Year: 2022

Fuel Cell / Hydrogen

Plastic Omnium Targets €3 Billion Sales by 2030 Across Full H2 Value Chain 

October 6, 2022 admin 0

Clutching fresh orders for its hydrogen fuel tanks, €74 million in government support and spending earnestly to support its plans, French automotive supplier Plastic Omnium is moving ahead aggressively with a strategy to invest €100 million each year to increase its expertise and footprint across the entire hydrogen value chain. Its goal is to reach €300 million sales in hydrogen and fuel cell markets by 2025 and €3 billion sales by 2030.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Punch and TATA Form JV to Build EV Powertrain Production in India 

September 27, 2022 admin 0

Belgian drivetrain specialist Punch Powertrain, bent on rapidly transforming its production from conventional power systems to fully integrated EV powertrains, and TATA AutoComp Systems Limited plan to form a 50-50 joint venture that will bring the Punch e-powertrain portfolio into TATA’s manufacturing and distribution operations in India. The venture will be responsible for the design, manufacturing, marketing and sales of Punch’s DT1 compact dual clutch transmission design in India and to global markets and will also carry out a wide range of activities to supply Punch’s conventional-hybrid DCTs, continuously variable transmission and EV reducers to customers in India. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Luvata Pursues EV Market to Apply Hollow Magnet Wire in Direct Cooled Stators 

September 27, 2022 admin 0

Direct-cooled motors with hollow conductor stators offer several advantages over the indirect-cooled motors currently used in EVs, says Luvata of Finland, which has been making copper hollow conductors for more than sixty years. Adoption of the technology, typically used in more exotic applications such as superconduction, high-energy physics and magnetic resonance imaging, into mass-market electric vehicles faces considerable technical obstacles, however, and much higher cost than conventional magnet wire.  […]

Design & Testing

SFC Energy Tests Disaster Relief in Germany, Ships More Units to Singapore and Canada 

September 26, 2022 admin 0

Few companies can demonstrate the effectiveness of fuel cells for diverse applications like SFC Energy AG of Germany, a pioneering manufacturer in hydrogen technology with an array of market-focused products. Further credence comes from several recent developments, one being a test for disaster relief power in Germany, others being continued orders from Singapore for its portable units and a repeat order from an oil & gas operator for a hybrid trailer-mount version tailored for remote off-grid sites.  […]

Fuel Cell / Hydrogen

Johnson Matthey to Build Fuel Cell Component Gigafactory in UK 

September 26, 2022 admin 0

Johnson Matthey is planning to an £80 million gigafactory at its existing site in Royston, UK, to scale up the manufacture of hydrogen fuel cell components. The plan follows on the company’s ambition unveiled earlier this year to be the market leader in performance components for fuel cells and electrolysers, targeting more than £200 million sales in hydrogen technologies by the end of 2024/25. 
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