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Yanmar commercializing maritime hydrogen fuel cell system

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Yanmar maritime hydrogen fuel cell system In line with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) revised target of achieving zero net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by around 2050, the maritime sector is pursuing decarbonization efforts.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., Overview of Enefit280.

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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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An international team from MIT, Argonne National Laboratory and Peking University has demonstrated a lab-scale proof-of-concept of a new type of cathode for Li-air batteries that could overcome the current drawbacks to the technology, including a high potential gap (>1.2 V) V in O 2 (gas) → O x− (condensed phase), and η charging > 1.1

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Toyota entering three differently fueled vehicles in ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2022

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Toyota is entering a new GR86-based vehicle that uses carbon-neutral fuel as an attempt to expand internal combustion engine fuel options. The vehicle will be powered by a 1.4-liter Komekurayama Electric Power Storage Technology Research Site. Carbon-neutral fuel.

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What does 2023 have in store for electric vehicles?

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While it is difficult to make an exact forecast for how much EV ownership will grow in 2023, we feel confident in saying that it will continue to creep up as gas prices are likely to stay high, EV charging infrastructure will continue to expand, batteries will likely continue to improve, and EV prices will likely continue to drop.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood.

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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The circuitry required to handle the current required for propulsion is internal to the module. EnerDel expects the pack to depreciate more slowly than the rest of the vehicle and to have a secondary life in fork lift trucks or residential power storage once the car has been recycled. kWh is used to power the car.

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