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Sunfire, Fraunhofer, partners launch project to scale alkaline AEM electrolysis

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Sunfire and Fraunhofer IFAM , together with Canadian materials partner Ionomr Innovations , are launching the “Integrate” research project to apply alkaline AEM electrolysis technology on an industrial scale. To produce cost-effective green hydrogen, industry and energy companies need efficient electrolyzers on a large scale.

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Researchers split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen

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A flow-type natural seawater electrolyser with Lewis acid-modified electrodes (Cr 2 O 3 –CoO x ) exhibits the industrially required current density of 1.0 A cm University of Adelaide’s Professor Shizhang Qiao, co-corresponding author, said that the researchers used a non-precious and cheap catalyst in a commercial electrolyzer.

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BYD Europe aims to beat Tesla & big EU automakers

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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature] BYD Europe’s goals come at a time when the EU is wary of cheap Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). Research from Transport & Environment stated that a quarter of all EV sales this year will be China-made cars.

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BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

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China’s dominance of the industry is to be expected given its huge investments and the policies the country has implemented over the past decade. The growing industry within the region and Europe’s strong environmental credentials helped five European countries place in the top ten ranking for 2020.

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New smelting reduction process to recover Co, Ni, Mn, and Li simultaneously from Li-ion batteries

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This is substantially different from an industrial smelting reduction process, in which a slag phase is present to prevent the oxidation of molten alloy and for refining purposes. To provide a better reference for the industrial implementation, the proposed smelting process needs to be demonstrated on a pilot scale. —Hu et al.

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IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

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—lead author Julian Hunt, a researcher in the Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group of the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program In their paper, the authors also address the ongoing debate in industry and academia to find the best alternative to transport hydrogen by sea. Montanari, P., Schneider, P.,

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Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

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Their open-access study is published in Nature’s new Communications Earth & Environment journal. The most challenging issue facing the shale energy industry is the very low hydrocarbon recovery rates: less than 10% for oil and 20% for gas. The pores are miniscule—typically less than five nanometers—and poorly understood.

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