Volvo Cars has entered into a new agreement with Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to source high-quality, recycled, near zero-emissions steel beginning in 2025. This makes Volvo Cars the first automotive company to secure a supply deal with SSAB for this type of steel for use in serial production. The agreement builds on the companies' longstanding partnership and reflects their shared commitment to leading the shift toward more sustainable steel solutions.
TotalEnergies announced the acquisition from Low Carbon, a leading renewable energy company, of a pipeline of 8 solar projects with a capacity of 350 MW and 2 battery storage projects with a capacity of 85 MW. As the solar projects are at an advanced stage of development, the target is that they could be operational by 2028. They will produce more than 350 GWh/year of renewable electricity, equivalent to the electricity consumption of around 100,000 UK households.
Samsung Electronics has announced it has published a joint research paper titled “Nano-Engineered Thin-Film Thermoelectric Materials Enable Practical Solid-State Refrigeration” with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). The paper details the development of a next-generation Peltier cooling technology.
The newly developed Peltier device demonstrated significant advantages in terms of resource efficiency and mass production.
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Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational that manufactures a wide range of products, including automobiles, motorcycles, outboard motors, and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Founded in 1909, Suzuki has grown from a loom manufacturing company to a world leader in the automotive and related industries. Suzuki is a global company known for its diverse product portfolio, commitment to value, and a long history of innovation and reliability.
Renault Group and Wandercraft announce the closing of a minority investment by Renault Group in Wandercraft, the first company to develop, manufacture and market medical self-balancing exoskeletons. The partnership brings Renault Group’s industrial expertise to scale up production of Wandercraft’s exoskeletons and robots. It will also help Wandercraft open new business opportunities in robotics.
TDK Corporation has expanded its YFF series of 3-terminal filters for automotive applications to include higher voltages up to 35 V and higher capacitances up to 4.7 µF. Such components are used to suppress voltage variation and high-frequency noise, which can cause system malfunctions. By optimizing the material selection and product design, the new products feature significantly higher withstand voltage, ranging now from 6.3 V to 35 V. Mass production of the product series began in June 2025.