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ABB, KredEx and Estonia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs deploy first of 200 web-managed DC fast chargers in Estonia

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Power and automation technology group ABB, KredEx and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Estonia, announced the first public installation of an ABB Terra 51 DC fast charging station for electric vehicles in Estonia. Earlier post.).

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Hyundai makes Series B investment in hydrogen and fuel cell catalyst maker Pajarito Powder

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Pajarito Powder manufactures a range of catalyst products using its own intellectual property as well as intellectual property licensed from the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Québec, Canada. 2021.100052. 2021.100052.

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Ultracap-maker Skeleton Technologies closes additional €29M, bringing D round to €70.4M

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In terms of commercialization, we have started with a relatively niche market of supercapacitors and are now moving to Superbatteries, covering the high efficiency, high power niche of the battery market. From its foundation in 2009, Skeleton has grown from 4 to close to 200 people working for the company.

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UP Catalyst offering carbon-negative graphite for European battery supply chain

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UP Catalyst , an Estonia-based company developing a method to produce sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO 2 ( earlier post ), says that it can produce carbon-negative graphite, consuming 3.7 The process is powered by either wind, solar or hydro energy resulting in a carbon negative production line.

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EPRI-led team awarded $2.8M from ARPA-E to research uranium recovery for next-gen reactors; deep borehole disposal

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million from by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) for a joint nuclear research and development project focused on nuclear fuel management options to help power advanced nuclear energy systems. Earlier post.).

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Ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies raises €3.9M (US$5.2 M) in Round A financing

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Skeleton Technologies, a manufacturer of high power- and energy-density ultracapacitors ( earlier post ) has completed Round A financing of €3.9 Our products have four times higher power density (80Wh/L), and almost double the energy density (14Wh/L) compared to current industry standards. million (US$5.4 The company employs 28.

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ABB and Volvo Buses partnering on fast-charging system for hybrid and electric buses

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400 kW of power is also required at intermediate bus stop to perform the 15-second flash charge. The power requirements are also lower: 150kW for the hybrid electric bus and 300 kW for electric bus. Charging time ranges from 1 minute in the bus stops to 6 minutes at the end of the route when the bus needs to wait.

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