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NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) AND SIEMENS ENERGY WILL COOPERATE TO DEVELOP MODULARIZED HIGH TEMPERATURE METHANOL FUEL CELL SOLUTIONS FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
MAIRE (Milan: MAIRE) announces that NEXTCHEM and Siemens Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on the development and commercialization of a breakthrough methanol high temperature fuel cell, based on a newly designed modularized solution.
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