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21 Jul Nigerian Oil, Where does all that oil money go?

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Nigeria has the biggest oil reserves in Africa but who’s cashing in?Nigeria is Africa’s top oil producer and has its biggest economy.But it’s also coping with crushing levels of poverty. ...

20 Jul Now we have the world’s first flying motorcycle

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Jetpack Aviation (JPA)'s Recreational SpeederTM represents the ultimate in personal transport. It is fully VTOL (vertical take off and landing) capable and can effectively take off from anywhere the size of a small car space. Originally intended only for Military, Government and Commercial clients JPA...

19 Jul Autonomous Demand-Responsive ‘RoboShuttle’ Service

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Hyundai Motor Company announced that it will begin a test operation of its RoboShuttle (named after ‘Robot’ and ‘Shuttle’) service on August 9. The demand-responsive, high-occupancy vehicle service, powered by autonomous driving and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, will operate along a 6.1-km route in Sejong...

19 Jul Contenders Bidding for ScotWind offshore wind lease

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Organised by Crown Estate Scotland (CES), ScotWind is a programme which will lease areas of the seabed around Scotland for wind farm developments. Developers apply to the scheme and, if successful, will be granted the rights to build wind farms in Scottish waters. The...

18 Jul IRP Systems in JV to Decvelop Magnet-Less E-motors Technology

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IRP Systems, signeda strategic agreement with Sona Comstar, a leading global automotive component manufacturer, to jointly develop and commercialize magnet-less e-motors and controllers for the electric 2- and 3-wheeler platforms. Under the agreement, IRP will license its technology to Sona Comstar for manufacturing of the...

16 Jul Rapid and high power EV chargers in Irish forecourts

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Greenergy has agreed with ESB to introduce rapid and high power EV charging points at selected Irish retail forecourts operating under Greenergy’s Amber and Inver brands. Initially, 16 forecourts have been identified across the Inver and Amber portfolio and include a mix of company owned, company...

16 Jul 5 New Battery Technologies

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Today just about every electric car uses lithium ion batteries. But are heavy and have long charging times for the amount of energy they can store. According to Elon Musk, battery modules are the main limiting factor in electric vehicle life. In 2019 he said the...

15 Jul Hydrogen-Powered Cars Explained

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Hydrogen fuel cars take a different approach, generating the electricity onboard instead. Investment in this new alternative fuel has been growing since the 1990s, when Honda, Hyundai and Toyota first showed interest. ...

15 Jul LG Chem To Invest in Eco-friendly Battery Materials By 2025

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Declaration to switch business portfolio for sustainable growth□ Petrochemicals: To lead sustainable business focusing on eco-friendly materials such as full-scaled production of Bio SAP□ Advanced Materials: To grow into the world’s largest comprehensive battery materials company having all core battery materials such as separation membranes,...

15 Jul EV Stocks Could Fly This Summer

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Amazon has already started making deliveries with electric vans in Los Angeles, as they’ve agreed to purchase 100,000 vans from EV startup, Rivian. The United States Postal Service just signed a 10-year, multi-billion dollar contract with Oshkosh Defense to produce thousands of electric mail trucks. And United...

15 Jul Nissan’s Brain to Performance program

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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today launched an innovative program focused on brain function and anatomy research, training and development for its Formula E drivers Sebastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland. The program, called Nissan Brain to Performance, uses advanced brain imaging and analysis to determine the anatomical...

14 Jul Plans for UK’s first Net Zero emissions power plant

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US clean energy innovation firm 8 Rivers Capital, LLC, acting through its UK subsidiary, Zero Degrees Whitetail Development Ltd. (ZDW), and Sembcorp Energy UK (SEUK), part of Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries, announce a collaboration agreement to potentially develop the UK’s first NET Power station at SEUK’s...