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8 New Energy Technologies That Will Blow Your Mind By Julianne Geiger - Dec 23, 2020, 7:00 PM CST
New energy tech is undergoing a metamorphosis at breakneck speed, whether it’s the stock-boosting driverless Apple car or even masks for cows. Sometimes it’s simply mind-blowing and other times it’s sheer comic relief. More often than not, it’s lucrative, either way because clean energy is the buzzword that keeps attracting all the big money.
And the buzz for better or worse is around these top 8 new energy technologies of this year, and next:
#1 Apple’s Driverless Vehicle
The tech giants haven’t sorted out the battery conundrum yet that would catapult EVs above their ICE peers in popularity, but they are putting resources into developing driverless car tech nonetheless. This week, Apple has announced that it plans to introduce its new electric driverless vehicle by 2024. If successful, it would certainly be a major tech breakthrough, but
Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia raises $21 4 million in funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and others
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International Business: Support for ZeroAvia s hydrogen plane plan
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Zero-carbon aviation startup ZeroAvia has raised $37.7 million from a host of backers including Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund and Shell Ventures.
Series A funding was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Ecosystem Integrity Fund, with Amazon, Shell, Summa Equity and Horizons Ventures following on.
The funds will be used for the ongoing development of its ZA-600 hydrogen fuel cell powertrain, which converts hydrogen into electricity to power a motor to spin a propeller. The firm said the ZA-600 is capable of powering a 10- to 20-passenger plane for a flight of 575 miles.
The tally announced Wednesday also includes a $16.3 million grant from the U.K. government for the Hyflyer II project, which will see ZeroAvia build a commercial 19-seater hydrogen plane by 2023. ZeroAvia is targeting a range of 500 miles for 20-seaters by 2023 and the same distance for 100-seater aircraft by 2027.