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Blackstone may begin commercializing 3D-printed Na-ion batteries as early as 2025; testing in electric bus

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This project is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of its support for the battery cell manufacturing ecosystem with a total of up to €24.1 million (subject to the grant decision becoming legally valid).

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. These areas of the state are expected to experience heavy electric vehicle use within the next ten years.

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$12M German project to develop technology for syngas production from CO2 and H2; new hydrogen production method

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Together with BASF’s subsidiary hte AG and scientific partners VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut, Düsseldorf, and TU Dortmund University, the companies are developing a two-stage process. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is granting a total of €9.2

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Another potential use of allowance value is to provide the general public a “dividend” related to the public’s having granted firms the right to make use of the waste-disposal services of the atmosphere through their emissions. Act 382, the most comprehensive and far-reaching state legislation in the U.S. On February 24, 2009, the U.S.

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