EKA, an Indian electric bus manufacturer, signed a memorandum of understanding with Log9 Materials, a technology company, in April. The document envisages introduction into the EKA product range of the RapidX batteries developed by Log9 Materials and capable of achieving a full charge in 30 minutes of mains power.
H-TEC SYSTEMS, an electrolysis manufacturer, and Swiss Group E plan to start green hydrogen production in 2023, using electricity from the Schiffenenen dam hydropower plant built in 1963 in the canton of Fribourg, western Switzerland. With the help of tanker trucks, the hydrogen would be transported by road to the filling stations near the A12 and A1 freeways popular among truck operators.
The global installed capacity of wind power plants (WPP) increased to 837 GW, i.e. by 93.6 gigawatts (GW) in 2021, as says the World Wind Energy Council (WEC). A stronger increase was recorded only in 2020 when the capacity of WPPs increased by 95.3 GW.
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