Changes under way in the global electric vehicle market will require the businesses affected to make a significant change in their approach to how they address intellectual property. The innovative world of automotive manufacturing could be about to get a lot more contentious due to disruption led by electric vehicles, lower
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that power Distribution Companies (Discos) were only able to collect N188.29 billion as revenue out of the total of N265.68 billion billed between April and June 2022. In its report for the second quarter of 2022, the power sector regulator pegged the total
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Companies including Ford, General Motors and Google Nest have formed a coalition that aims to scale up the market for virtual power plants (VPPs), which could help increase the resilience of electricity grids. The companies have made a commitment to work together to establish standards for scaling up the use of
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The President, National Air traffic Communicators’ Association of Nigeria (NACAN), Rabiu Mohammed Sani, has urged the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to as a matter of urgency, implement the Air Traffic Services (ATS) Message Handling System (AMHS) at all airports across the country. This is just as he has commended the
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So you have heard of solar power and wind energy, but what about their younger cousin, marine energy? Marine energy—which is clean energy generated from waves, tides, ocean currents, free-flowing rivers, and human-made channels—might be a few decades behind its cousins. But this newer renewable could soon power the blue economy
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An ‘artificial pancreas’ has been developed that could help people with type 1 diabetes to manage their condition with little human input. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), which advises the NHS on new technologies, has recommended the use of hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels. Real-world
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It's official. Elon Musk has broken the world record for "the largest loss of personal fortune in history," according to the Guinness Book of World Records, which tracks this sort of thing. Musk has lost approximately $182 billion since November 2021, causing his net worth to drop from $320 billion in
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The EU has been granted access to a new British database providing real-time information on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, in what has been deemed as a step towards a broader Brexit deal. After meeting in London, UK foreign secretary James Cleverly and European Commission vice president Maroš Šefčovič
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British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has secured ‘European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval’ (ECWVTA) for its 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck. The formal approval means that Tevva can now start producing and selling its trucks in volume across the UK and Europe. It also represents the key regulatory step in the development and
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Rechargeable batteries that use ammonium cations as charge carriers could provide ecofriendly and sustainable substitutes to metal-ion-based batteries, researchers at KAUST show. Metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are the go-to energy storage solution. They dominate the market for portable consumer electronics and electric vehicles because of their high energy density
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