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Air Products: Hydrogen Solutions

Air Products is an American multinational corporation supplying industrial gases, gas separation and purification technologies and engineering services. This company profile focuses on Air Products' technologies and activities within the hydrogen industry.

Electrolyzer and Green Hydrogen Markets Poised for Growth

IDTechEx forecast that the water electrolyzer market will grow to over US$120B by 2033. There has been renewed interest in the development of clean and green hydrogen industries.

BASF: Methane Pyrolysis Process

BASF is a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. This company profile discusses BASF's methane pyrolysis technology, which it has been developing since 2010 as part of its Carbon Management R&D program.

Topsoe: Blue Hydrogen Technologies

Topsoe (previously known as Haldor Topsoe) is a Danish multinational company supplying catalysts, process technologies, and project development services. Topsoe works with a wide range of clients in the chemical, petrochemical, energy, and various manufacturing industries. This company profile will focus on Topsoe's technology offering for blue hydrogen production.

Ford Motor Company (2022)

The electric era is here, and Ford is in the midst of implementing an ambitious, comprehensive plan to make the transition to an electric future. Ford is investing $22 billion in electrification through 2025 as part of its plan to lead electrification in areas of strength. The company is electrifying its most iconic products - the Mustang, F-150 and Transit - with many more to come in the years ahead. A key part of Ford's goal to drive the adoption of electric vehicles is to target the large market for fully electric commercial vans and pickups. The company has had some initial success while entering the market, but now faces competition from other OEMs and their offerings.

Evonik

Evonik Industries AG is the second largest chemicals company in Germany, and one of the largest specialty chemicals companies in the world. In October 2021, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr. Hydra Rodrigues spoke to Evonik's Research, Development & Innovation Project Manager, Dr. Anna Pougin, at the Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe.

Merck Today Announced the Acquisition of AmpTec

Merck acquires AmpTec to expand mRNA capabilities for vaccines, treatments and diagnostics. Adds to Merck's lipid manufacturing expertise, providing an integrated offering across mRNA value chain

thyssenkrupp presents artificial intelligence "alfred"

Since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution, supported by Microsoft's cloud platform Azure, has been integrated into the processes of the largest materials distribution and service provider in the Western world.

Laserline

Laserline are a direct diode laser manufacturer and are a key player in the direct diode laser market.

Industrialization of bipolar batteries with Lithium-ion technology

Better batteries for a greater range of electric vehicles - this is the goal of the "EMBATT-goes-FAB" project sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. For that reason, the four project partners thyssenkrupp System Engineering GmbH, IAV GmbH, Daimler AG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS are developing bipolar batteries and processes for their fabrication.

1000 km range thanks to a new battery concept

You cannot get far today with electric cars. One reason is that the batteries require a lot of space. Scientists are stacking large cells on top of one another. This provides vehicles with more power. Initial tests in the laboratory have been positive. In the medium term, the project partners are striving to achieve a range of 1000 kilometers for electric vehicles.

A report from Batterieforum Deutschland 2017: Part 1 (manufacturing)

There is only one thing worse than bad planning, and that is too much planning. From the 25th to the 27th January around 300 stakeholders in the battery business gathered in Berlin to discuss why is Germany not building its own gigafactories yet. The fifth edition of Batterieforum Deutschland, the prime event organised to foster a Li-ion battery ecosystem in Germany, took place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel near Potsdamer Platz, with three topics as the main sources of engagement for the attendees: battery manufacturing in Germany, advanced Li-ion chemistries, and stationary storage. The event was organised by KLiB, a public-private partnership of the German government and some national battery stakeholders. In this premium article, we will focus on battery manufacturing.