast-charger, would take more than 30 minutes.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A volume-production counterpart is set to follow in around two years. The performance subsidiary Audi Sport GmbH is responsible for subsequently transforming the car into a volume-production model. A roof section is made from carbon along with numerous aluminum components and supporting elements made from high-strength steel.

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JUNE 17, 2023

A Mobilize electricity contract, provided by The Mobility House, which guarantees carbon-neutral electricity and serves to monetize energy injected back into the grid through automated bidirectional charging management.

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APRIL 13, 2021

This allows for extended range and 80% recharge in less than 30 minutes. The GL 65 energy cells (as well as the GL 60 cells) are manufactured by Leclanché in its production facility located in Willstätt, Germany. The cells are made using the company’s proprietary production process.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Total/Saft will contribute its expertise in R&D and industrialization, and Groupe PSA its knowledge of the automotive market and its experience in production. At the end of this R&D phase, mass production could be launched in two “gigafactories”, in Douvrin (France) and Kaiserslautern (Germany).

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Other specific vehicle requirements include: Recharge utilizing SAE-1772 combo connector or similar adaptor. The Canoo LTV is designed to be durable with a focus on passenger and battery safety, and incorporates carbon Kevlar for strength without the added weight. Full specifications will be revealed closer to production.

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