Fuel cell firms launch mass manufacturing research push

James Murray
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DIGIMAN initiative aims to automate manufacturing processes in a bid to deliver 50,000 fuel cell stacks a year from 2020

A major new research initiative has been launched this week with a view to automating manufacturing processes for fuel cell stacks and drastically reducing the cost of fuel cell vehicles. Named DIGIMAN,...

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