Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts
Mining News Pro - Andrew Forrest, the Australian billionaire betting much of the fortune he made in iron-ore mining on green power, said doubters of hydrogen fuel-cell technology are “muppets.” That includes Elon Musk.
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Platinum nanoclusters improve fuel cell performance
Mining News Pro - Recent findings by researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have the potential to serve as a guideline for the design of future high-activity, high-performance platinum catalysts for use in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs).
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How light can improve li-ion battery, fuel cell performance
Mining News Pro - Light can be used to significantly improve the performance of fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and other devices that are based on the movement of charged atoms, or ions, new research has found.
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Market value of on-road fuel cell vehicles to grow to $160bn by 2042
Mining News Pro - The market value of on-road fuel cell vehicles will grow to $160 billion by 2042 at a compound annual growth rate of 23.9% over a 20-year forecast period.
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Silver-infused bacteria make fuel cells more efficient
Mining News Pro - A new study published in the journal Science describes the development of microbial fuel cells — a technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical currents.
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South African-developed fuel cell passing tests at Implats refinery
Mining News Pro - A South African-developed stationary hydrogen fuel cell is doing well as it is put through a testing phase at the Impala Platinum (Implats) refinery, group executive: refining and marketing Sifiso Sibiya has revealed.
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Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells
Mining News Pro - A team led by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States designed a highly active catalyst that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon and, thus, doesn’t rely on platinum to spur the necessary chemical reaction.
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Germany to become major source of platinum demand for fuel cell EVs
Mining News Pro - As much of Europe prepares for a rapid green energy transition as part of the region`s Covid-19 recovery strategy, Germany, in particular, could be the gamechanger that makes widespread adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in Europe a reality, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC).
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