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AFRY, RINA study points to feasibility and attractiveness of Gulf-to-Europe hydrogen pipeline

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Route from Gulf to EU border could run 3,400 km from Qatar to Greece via Yanbu, Neom, Gulf of Aqaba, Port Said area. The cost of transporting hydrogen through this pipeline is initially seen at approximately €1.2/kg kg starting from the 2030s, decreasing to around €2.3/kg kg in the longer term.

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Advent Technologies announces availability of next-generation HT-PEM MEAs

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This development will revolutionize the fuel cell industry. Since our IPO only a year ago, our goal has been to reduce the total cost of ownership of fuel cells to the point that we can replace diesel generators and combustion engines. These will be the first PEM-based fuel cells worldwide that can consistently operate above 100 ?C

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European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation and first industrial deployment in the hydrogen technology value chain. Aid to individual companies is limited to what is necessary, proportionate and does not unduly distort competition.

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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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Enel has installed around 5,000 charging stations in Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. With eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet platform, users can remotely schedule and control the “greenest” and most cost-effective times to charge their EVs.

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DLR-led NEMESIS 2+ project develops compact direct steam reformer for diesel/biodiesel to H2

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A techno-economic evaluation, which was also carried out during the EU project, determined maximal production costs of €5.80 The primary form of hydrogen production on an industrial scale has been by natural gas steam reforming. The EU NEMESIS 2+ project, which ran until June 2015, was coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Madni sat at the helm of BEI Sensors and Controls, overseeing a product line that included a variety of sensor and inertial-navigation devices, but its customers were less varied—mainly, the aerospace and defense electronics industries. defense industry. But the automotive industry clearly represented the biggest potential market.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The cost of shifting from rescue operations to border enforcement may be harder journeys for migrants and the deaths of some. The popularity of other routes, such as to Italy’s Lampedusa Island, 140 km from Tunis, and to Greece, some of whose islands are within sight of Turkish beaches, grew. percent to €543 million in 2021.

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