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Biomass-to-sugar company Comet Biorefining completes new round of equity financing

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Comet Biorefining, an industry leader in the production of high-purity cellulosic dextrose, has completed a round of equity financing led by new investor PM Equity Partner. Current investor Sofinnova Partners and new investor Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) also participated in the financing.

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Group14 closes $18M in financing to scale-up silicon-carbon composite anode material

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Group14 Technologies announced $18 million in new financing from Amperex Technologies Limited (ATL), Showa Denko (SDK), Cabot Corporation, BASF Venture Capital, and OVP Venture Partners. Group14 Technologies will be one of the companies that helps to make electric vehicles widespread and ubiquitous.

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ClearFlame’s genset technology progresses through phase one trials

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The pilot demo marked the first ever genset demonstration for our company. —Robert Schanz, ClearFlame Vice President, Research & Development Phase two testing in conjunction with ComEd, an Exelon company in Illinois will be the next step in the product development process. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Porsche spent €2.2B on R&D in 2016; PHEVs, Mission E BEV, digitalization

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In FY 2016, Porsche spent €2.2 —Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT. In 2016, the company founded Porsche Digital GmbH in Ludwigsburg and the Digital Lab in Berlin. FY 2016 was the company’s most successful. billion (US$2.4

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ChargEVC: New Jersey plug-in electric vehicle registration up 79% for MY 2016 vehicles over 2015

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Registration of model year 2016 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in New Jersey was up 79% over 2015, according to a recent analysis by ChargEVC , a diverse coalition of organizations and companies that support growth of the electric vehicle market.

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EGEB: World’s 60 largest banks pumped $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since 2016

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A climate group report shows fossil-fuel financing continues to rise despite Paris Agreement pledges. The world’s largest coal mining company sets its sights on solar. trillion into fossil fuels since 2016 appeared first on Electrek.

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FTA to award up to $55M in 2016 Low or No Emission Program for transit vehicles

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of $55 million of Fiscal Year 2016 funds ( FTA-2016-003-TPM ) for the purchase or lease of low or no emission vehicles as well as related equipment or facilities under the Low or No Emission Program (Low-No) Program. the announcement of project selections.

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