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Zepp.solutions secures €2M grant to build fuel cell systems factory

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million grant from the European Just Transition Fund (JTF) for the development of a fuel cell systems factory. Zepp.solutions, a Dutch company specialized in hydrogen fuel cell technology, has secured a €1.98-million The factory will be situated in Europe’s strategic transport hub, the Greater-Rijnmond region. Earlier post.)

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients.

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Solid-state sodium-ion battery company LiNa Energy closes out £3M late seed funding round

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LiNA will also build a presence in India where LiNa has signed an MoU with Social Alpha to optimise product development for the India market and oversee battery cell testing and future pilot projects. Avoiding the need for conventional flammable liquid electrolytes means that LiNa cells are inherently safe.

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ECS announces 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship recipients

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Yadong Yin at the University of California, Riverside, in 2017. The author of 52 articles with an h-index of 25, and four books/book chapters, Dr. Bai has seven patents pending and one granted patent. He worked as Postdoctoral Researcher under Dr Ilias Belharouak at ORNL from 2019-2021 before he was named to his current position.

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Nearly 50% of 2017-19 Chevy Bolt EVs have been remedied after battery fire recall

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Nearly half of the 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles that were recalled due to potential battery pack fires have been remedied, according to NHTSA documents. Chevrolet Bolt vehicles were recalled last year after some cells used in the earlier builds of the vehicle contained flawed cells made by LG Energy Solution.

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VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

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Construction for phase 1 of the factory will start in 2022 after a construction permit is granted and production is expected to start in July, 2024. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Hanoi, VinFast has a vehicle production facility in Haiphong, Vietnam, that will have the capacity to produce 950,000 vehicles per year by 2026.