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Testing a Fuel Cell Powered by German Electric Vehicles Market
Liquid Hydrogen Growth Goal
Leveraging more than 90 years of combined Germany’s goal of putting 15 million battery
hydrogen experience and collaborating under electric vehicles (BEVs) on the road by 2030
the heavy-duty hydrogen fuel system joint de- is currently behind schedule as the global
velopment MOU announced February 10, 2021, automotive industry struggles to procure key
Ballard Power Systems and Chart Industries, components such as microchips and the basic
Inc. have successfully tested a fuel cell pow- raw materials used in the manufacture of high
ered by liquid hydrogen. For the test, a Ballard voltage batteries including the elements lith-
FCmove™-HD fuel cell was paired with a Chart ium, nickel and cobalt. To reach this goal the
liquid onboard hydrogen (“HLH2”) vehicle fuel German market for EVs would need to grow
system (functionally identical to the one dis- at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
played at ACT Expo on September 1, 2021); this of 35% to 2030, according to GlobalData, the
testing was conducted at Chart’s hydrogen leading data and analytics company.
test facility in Minnesota, USA.
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Investments in Semiconductors Power Supplies for Horticultural
Frontend Fab and Commercial Lighting
Infineon Technologies is adding significant Advanced Energy announced the introduction
manufacturing capacities in the field of wide of the LCM4000HV series of configurable pow-
bandgap (SiC and GaN) semiconductors. The er supplies rated for up to 4000 W and oper-
company is investing more than €2 billion to ating with efficiencies of up to 95. The new
build a third module at its site in Kulim, power system features hot swap functionality
Malaysia. Once fully equipped, the new and simplifies installation, maintenance and
module will generate €2 billion in additional scalability of high-volume LED lighting pro-
annual revenue with products based on silicon jects such as horticultural and commercial
carbide and gallium nitride. lighting.
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