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SAIC-GM-Wuling completes expansion of Qingdao mini-commercial vehicle facility; 70% increase in capacity

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It will help SGMW keep up with the strong demand for its Wuling brand mini-commercial vehicles. In addition, mini-commercial vehicles manufactured at the facility are being sold in a growing number of GM markets worldwide. The project, which represented investment of RMB 1.1 The Qingdao plant opened in June 2005.

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SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell awarded 2023 National Space Trophy

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NASA center directors, presidents of aerospace corporations, news media, political leaders, and previous Trophy winners are among those serving on the foundation’s board of advisors. ” In 2002, Ms. Shotwell was nominated for the award by the founder and CEO of Delalune Space, Rob Meyerson. in 2020.

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NanoSteel and AK Steel win Platts Breakthrough Solutions Of The Year award

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NanoSteel, a developer of nanostructured steel materials, and the company’s joint development launch partner, AK Steel Corporation, have won the Platts Global Metals “Breakthrough Solution of the Year” Award. Earlier post.). Its primary focus is proprietary alloys for use as sheet steel in automotive lightweighting applications.

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DOE-released report finds significant growth in fuel cell industry in 2011, forecasts continuing growth through 2012

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The 2011 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report finds that commercial markets for fuel cell technologies expanded significantly over the last year, especially in the materials handling industry. Total, worldwide fuel cell shipments grew 37.5% between 2010 and 2011 and 214% between 2008 and 2011. up and auxiliary power unit applications.

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DOE awards more than $5M to two projects developing advanced hydrogen fuel cell components

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $5 million to two projects—one led by 3M Company and the other by Eaton Corporation—intended to lower the cost of advanced fuel cell systems by developing and engineering cost-effective, durable, and highly efficient fuel cell components. Eaton Corporation, up to $2.1

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USEC and DOE sign $350M cooperative agreement for American Centrifuge research, development and demonstration program; next-gen uranium enrichment

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The RD&D program will support building, installing, operating, and testing commercial plant support systems and a 120-machine cascade that would be incorporated in the full commercial plant in Piketon, Ohio, which is planned to operate 96 identical cascades. USEC Inc., This is intended to last through the end of November.

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Wireless charging company OLEV Technologies secures second angel round, reorganizes

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The first commercial deployment of the OLEV wireless charging technology was put into operation in July 2011 at Seoul Grand Park, where three 100-passenger trams provide daily shuttle services to visitors at a theme park near Seoul, South Korea. MEDITECH), and member of the MIT Corporation.