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Rivian CEO expanding duties to include product teams

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is set to gain additional duties related to product oversight ahead of the automaker’s plans for its next-generation electric vehicle (EV). “I want to stay as close to the development of our products as possible,” Scaringe wrote in the email. “My “Nick will be advising through 2024.”

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Scout Motors selects South Carolina for first plant; $2B investment, 200k units per year

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Bordered by I-77 and Blythewood Road, its strategic location is less than 20 miles north of Columbia and near major cities and talent hubs such as Charleston, Charlotte, Greenville, and Atlanta. Groundbreaking is planned for mid-2023 and production is projected to begin by the end of 2026. Rendering of plant at its location.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award some $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels. Topic Area 1: Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries Algenesis Corporation, “Pre-Pilot Scale Production of Algae-based Jet Fuel and Polyurethane Monomers”, $4,987,974.

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Hyundai’s Hydrogen Mobility Solution wins 2020 Truck Innovation Award

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Hyundai Motor’s Hydrogen Mobility Solution has won the second International Truck of the Year (IToY) Truck Innovation Award. The project’s fleet of Xcient fuel-cell-electric heavy-duty trucks aims to confirm the technical and commercial readiness of vehicles, fueling stations and hydrogen production techniques to be deployed across Europe.

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ARPA-E awarding $9.4M to 4 projects focused on removing sulfur hexafluoride from US grid

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Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.; and Toshiba International Corporation in Houston, Texas. This project is a critical step in launching a range of products that meet US energy industry requirements without using SF 6 technology. The resulting products will be manufactured in the US. Toshiba International Corporation.

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Southwest Quits Four Airports in Cost-Cutting Drive

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To cut costs, Southwest said, it will cease operations at four airports from early August: Bellingham International Airport in Washington State, Cozumel International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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Through the university’s Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing , the colleges had developed international collaborations in advancing analysis of remote sensing data and developing open-source software for applications and education. Researchers originally used aerial photography, then satellite images.