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BYD–Covestro partnership underscores rising strategic value of polymers in EV scale-up and circularity, says GlobalData

BYD–Covestro partnership underscores rising strategic value of polymers in EV scale-up and circularity, says GlobalData

BYD and Covestro have recently agreed on a long-term partnership focused on advanced material applications, highlighting how those materials are moving to the center of electric vehicle (EV) and energy-system strategy. As EV adoption broadens, cost and manufacturability pressures intensify; replacing multi-part metal assemblies with engineered polymer solutions can reduce part count and simplify assembly. Against this backdrop, the partnership highlights the growing strategic value of polymers

Watlow POWERSAFE™ medium-voltage integrated heater and control platform enables industrial-scale electrification

Watlow POWERSAFE™ medium-voltage integrated heater and control platform enables industrial-scale electrification

Watlow, a global industrial technology company and provider of complete electric thermal systems, highlights its POWERSAFE™ medium-voltage integrated heater and control platform, a purpose-built solution that helps industrial operators electrify large thermal loads while simplifying infrastructure, improving operational reliability and supporting decarbonization initiatives.

As manufacturers and process operators transition away from fossil fuel-fired heating systems, many face challenges

A mobile green hydrogen refuelling station enables the immediate deployment of a hydrogen bus fleet in Northern Germany

A mobile green hydrogen refuelling station enables the immediate deployment of a hydrogen bus fleet in Northern Germany

Image: Weser-Ems-Bus hydrogen buses being refuelled at the mobile refuelling station operated by ttz Bremerhaven in Jever. A Lhyfe hydrogen container can be seen in the background of the image on the right. Credit: ttz Bremerhaven.

  • To supply six fuel cell buses operated by Weser-Ems-Bus, a subsidiary of DB Regio AG, the mobile refuelling station owned by ttz Bremerhaven, operated by MoviaTec and supplied with green hydrogen by Lhyfe, has been in operation since