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Bremen orders 35 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G electric articulated buses with NMC 3 batteries

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The latest generation of high-performance batteries (NMC 3) come with improved cell chemistry and a modular battery equipment design. These recently-ordered all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G buses with NMC 3 battery technology form part of the transport company’s climate protection strategy.

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Haru Oni e-fuels demo plant in Chile officially opens

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The Chilean-German energy partnership launched in 2019 offers great potential to cooperate on climate protection and the indispensable transformation of the fuel industry. Siemens Energy is responsible for the plant design, technology integration, and supplies its electrolyzer and the wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa.

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BASF and RWE proposing 2GW offshore wind farm for green electricity and hydrogen for chemical industry

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To advance the joint project, the CEOs of BASF and RWE have signed a letter of intent covering a wide-ranging cooperation for the creation of additional capacities for renewable electricity and the use of innovative technologies for climate protection. These plans could result in the avoidance of around 3.8

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BMW plant brings electrically heated ring hearth furnace into operation

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Ring hearth furnaces—so-named because of the ring-shaped hearth where components are loaded and heated—are designed for heat-treatment applications such as annealing, stress relieving, and tempering of metal components. For the future, we are looking into converting the remaining hardening furnaces to electricity as well.

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Rolls-Royce launches mtu hydrogen solutions for power generation

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After intensive tests on test benches and pilot installations at customers in 2022, Rolls-Royce will continuously market new mtu Series 500 and Series 4000 gas engines beginning in 2023 for use with up to 100 percent hydrogen, and on a design to order basis conversion kits to allow already installed gas engines in the field to run on 100% hydrogen.

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Blackstone may begin commercializing 3D-printed Na-ion batteries as early as 2025; testing in electric bus

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This project is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of its support for the battery cell manufacturing ecosystem with a total of up to €24.1 The prototype production of sodium batteries is designed in such a way that a wide variety of active materials can be used.

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German Agency for Disruptive Innovation supporting development of high-altitude on-shore wind turbines

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Bendix, who was in charge of technology and research at heavy-equipment manufacturer Kirow , has designed a version of a high-altitude wind turbine for low-wind, onshore use with a hub height clearly higher than everything else built to date. For the start-up phase 2019-2022, funds of at least €151 million were budgeted.

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