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The automakers are both supposed to hold a 25 percent stake in the presently unnamed holding company, which will then own the entirety of Fuso and Hino. The goal will be for the partnership to yield a new holding company by April of 2026.
Hydrogen is often cited for its high energy density by mass — approximately 120 MJ/kg — making it appear to be an ideal energy carrier. However, this figure is frequently misunderstood or presented out of context, leading to misleading conclusions about hydrogens suitability for real-world energy storage and transportation.
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ÖBB Postbus in Austria has ordered five hydrogen buses from Solaris. has landed a deal with Solaris for the delivery of five hydrogen buses. The hydrogen-fueled vehicles will be deployed in the picturesque city of Villach in south-east Austria. ÖBB Postbus is the biggest bus operator in Austria.
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In an open-access paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the researchers report that the catalyst can cleanly and efficiently accelerate the reaction that removes hydrogen atoms from a liquid chemical carrier such as methanol. Credit: Jeff Urban/Berkeley Lab).
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