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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Sinopec is the instrumental partner in helping the Central Government to establish a Chinese airworthiness certification for alternative aviation fuels made from locally grown feedstocks. The certified fuel known as “1# bio-jet fuel” will be produced by Sinopec using its own technology in a newly built refinery in Hangzhou (near Shanghai).

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APRIL 2, 2013

The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and Sichuan University in China will establish a joint engineering program to educate undergraduate students and foster collaborative research. The Sichuan University Pittsburgh Institute, as it will be named, expects to enroll its first class in the fall of 2014.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Researchers from the University of Houston (UH) have developed a cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) nanocrystalline catalyst that can carry out overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of around 5%. They report on their work in a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Volvo Car Group, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Volvo Group, the Chinese Ministry of Transport’s Research Institute of Highway and Tongji University in Shanghai have launched the China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety in Beijing, China.

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JULY 27, 2021

A team at University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new material that could potentially help lower the production costs of solid state lithium batteries and accelerate their commercialization into EVs.

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JUNE 24, 2013

As part of an ongoing collaboration, seven joint research teams from the University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have won funding for research projects that explore the potential of nanotechnology in energy and biomedical applications.

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APRIL 22, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Tsinghua University are establishing the Tsinghua - Toyota Joint Research Institute (Joint Research Institute). Toyota and Tsinghua University have engaged in research projects together since 1998, conducting technology courses and pursuing other related activities.

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MARCH 14, 2014

(EM), developer of opposed-piston opposed-cylinder (opoc) engine technology, has established a joint research and development center together with Hunan University (HNU) in Changsha to further develop and adapt their technology for the Chinese market. Earlier post.). —Amit Soman, EM’s president and chief operating officer.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Six research teams from the University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have won a share of $1.16 The universities have committed to spending up to $3 million each on their part of the collaborative research over the five-year period.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

The University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have selected six research teams to share $1.05 and Chinese governments, as well as from industry. The universities have committed to spending up to $3 million each on their part of the collaborative research over the five-year period.

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APRIL 22, 2014

has entered into an agreement with China’s Tsinghua University to establish a new joint research laboratory focused on creating disruptive innovations for future vehicles. Harman International Industries, Inc. We see tremendous value in partnering with top thought leaders from different disciplines to inform our next generation systems.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Schaeffler signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) to establish a joint research laboratory. The joint research project between Schaeffler and Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) was sealed as part of the celebrations marking the 120th anniversary of the founding of the university.

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JULY 6, 2020

While Didi is the first ride-hailing company to roll out a robotaxi service in Shanghai, a few companies launched similar services in other Chinese cities earlier this year. The governments of other Chinese metropolises, including Guangzhou and Chongqing in the south of the country, have greenlighted open-road testing for autonomous cars.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

The new app will be based on “Tuban Xiong”, an app which has already been successfully introduced to the Chinese market by Mercedes-Benz in 2018 and offers several functions especially aiming at increasing travel safety such as: Location Sharing, Trip Sharing, SOS-Call, Geo-Fencing, Bodyguard Service, Fake Call etc.

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MAY 20, 2016

Nissan and Tsinghua University have a long history of cooperation. Nissan and Tsinghua University have a long history of cooperation. With the new program, Nissan hopes to better implement intelligent mobility based on a careful study of Chinese road networks. The new agreement will elevate their cooperation to the next level.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Linkdata New Energy , a Chinese manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, launched its 26-46mm diameter series of cylindrical lithium-ion battery products. The brand’s universal electrification platform for EHDT EVs satisfies all vehicle requirements for 6x4 semi-trailer trucks.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Specialty chemical producer Rhodia, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Ecole Normale Superieure of Lyon (ENSL) and the East China Normal University (ECNU) of Shanghai recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their scientific collaboration focused on green chemistry.

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JULY 29, 2021

Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production. The post Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production appeared first on Promoting Eco Friendly Travel.

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

Daimler Greater China and Beijing’s Tsinghua University have signed a contract to continue and further to expand their research cooperation begun in 2012 for another 3 years. The expanded research collaboration with Tsinghua University again shows Daimler’s clear commitment to R&D activities in China.

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APRIL 27, 2018

BYD is a Chinese electric car company that was founded to "Build Your Dreams." We're not sure who dreams about buses, but the company is now building the first battery-powered, all-electric bus fleet at the University of California, Irvine.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University.

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JULY 23, 2023

Today, more than 3,200 designers and engineers, NEV and software specialists are creating leading-edge innovations in close collaboration with Chinese tech players, start-ups, local partners as well as academia. There are now 3,200 R&D associates in China using their expertise to develop products for Chinese customers.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

and Tongji University announced the continuation of their successful collaboration through the new Shanghai Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Demonstration Program. This collaboration is the next major milestone following the foundation of the NXP-Tongji University Joint Lab last year. NXP Semiconductors N.V.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

LI Rengui from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Kazunari Domen from The University of Tokyo, Prof. Lianzhou Wang from The University of Queensland, Prof. A research team led by Prof. LI Can and Prof.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award two consortia—one led by the University of Michigan and one led by the West Virginia University—a total of $25 million over the next five years under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). The announcement of another $12.5

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Chinese researchers, taking cues from whale hunting behaviors, have simulated how they might approach and “hunt” SpaceX’s Starlink satellites that are already in orbit. The researchers’ paper, which was peer-reviewed, was published in the Chinese academic journal Systems Engineering and Electronics earlier this month.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

A joint research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and collaborators have developed a stable artificial photocatalytic system that is more efficient than natural photosynthesis. Photo credit: (left) Professor Ye Ruquan’s research group / City University of Hong Kong and (right) Biophysical Journal, 99:67-75, 2010.

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APRIL 20, 2023

At Auto Shanghai, Chinese battery giant CATL launched what it calls a “condensed battery”—a type of semi-solid state cell with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg. CATL says the cell can achieve high energy density and high level of safety at the same time, opening up a new electrification scenario for passenger aircraft.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Results from a study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University, Ford and Drexel University suggest that Chinese consumers are more receptive to adopting battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) than their American counterparts, regardless of subsidies. The study is published in the journal Transportation Research Part A.

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. The project agreement between CATL and the Free State of Thuringia was signed on Monday in the framework of the German-Chinese intergovernmental consultations in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Consumption has benefited from the restructuring of the Chinese steel industry and from the new regulations prescribing stricter standards for construction. Vanadium was seen as the main beneficiary of this ruling as steel mills’ prime choice for microalloying. The award recognizes outstanding work on the science and technology of niobium.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

A study by researchers at Harvard University and Tsinghua University shows that there is enough wind in China to generate electricity to supply the nation's entire projected demand for 2030 (about twice what is used now) at reasonable prices per kilowatt-hour. The paper was published in the 11 September issue of the journal Science.

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MAY 16, 2022

Using new analytical methods, the research group “CritMET: Critical Metals for Enabling Technologies” led by Michael Bau, Professor of Geochemistry at Jacobs University in Bremen has studied the distribution of germanium and gallium in iron-manganese crusts from the deep sea. Source: Jacobs University).

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JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. For the study, they applied the GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) model from Argonne National Laboratory, adjusted with Chinese energy and emission data. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 14, 2016

BAIC BJEV), a subsidiary of BAIC, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dresden University of Technology (TUD) to create the Sino-German Automotive Light Weighting Technology Joint R&D Center. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co.,

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. The project agreement between CATL and the Free State of Thuringia was signed on Monday in the framework of the German-Chinese intergovernmental consultations in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Credit: The University of Hong Kong. By 2050, the global population is expected to soar to 9.7 billion, with 68% of the population living in urban areas. Distribution of large cities in the world with greening built-up area (BUA), and greening built-up areas in Yangtze River Delta (YRD) city cluster.

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