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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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MARCH 3, 2023

Universal Hydrogen has flown a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. In this first test flight, one of the airplane’s turbine engines was replaced with Universal Hydrogen’s fuel cell-electric, megawatt-class powertrain. The other remained a conventional engine for safety of flight.

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Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

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JULY 15, 2021

Universal Hydrogen ( earlier post ) has signed LOIs with Icelandair Group (Iceland), Air Nostrum (Spain), and Ravn Air (Alaska) for aftermarket conversion of aircraft to hydrogen propulsion and for the supply of green hydrogen fuel using Universal Hydrogen’s modular capsules. Icelandair. Icelandair.

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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

QM Power and the SPARK Lab at University of Kentucky shared the combined results of a large-scale, multi-objective design optimization study, and lab testing of a prototype motor designed to meet the 2025 power density goals set by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L. Essakiappan S.,

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Powering Island Communities in Fiji with Xendee & Arizona State University

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MARCH 12, 2024

continued] The post Powering Island Communities in Fiji with Xendee & Arizona State University appeared first on CleanTechnica. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA—Xendee Corporation, the leading distributed energy system and electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging design and operation platform, is excited.

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Universal Hydrogen secures additional $62M in financing to accelerate first test flight of hydrogen-powered regional aircraft to 2022

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Universal Hydrogen closed a $62-million new funding round; the oversubscribed round was completed less than six months after the company’s Series A ( earlier post ), bringing total raised to $85 million. Full-scale prototype of Universal Hydrogen's gaseous hydrogen module, with one capsule removed.

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Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power and AeroTEC have established a Hydrogen Aviation Test and Service Center at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington. Earlier post.).

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Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Universal Hydrogen was granted a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to proceed with the first flight of its hydrogen-powered regional aircraft. The Dash 8-300 flying testbed has a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell powertrain installed in one of its nacelles.

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ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Universal Hydrogen Co. ACIA expects to place 10 firm orders for Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72 conversion kits with additional purchase rights for 20 more conversion kits of various turboprop types. The conversion consists of a fuel cell electric powertrain that replaces the existing turboprop engines.

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Amogy presents retrofitted 2018 Freightliner Cascadia powered by ammonia-to-power system

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JANUARY 18, 2023

a developer of ammonia power solutions, announced the successful testing of the first ammonia-powered, zero-emission semi truck. After integrating its technology into a 5 kW drone in July 2021 and 100kW John Deere tractor in May 2022, Amogy has scaled its ammonia-to-power technology to 300 kW. Amogy Inc.,

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Universal Hydrogen announces $20.5M in Series A funding to build and test full-scale hardware for hydrogen commercial aircraft

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APRIL 22, 2021

Universal Hydrogen announced $20.5-million Founded in 2020 by aviation industry veterans Paul Eremenko, John-Paul Clarke, Jason Chua, and Jon Gordon, Universal Hydrogen is stitching together the end-to-end hydrogen value chain for aviation, both for hydrogen fuel and hydrogen-powered airplanes.

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NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

NASA has selected four university-led teams for potential awards in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI) that will have them spend up to five years exploring novel ideas for improving aviation, including eliminating emissions and autonomy research in support of Advanced Air Mobility. Florida State University.

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Embark to use NVIDIA DRIVE for Embark Universal Interface for the autonomous trucks

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AUGUST 10, 2021

a developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, will use NVIDIA DRIVE autonomous vehicle compute platform solutions to power the Embark Universal Interface (EUI) and the Embark Driver software. Embark Trucks Inc.,

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Tesla introduces universal wallbox for J1772, NACS home charging

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AUGUST 22, 2023

The Universal Wall Connector will begin shipping in October. The Universal Wall Connector is essentially identical to the NACS-only Wall Connector: up to up to 11.5 kW / 48 amp output from a 60 amp breaker circuit; Wi-Fi connectivity for over-the-air updates; power-share with up to six Wall Connectors; 24-foot cable.

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Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

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MARCH 29, 2023

Two Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EVs) at the Plymouth State University (PSU) provided 1 MWh of energy to the PSU’s ALLWell Center, offsetting some of the building’s electricity needs, over a six-month period. The university controls whether to discharge by parking the EVs and plugging them into the Fermata Energy bidirectional charger.

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European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

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JUNE 1, 2020

A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

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ATLIS Motor Vehicles and Clemson University partner to advance development of EV batteries

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

and Clemson University have partnered to advance development of electric-vehicle batteries that charge faster, last longer and can be scaled to fit a variety of vehicle classes. ATLIS, a startup company based in Arizona, is developing battery cells and packs to power the Atlis XP Platform and XT pickup truck. ATLIS Motor Vehicles, Inc.

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Nissan and Waseda University testing jointly developed recycling process for electrified vehicle motors

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

and Waseda University have started testing in Japan of a jointly developed recycling process that efficiently recovers high-purity rare-earth compounds from electrified vehicle motor magnets. For example, the Nissan Note e-POWER produced in FY2020 uses magnets with 85% fewer heavy REEs than the Nissan LEAF produced in FY2010.

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ORNL Spallation Neutron Source achieves 1.55MW record power to enable more discoveries

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Spallation Neutron Source ( earlier post ) at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory set a world record when its linear accelerator reached an operating power of 1.55 A megawatt is a unit of measure of the beam power of a particle accelerator. megawatts, which improves on the facility’s original design capability.

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Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant located at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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DOE awards Core Power and MIT Energy Initiative funding for floating nuclear power research project

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program ( NEUP ) has awarded research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, CORE POWER, and the Idaho National Laboratory for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US. Funding would come from the $1.2-trillion

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Purdue and Duke Energy to explore potential for SMR nuclear power source for campus

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APRIL 28, 2022

Purdue University and Duke Energy plan to explore the feasibility of using advanced nuclear energy to meet the campus community’s long-term energy needs. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, SMRs are among the most promising emerging technologies in nuclear power. —Purdue President Mitch Daniels.

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7 auto giants unite to build universal network of 30K+ clean-energy-powered fast chargers to North America

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JULY 26, 2023

In a shocking but exciting announcement this morning, a group of some of the world’s largest automakers has combined forces into a new joint venture to deliver a new “high-powered” charger network across cities and highways in North America to expedite EV adoption. Oh, and they intend to power the entire network with renewable energy.

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BorgWarner receives $4.97M DOE award for SiC-based high power-dense inverter

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

million US Department of Energy (DOE) Award for the development of a Scalable Ultra Power-dense Extended Range (SUPER) inverter. This research and development project is one of 24 university and industry-led projects that collectively were awarded $60 million in an effort to reduce CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector.

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Liquid hydrogen-powered Corolla to race in Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours; improvements to hydrogen piping

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MAY 28, 2023

Toyota will enter the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2023 Round 2 NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race, to be held from May 26 to 28, with the #32 ORC ROOKIE GR Corolla H2 Concept (hydrogen-powered Corolla) running on liquid hydrogen. Earlier post.) It is the first time in the world that a vehicle will race with liquid hydrogen fuel.

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The positive power of sovereign wealth funds for ESG investment

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APRIL 5, 2024

Dr Ana Nacvalovaite, researcher at the University of Oxford, details how sovereign wealth funds can power a sustainable planet. The post The positive power of sovereign wealth funds for ESG investment appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Chalmers University Reveals 500 kW Wireless Charging Technology

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MARCH 8, 2023

New wireless charging technology from Chalmers University promises up to 500 kW of power with less than a 2% loss.

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World top speed record for electric powerboat shattered by university team

Electrek

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Princeton University’s Electric Speedboat team has set a new world water speed record for an electric-powered boat, reaching an average speed of 114 mph (183 km/h or 99 knots) on Lake Townsend near Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland and the Hydrogen Accelerator, based at the University of St Andrews, have appointed Arcola Energy and a consortium of industry leaders in hydrogen fuel cell integration, rail engineering and functional safety to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train.

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Warwick University awarded £17M to host UK’s most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance instrument

Innovation News Network

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Warwick University is leading a consortium granted £17m to acquire the UK's most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance instrument. The post Warwick University awarded £17M to host UK’s most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance instrument appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Topsoe receives public funding for scaling up Power-to-X SOEC electrolysis

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JUNE 24, 2022

million) to a partnership between Topsoe, Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) and Aarhus University (AU) to support innovation activities related to upscaling and globally deploying Topsoe’s Power-to-X SOEC electrolysis technology. million (US$12.6 Topsoe is to receive up to DKK 80.3 million (US$11.3 million (US$11.3

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New public analytical model from Rice University helps fine-tune battery performance

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

A simpler and more efficient way to predict performance will lead to better batteries, according to Rice University engineers. Tang said it will allow researchers to quickly evaluate the rate capability of batteries that power the planet. The method is 100,000 times faster than current modeling techniques. —Ming Tang.

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Aalto University team finds beryllium doping can benefit gallium nitride power electronics

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Physicists at Aalto University in Finland, with colleagues in Texas and Poland, have shown that beryllium doping can prove beneficial in gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics. There is growing demand for semiconducting gallium nitride in the power electronics industry. —Professor Filip Tuomisto from Aalto University.

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Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

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APRIL 21, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has been granted €1 million in funding by Business Finland, a state-run public agency for funding important research projects, to support research in the field of Power-to-X (P2X) technology. —Tommi Rintamäki, Senior Manager, Power-to-X, Wärtsilä Energy Business.

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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. The junior is president of the university’s W3USR amateur radio club. Piccini now is helping to develop a low-cost, low-power system to send a signal into the ionosphere and measure the time it takes to return.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering.

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Rolls-Royce supports power-to-x initiative in Brandenburg; synthetic fuels and chemicals from renewable power

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AUGUST 21, 2019

Power Systems business unit signs letter of intent for the construction of a demonstration plant for the production of synthetic fuels Schell: “We will be electrifying the entire system, including the fuel” Important step towards sector coupling and decarbonising propulsion systems and power generation.

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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

thyssenkrupp will build a €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant at its Duisberg site. As part of its tkH2Steel transformation project, coal-based blast furnaces will be replaced by hydrogen-powered direct reduction plants. The plant, with a capacity of 2.5 million metric tons, will avoid the emission of 3.5 Capacity will be 2.5

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University Of Georgia purchases 20 Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses with DuoPower drivetrain

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APRIL 4, 2019

The University of Georgia has placed an order for twenty Proterra 40? The University of Georgia offers free rides for students, faculty and visitors with an average daily ridership of about 40,000. With this order, the University of Georgia joins colleges and universities nationwide that are moving to battery-electric campus buses.

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UD team devises CO2 direct air capture device powered by hydrogen for HEMFCs

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated an effective way to capture 99% of carbon dioxide from the ambient air feed to an hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell (HEMFC) air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. Source: University of Delaware.

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University of Warwick supports development of Reduced Induction Field Torque motor; RIFT-10

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APRIL 6, 2022

WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) has provided knowledge and expertise in developing a UK-focused, cost-effective production and supply chain for RIFT (Reduced Induction Field Torque) Technology’s development of RIFT-10—a design for electric motors drives that reduces copper and magnet weight reduction by around 50% and lowers cost by 75%.

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European HEFT project seeks lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense PM emotor for EVs

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APRIL 22, 2023

A new €4-million research project funded by the EU is seeking to develop a lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense permanent magnet eMotor for electric vehicles (EVs). The consortium of eight European partners in the HEFT project is led by Mondragan University and includes GKN Automotive.

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EV charging boosted with solar power

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Researchers at the University of South Australia believe that solar power should be used for EV day charging. The post EV charging boosted with solar power appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Advent Technologies and Safran Power Units partner to advance HT-PEM fuel cell technology for aerospace

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JUNE 4, 2023

Fuel cell systems company Advent Technologies Holdings signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Safran Power Units, a leader in auxiliary power systems and turbojet engines. It is more adapted for applications requiring high amounts of power combined with strong integration constraints such as aviation.

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DOE invests $65M at national laboratories and US universities to advance nuclear technology

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JUNE 20, 2020

The awards fall under DOE’s nuclear energy programs called the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), the Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET), and the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF). Nuclear Energy University Program ($55M). Additionally, 21 university-led projects will receive more than $5.7

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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

Powering Island Communities in Fiji with Xendee & Arizona State University

Universal Hydrogen secures additional $62M in financing to accelerate first test flight of hydrogen-powered regional aircraft to 2022

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

Amogy presents retrofitted 2018 Freightliner Cascadia powered by ammonia-to-power system

Universal Hydrogen announces $20.5M in Series A funding to build and test full-scale hardware for hydrogen commercial aircraft

NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

Embark to use NVIDIA DRIVE for Embark Universal Interface for the autonomous trucks

Tesla introduces universal wallbox for J1772, NACS home charging

Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

ATLIS Motor Vehicles and Clemson University partner to advance development of EV batteries

Nissan and Waseda University testing jointly developed recycling process for electrified vehicle motors

ORNL Spallation Neutron Source achieves 1.55MW record power to enable more discoveries

Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

DOE awards Core Power and MIT Energy Initiative funding for floating nuclear power research project

Purdue and Duke Energy to explore potential for SMR nuclear power source for campus

7 auto giants unite to build universal network of 30K+ clean-energy-powered fast chargers to North America

BorgWarner receives $4.97M DOE award for SiC-based high power-dense inverter

Liquid hydrogen-powered Corolla to race in Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours; improvements to hydrogen piping

The positive power of sovereign wealth funds for ESG investment

Chalmers University Reveals 500 kW Wireless Charging Technology

World top speed record for electric powerboat shattered by university team

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Warwick University awarded £17M to host UK’s most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance instrument

Topsoe receives public funding for scaling up Power-to-X SOEC electrolysis

New public analytical model from Rice University helps fine-tune battery performance

Aalto University team finds beryllium doping can benefit gallium nitride power electronics

Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

Rolls-Royce supports power-to-x initiative in Brandenburg; synthetic fuels and chemicals from renewable power

thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

University Of Georgia purchases 20 Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses with DuoPower drivetrain

UD team devises CO2 direct air capture device powered by hydrogen for HEMFCs

University of Warwick supports development of Reduced Induction Field Torque motor; RIFT-10

European HEFT project seeks lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense PM emotor for EVs

EV charging boosted with solar power

Advent Technologies and Safran Power Units partner to advance HT-PEM fuel cell technology for aerospace

DOE invests $65M at national laboratories and US universities to advance nuclear technology

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