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Faraday Institution commits a further $31M to battery research to deliver commercial impact

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Although mass manufacture has made lithium-ion batteries cheaper, cost and durability remain obstacles to the widespread adoption of battery electrical vehicles. Battery safety (SafeBatt) , led by Prof Paul Shearing of UCL, with researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Newcastle, Sheffield, Warwick, Imperial College London and UCL.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. to design the vehicles from the ground up.

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UPS invests in Arrival, orders 10,000 electric delivery vehicles

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The technology is designed to increase safety and operating efficiencies, including the potential for automated movements in UPS depots. Taking an active investment role in Arrival enables UPS to collaborate on the design and production of the world’s most advanced electric delivery vehicles.

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Ballard and MAHLE working on new fuel cell system concept for long-haul trucks

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Based on an earlier high power density design, the technology draws on Ballard’s on-road experience of 100 million km in service and proven fuel cell durability, exceeding 30,000 in vehicle operation as demonstrated in the London bus fleet. Fuel efficiency is also key for a manageable heat rejection system.

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SITA UK and Cynar to build UKs first commercial plants to convert waste plastic to diesel

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Cynar is a UK company established to commercialize the ThermoFuel technology exclusively licensed to it in the UK and Ireland by its owners, Ozmotech Pty Ltd. The objective of the new agreement is to build 10 UK plants dealing with 60,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste per year and to commission the first plant in London by end 2011.

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Faraday Institution to award up to £55M to five consortia for energy storage research

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The projects, which are expected to run over four years, address battery challenges faced by industry and leverage the UK’s research capabilities to advance scientific knowledge with the aim of commercializing new battery technologies and processes. The five new projects are: Next generation electrode manufacturing–Nextrode.

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Researchers use lung-inspired approach to improve PEM fuel cell performance significantly

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A team at University College London (UCL) has used a lung-inspired approach to designing flow fields to improve significantly the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Current PEM fuel cell designs typically use serpentine flow fields to transport species to and from the membrane electrode assembly. Background.

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