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Plug to build large-scale green hydrogen generation plant at port of Antwerp-Bruges

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Plug Power Inc. Plug signed a 30-year concession agreement to build the plant at the Belgian port, the second-largest in Europe. Plug plans to erect a 100-megawatt green hydrogen plant, using its own electrolyzer and liquefaction technology, on 28 acres of land leased under the agreement. million tons of barge freight.

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Plug Power acquires Frames Group to boost engineering, process and systems integration capabilities

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Plug Power, a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Frames Group, a leader in turnkey systems integration for the energy sector. Frames’ relationship with Plug Power goes back to 2017. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Frames has about 300 employees located largely in Europe and India.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces 3 new compact-car PHEV models; CLA Coupé, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA now with EQ Power

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Benz Cars continues to increase its range of plug-in hybrids under the EQ Power label, with he latest additions being to the compact-car range. This means that the compact plug-in hybrids can be charged at a 7.4 The high-voltage battery is water-cooled and weighs approximately 150 kg. 10-100% SoC (State of Charge).

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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Soon enough, the fire was extinguished, and the ship was towed to a port on the coast of the Netherlands, as reported by CleanTechnica. Cars catch fire. Electric vehicles are no exception. In the U.S., On the other hand, pure electric vehicles (meaning those powered only by batteries) were involved in just 25 fires per 100,000 sold.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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Energy is something we take for granted, because we just plug things into the wall, and it feels as inevitable as air. Using built-in fuel cells, the device absorbed the lactate in the sweat and combined it with atmospheric oxygen to generate water and pyruvate. Wearable devices, like nearly every other piece of tech, need energy.

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Researchers develop new catalysts for a direct Fischer-Tropsch to olefins (FTO) process

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Researchers in the Netherlands have demonstrated the direct conversion of synthesis gas through a Fischer-Tropsch process to C 2 through C 4 light olefins with selectivity up to 60 wt.% using catalysts that constitute iron nanoparticles (promoted by sulfur plus sodium) homogeneously dispersed on weakly interactive ?-alumina

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Europe January 2021

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PHEVs shine in disrupted market The European passenger plug-in market registered 112,000 registrations in January (+50% YoY), with PHEVs (+85%) growing faster than BEVs (+18%), with PHEVs starting the year ahead of BEVs (42% BEVs / 58% PHEVs). reached the 4th place last month. behind the #1 Toyota Yaris(!!), #2 Peugeot 208 (!)

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