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Chinese researchers develop new alloy for on-board hydrogen production for fuel cells

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Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University have used a gallium, indium, tin and bismuth alloy to generate hydrogen, when placed in contact with an aluminum plate immersed in water. Al is a favored hydrogen generation material because of its relatively low cost, low density, and abundant geological reserves.

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Ford CEO says new mid-size electric pickup will match the cost of Chinese EVs like BYD

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With new low-cost Chinese flooding global markets, Ford CEO Jim Farley vows its new mid-size electric pickup is a “game changer.” Ford’s leader took a jab at BYD, vowing the company’s new electric pickup will match the costs of Chinese automakers building in Mexico.

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Novel bi-metallic palladium-tungsten nano-alloy an efficient low-cost fuel cell catalyst; simple microwave synthesis

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Swedish and Chinese researchers have fashioned a novel nano-alloy composed of palladium nano-islands embedded in tungsten nanoparticles supported on ordered mesoporous carbon as an efficient fuel cell catalyst. In a paper in the journal Nature Communications , they reported that despite a very low percentage of noble metal (?palladium:tungsten=1:8),

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Ballard announces definitive agreements with Azure Hydrogen for China fuel cell bus program; next-gen FCvelocity-HD7 module

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Beijing-based Azure plans to partner with Chinese bus manufacturers in a phased development program for deployment of zero emission fuel cell buses in China, utilizing Ballard’s fuel cell technology. The module will also utilize fuel cell stacks manufactured through a high-volume, low-cost process.

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Shanghai team focusing on improving biobutanol production

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.; introducing and optimizing the butanol synthetic pathway in the species with high butanol tolerance; and overcoming the glucose repression effect to utilize low-cost non-grain based feedstocks. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao (Chinese journal of biotechnology).

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CCID Consulting estimates upsurge in aluminum for automobile bodies in China if technical breakthroughs in alloy performance and application technology are made

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As a result of the technical bottlenecks concerning aluminum sheets’ performance and application, the domestic automobile manufacturers are facing high costs of aluminum application and are reluctant to use aluminum sheets. CCID Consulting Co.,

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Benchmark: battery demand for manganese set to increase 8-fold this decade

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Manganese is a crucial element in nickel cobalt manganese (NMC) cathodes and can be used to improve the range of electric vehicles at a relatively low cost. Automotive companies are increasingly turning to manganese-intensive forms of battery chemistry due to lower cost structures and improved performance.

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