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AUGUST 22, 2023

Mitsubishi Corporation’s Pyxis Ocean , chartered by Cargill, is the first vessel to be retrofitted with two BAR Technologies ’ WindWings—large wing sails measuring up to 37.5 —John Cooper, CEO, BAR Technologies On an average global route, WindWings can save 1.5

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MAY 14, 2023

A Ford-led consortium is testing hydrogen fuel cell technology on the E-Transit in a small UK-based prototype fleet developed by Ford Pro. The UK-based project will establish if hydrogen fuel cell technology can help to deliver enhanced zero-emission-driving range for E-Transit customers with energy-intensive use cases.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

Vitesco Technologies, a leading international manufacturer of advanced powertrain technologies and electrification solutions and Cebi Group, a specialist in washer systems, are partnering to develop the Advanced Sensor Cleaning System (ASCS). The control electronics also come from Vitesco Technologies.

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MARCH 12, 2023

Toyota has developed new electrolysis equipment to produce hydrogen from electrolyzing water using the fuel cell (FC) stack and other technology from the Mirai. The hydrogen utilization at DENSO Fukushima will be implemented as a project subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its 2023 Critical Materials Assessment (2023 CMA), which evaluated materials for their criticality to global clean energy technology supply chains. The Assessment focuses on key materials with high risk of supply disruption that are integral to clean energy technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Stellantis celebrated the grand opening of its first Battery Technology Center, at the Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy. Stellantis is also building a Battery Technology Center for North America, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, as part of a global battery development and manufacturing network that will include six gigafactories.

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JUNE 23, 2022

Rolls-Royce is developing turbogenerator technology—including a new small engine—designed for hybrid-electric aviation applications. The research and development of this technology is being part funded by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. —Rob Watson, President – Rolls Royce Electrical.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

SwRI’s UAS, or drone, technology can potentially assist in life-saving search-and-rescue missions and hazardous inspections at industrial facilities and infrastructure following natural disasters and other incidents. Fusing data from computer vision sensors, the technology maps routes as it explores new locations.

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MAY 29, 2022

Airbus is sterngthening its presence in the UK with the launch of a Zero Emission Development Center (ZEDC) for hydrogen technologies. This, coupled with our partnership with ATI, will allow us to leverage our respective expertise to realise the potential of hydrogen technology to support the decarbonization of the aviation industry.

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APRIL 17, 2023

XPENG unveiled its next-generation end-to-end integrated technology architecture SEPA2.0 Consisting of a data technology platform, a whole-car software platform and a hardware architecture platform, X-EEA underpins XPENG’s technology foundation with high performance, superior safety and cloud application integration.

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JULY 25, 2023

Group14 Technologies, a manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology, has acquired advanced silicon material company Schmid Silicon Technology Holding GmbH (Schmid Silicon), the most technologically advanced silane producer in Europe.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

With a battery that recharges while driving, this technology provides extra torque at low engine speeds and lowers fuel consumption by up to 15% (from 126g of CO 2 /km on 3008 and from 128g of CO 2 /km on 5008).

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Vans, together with Austrian Post, is testing fine particle filter technology developed in cooperation with MANN+HUMMEL in real-life operations. The technology for this pilot project comes from the development of the Mercedes-Benz Vans technology platform SUSTAINEER. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

manufacturing jobs in the growing clean technology sector. Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck and PACCAR will each own 30% of, and jointly control, the joint venture, which will initially focus on the lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery technology family for commercial battery-electric trucks.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Amprius Technologies, a developer of silicon anode Li-ion battery cells with its Si-Nanowire platform, has signed a letter of intent for a 775,000 square foot facility in Brighton, Colorado. To intensify the focus on product and technology development and the emphasis on manufacturing scale-up, Amprius has formed two business units.

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MAY 25, 2022

Purem by Eberspaecher is introducing efficient exhaust technology for hydrogen engines. The applied technology is based on the well-established expertise of Purem by Eberspaecher in the development and production of exhaust-emission conversion systems for applications with fossil fuels.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

To meet the needs for an integrated and configurable power solution for aviation applications, Microchip Technology Inc. The configurable power devices include a three-bridge topology that are available in SiC or Si semiconductor technologies. is introducing a new hybrid power drive module.

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JULY 23, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has acquired YASA, a pioneer in next-generation electric drive technology. Founded in 2009, YASA’s proprietary axial-flux electric motor is a step-change from the legacy radial electric motor technology. This acquisition is tremendously exciting because it gives YASA technology the global scale and reach of Mercedes-Benz.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

The facility opened earlier this year, enabling accelerated adoption of hydrogen technologies across Europe and globally. The hydrogen fuel cell systems used in the trains are assembled at Cummins’ Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems Production Center in Herten, Germany.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed thermal barriers that help to slow down thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries by increasing resistance to propagation. Specifically for these applications, materials experts at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies have developed heat-resistant, electrical, and thermal insulating materials.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, has integrated solid-state polymer battery technology into Mullen’s commercial Class 1 EV cargo van program. It is expected that the solid-state polymer technology will deliver more than 200 miles of range on a full charge for the Mullen Class 1 EV cargo van.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Following the start of series production of fuel cells in December 2022, the Danish fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies is now launching the CellPack Stationary, a methanol fuel cell-based power generator. When powered by renewable methanol, CellPack Stationary has carbon-neutral operation.

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MAY 17, 2023

The technology involved—specifically the high-voltage systems capable of powering a heavy electric truck—is also changing how we regard emergency response, as it requires its own set of new safety parameters and routines.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ionic Mineral Technologies ( Ionic MT ), a US-based advanced battery materials technology company, emerged from stealth mode to debut its halloysite-derived nano-silicon, Ionisil, which can be used as a drop-in replacement for graphite in lithium-based batteries. Photo: Ionic MT).

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and corporate advisor RFC Ambrian have co-founded Hadean Energy , a new company to commercialize CSIRO’s tubular solid oxide electrolysis (tSOE) technology. CSIRO will trial the technology at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks to demonstrate the equipment at pilot scale in an industrial environment.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The demonstration was conducted as part of BEIS’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund which supports the development of technologies, products and processes in the areas of energy efficiency, power generation, heat generation, energy storage, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and security of supply.

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MAY 26, 2023

Lyten uses proprietary reactor technology which evolved from the semiconductor industry to transform methane into carbon and hydrogen. This technology will meet the needs of industries seeking lightweight and energy-dense batteries that are free from supply chain disruptions.

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JUNE 18, 2022

Optodot is a developer and licensor of nano-composite battery separators and infrared optical coating technologies, based in Devens, Massachusetts. META’s Advanced Materials and Battery Products group will continue joint development, licensing, and manufacturing scale-up of Optodot’s technology in partnership with leading OEMs.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Mercedes-Benz is the first car manufacturer worldwide to integrate Visa’s Delegated Authentication and Cloud Token Framework technology to enable native in-car payments. The first Mercedes-Benz models available with fingerprint sensors are the EQS and EQE series, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and C-Class, and the new GLC.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Audi of America and Navistar are demonstrating the role direct communication via Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) technology can play to provide potentially life-saving safety technology for the 26 million children riding school buses every day in the United States.

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AUGUST 13, 2022

Tachyon Nb is developed using Niobium technology and combines extreme high performance and innovations to target breaking the world Land Speed Record and exceeding the 250 mph (400 km/h) mark. Lightning Motorcycles has revealed its new electric Bonneville Superbike: Tachyon Nb.

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APRIL 5, 2023

AM Batteries (AMB), a developer of lithium-ion dry-electrode technology, and Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), a producer of lithium-ion batteries, have teamed up to develop solvent-free electrode manufacturing technology for Li-ion cell production. —Yan Wang, AMB CEO

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JUNE 3, 2022

Toyota Motor is introducing the O-Uchi Kyuden System, a home storage battery system based on its electrified vehicle battery technology. The O-Uchi Kyuden System uses electrified vehicle battery technology such as Toyota’s battery control to provide a rated capacity of 8.7 kWh and a rated output of 5.5

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MAY 19, 2023

Rolls-Royce successfully completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator at its facility in Derby, UK. Confirming the capability of the suite of technologies incorporated in the demonstrator is a big step towards improving the efficiency of current and future aero-engines.

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JUNE 9, 2023

A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Technology has progressed rapidly in the field of EVs. —Forsythe et al. Resources Connor R. Forsythe, Kenneth T.

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Boundary Layer Technologies, a California-based marine technology startup, revealed its concept design for a fully electric hydrofoiling ferry: ELECTRA. Hydrofoil technology is the key to enabling electrification of passenger ferries. —Ed Kearney, CEO of Boundary Layer Technologies.

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MAY 6, 2023

Rimac Technology is entering the stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS) market with the launch of Rimac Energy. Additional technological benefits include improved cycle life, built-in redundancy for increased availability, as well as competitive material and installation cost.

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