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FREYR Battery in strategic partnership with Hana Technology for battery automation production equipment

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This strategic alliance frame agreement will enable FREYR and Hana Technology to customize and co-develop solutions for the CQP, including joint development projects such as quality control equipment, aging time reductions, and artificial intelligence updates to systems to reduce waste.

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NETL publishes review of safety challenges of production, transportation and storage of hydrogen

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—Ben Chorpening, supervisor of the NETL’s Advanced Systems Integration Team and technical portfolio lead Hydrogen is a versatile molecule, useful as a clean energy carrier and chemical precursor. Hydrogen can be extracted from different sources such as fossil fuels, biomass, waste plastics and water.

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Li-Cycle receives conditional commitment for $375M loan from DOE ATVM program

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Receiving the conditional commitment is a significant step in the lending process and reflects the DOE’s intent to finance the project; however, the Loan remains subject to documentation of long-form agreements and certain conditions will have to be satisfied prior to closing, which is currently expected to occur in calendar Q2 2023.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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Several companies are developing chemical processes, but these are still at pilot scale, and Aqua’s execs see serious challenges in delivering the required product purity and dealing with waste streams. Aqua Metals has a pilot line up and running, and is selling materials to customers in the metals industry. It’s not efficient at all.

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CNG Fuels launches renewable biomethane in UK; heavy-duty fleet operators committing to use

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The biomethane is made from the gas harvested through the processing of waste generated by food production, which is then injected directly into gas pipelines. CNG Fuels’ customers will be issued with documentation stating that they have purchased sustainable, renewable fuel, and setting out its carbon content.

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Oh Crap: Sewage Leak Causes Chaos on Connecticut Interstate

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Vehicular casualties included a couple of totaled police vehicles that found themselves at the mercy of a truck sliding through human waste.& & The road ended up being closed for three hours so vehicles could be removed, the interstate could be cleaned, and the driver of the sewage truck could be arrested.&

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Tesla formally wins final environmental approval to open Gigafactory Berlin

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An official document confirming the update was published by the State of Brandenburg, outlining the next steps that the electric vehicle maker needs to do to start vehicle production in its Germany-based electric vehicle factory. . The wait is finally over.

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