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Mullen starts road-testing an EV van packed with solid-state battery

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Electric vehicle startup Mullen Automotive has begun Class 1 all-electric cargo van road testing with the integrated solid-state polymer battery pack. Vehicle road testing began on Feb. 26, 2024, at Mullen’s Commercial Tech Center in Troy, Michigan.

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Shell Gamechanger Accelerator Powered by NREL selects two green hydrogen startups for fourth cohort

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.) – Developing ion-exchange membranes (IEM) and polymers used for electrochemical applications in order to reduce the use of cost-prohibitive and toxic materials. Ionomr Innovation recently announced that it completed the installation and commissioning of a new in-house pilot coating line.

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Audi advances in-plant human-robot cooperation; CFRP roof installation

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“Adhesive application with robot assistance,” abbreviated from the German as KLARA (Klebstoffapplikation mit Roboter-Assistenz), provides support with the installation of roofs made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) in the new Audi RS 5 Coupe. The robot then signals that the roof is ready for installation.

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Corvus Energy’s marine lithium polymer battery pack used in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat

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Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. The conversion features Corvus’ AT6500 48 volt lithium polymer battery packs. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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TANAKA establishes production system in China for fuel cell electrode catalysts

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Electrode catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEFCs) As part of the agreement, production equipment will be installed at the plant of Ya’an Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo aims to use this agreement to meet the growing domestic demand for fuel cell electrode catalysts in China.

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Shell, ITM Power to install 10MW electrolyzer for refinery hydrogen

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Shell, together with ITM Power, plans to install a 10MW electrolyzer to produce hydrogen at the Wesseling refinery site within the Rheinland Refinery Complex. This would be the largest unit of its kind in Germany and the world’s largest PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) electrolyzer.

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Cadillac CELESTIQ to be built at GM’s Global Technical Center

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The investment will be used to purchase and install related equipment to hand-build the CELESTIQ and campus renovation work has already begun. This will include both structural and cosmetic parts, and both polymer and metal pieces. Cadillac CELESTIQ show car.

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