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SpaceX’s $100M Starbase industrial factory “already well underway:” Elon Musk

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The project, simply called “SpaceX Starbase Office,” will see the construction of an industrial complex that would be large enough to fit 15 football fields. The project has an estimated cost of $100 million, and construction is expected to begin on February 23, 2024. The second half of the project costs $6.1

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Volta Power Systems, Stellar Industries partner on anti-idling Li-ion system for utility service and work trucks

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Volta Power Systems has partnered with Stellar Industries to provide lithium-ion power systems that reduce idling from fleet utility and work trucks. The auxiliary system stores enough energy to provide all-day power to operate hydraulics, power tools, and multiphase worksite power without idling. The HPS features a 13.5

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CSIRO roadmap finds hydrogen industry set for scale-up in Australia

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An economically-sustainable hydrogen industry in Australia could soon be on the cards according to a blueprint released by CSIRO, the national science agency, which found that cost-competitiveness is firmly on the horizon. Source: CSIRO. —CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall.

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DOE awards $2.7M to U Florida, Synhelion to support production of hydrogen from concentrated solar

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The project aims to accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) technology to produce green hydrogen for industrial decarbonization and electric power generation and storage. The production costs of green hydrogen remain a major barrier to wide-scale adoption in the transportation sector.

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SoCalGas, H2U testing new Gramme 50 electroylzer for green hydrogen production

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According to early analysis, the cost target of the new technology is half that of current electrolyzers and the total cost of ownership over its life is expected to be 75% less. Less expensive technologies such as this can start a “virtuous cycle” of cost reductions, increased scale-up, and further cost reductions in turn.

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SK Innovation invests $30M in ammonia fuel-cell startup Amogy

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Amogy, established in 2020, is focused on producing an ammonia-based fuel cell system and applying it to industrial transportation. Major shareholders include Amazon and British hydrogen industry investment firm AP Ventures. When transporting 1 kg of hydrogen from Australia to Korea, the cost of liquid ammonia is $1.7—half

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Dürr building smart and resource-efficient paint shop at San Luis Potosí in Mexico for BMW Group; Industry 4.0

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Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements for connected Industry 4.0 In terms of the paint shop layout, Dürr relies on a simple industrial building without intermediate levels in conjunction with multi-functional body stores with high-bay storage technology. production. The new V5.X

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