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OCSiAl receives approval for €300M Luxembourg graphene nanotube production plant and R&D center

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OCSiAl , the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene nanotubes, has been granted approval by Luxembourg authorities for a production plant, together with an associated R&D center, in Differdange, Luxembourg.

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Si anode company LeydenJar secures €30M EU backing for silicon anode foil factory

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The sponge-like columns are porous and flexible—effectively mitigating the problematic swelling of the silicon during lithiation—and lead to a high anode area loading, enabling energy density up to 1,350 Wh/l or 380 Wh/kg at lithiated stack level, while preventing breakage. In total, 11 parties are involved in greenSPEED.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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US$7.5M JOSPEL project to develop energy efficient climate control for EVs; leveraging Joule and Peltier effects

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A trans-European collaboration aims to develop a novel energy efficient climate control system to help reduce the energy used for passenger comfort in electric vehicles by at least 50%. The main objective is the reduction of at least 50% of energy used for passenger comfort (. The aim of the €6.7-million million (US$7.5-million)

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The Stunning Carbon Footprint of Plate Glass

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It is taken for granted, and most people have no idea how it is made. The achievement was announced in January 1959, the first licensee was Pittsburgh Plate Glass, and the new method quickly conquered the market. Only Poland, the Czech Republic, and Luxembourg are “glassier” than China on a per capita basis.

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