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Could This Fuel Cell Tech Help Scale Green Hydrogen?

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But several renewable hydrogen companies are poised to change that. And in March the French tire company Michelin and several French research institutions launched a multi-year collaboration to develop more durable versions of these membranes as part of Michelins expansion into renewable markets.

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BYD overtakes Tesla as China’s EV giants dominate global sales

Electrek

They’ve scaled up, improved tech, and are now setting the pace globally. But they’re facing a dual challenge of falling behind on tech while navigating shaky regulatory environments. European brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and VW earned high marks for sourcing renewable-powered green steel. Get started here.

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The Transformer Transformer

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Deepak Divan, recipient of the 2024 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering and the director of the Center for Distributed Energy at Georgia Tech, told Charette that in residential areas multiple [EV] chargers on one distribution transformer can reduce its life from an expected 30 to 40 years to 3 years.

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These Companies Were the Patent Powerhouses of 2024

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Once mighty companies have fallen in the ranks, others have come and gone, and the top spots are largely filled by todays Big Tech companies. The tech giant has produced a more influential patent portfolio than entire industry categories. Nearly 20 years later, every company on the top 10 list has been usurped.

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Revealed: General Motors battery guru explains why lithium – not hydrogen – is central to our EV future

EV Central

GM’s top EV battery guru, Andy Oury, believes we could switch to a hydrogen-based economy in the future, if we could build enough renewable energy to run it. READ MORE: Now it’s GM’s turn to tout cheaper, more efficient new battery tech! So why isn’t the world heading in that direction, instead of lithium-ion battery tech?

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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

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Renewable energy innovations. Enrich and expand solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal energy generation and utilization. In the energy sector, significant innovations in photovoltaic technology and solar power generation improved efficiency and affordability. Sustainable infrastructure.

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Despite 2024 Layoffs, Tech Jobs Expected to Take Off

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Though the pace was somewhat slower last year, more than 150,000 employees were laid off across hundreds of companies, according to Layoffs.fyi , a site started during the COVID-19 pandemic to track tech layoffs around the world. To start the new year, in January 2025, tech companies announced another 5,000 layoffs.

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