Silicon Mobility, Osaka University, Elektra, Aurea.
Silicon Mobility expands: The French semiconductor maker crosses the border as it opens a new office in Munich. The new branch shall work closely with German manufacturers and OEMs.
silicon-mobility.com (PDF)
Gold and black: A team at Osaka University has developed a new material based on gold and black phosphorus. It harvests a broader spectrum of sunlight for water-splitting to produce hydrogen. The team in Japan said the material is 60 times more active than pure lanthanum titanium oxide (LTO) that usually forms the core of such solar-to-hydrogen catalysts.
greencarcongress.com
Siemens hybrid ferry in Finnish waters: It is a first for Finland this hybrid ferry called Elektra that serves between Nauvo and Korppoo regularly. Elektra comes equipped with Siemens technology and the vessel is able to carry up to 90 cars every 15 minutes and charges on shore.
blogs.siemens.com
Luxury rather than transport forms the essence of Pininfarina’s and Italian shipbuilder Rossinavi’s cooperation to design a hybrid yacht called Aurea. The 70-m boat will feature a diesel-electric propulsion system but as a “design-proposition” is will only be build if a buyer is found beforehand.
newatlas.com
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