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Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

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The company also released video footage of successful first taxi tests of the aircraft, designed to evaluate ground handling qualities and the performance of the fuel-cell electric powertrain at low power settings and airspeeds. Air New Zealand.

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Global hydrogen station deployments surpass 1,000; China leads

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Other Asia-Pacific countries with aggressive plans for hydrogen station deployments include Australia, New Zealand, and India. Most of the hydrogen stations deployed so far were designed for hydrogen fuel cell passenger vehicles, said Ahmed. Another four Asia-Pacific countries have also deployed hydrogen stations.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. New York, N.Y.

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Faradion receives first order for sodium-ion batteries for Australian market

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Its prototype cells can deliver energy density in excess of 140 Wh/kg, with a design performance of 155 Wh/kg in 10Ah pouch cells. Current cell designs can provide gravimetric and volumetric energy densities comparable to lithium-ion and greatly in excess of lead-acid batteries. An example of the cycling rates is a range of 2C (0.5

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New Zealand simplifies Road User Charges system, extends exemption for light electric motor vehicles from 2013 to 2020

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New Zealand is implementing revenue-neutral changes to its road user charges (RUC) system as of 1 August 2012. In New Zealand, diesel and electric-powered vehicles pay for their road use through road user charges. The fund—which was approximately $2.65 battery electric) or partly (i.e., tonnes or less.

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LanzaTech going public via SPAC

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New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC, Primetals Technologies, SHV Energy and Trafigura. These new facilities are expected to bring on significant new production capacity in the future and serve as a major validation to potential future customers as the roster of these notable partners continues to grow.

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Filton Systems Engineering and Fabrum support GKN Aerospace on liquid hydrogen fuel systems for aviation

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New Zealand-based Fabrum , a leader in zero-emissions transition and fluid systems engineering company Filton Systems Engineering (FSE) have joined forces with GKN Aerospace to help shift aviation towards hydrogen flight with end-to-end hydrogen fuel system technology. At the FSE test facility, a ground-based demonstrator of a 2.4

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