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Intel Invests $20-billion in Ohio for Advanced Fabs

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state neither the company nor any other chipmaker has a presence in, Ohio. Intel announced today that it will build two leading edge logic fabs east of Columbus at a cost of $20 billion. The company gave no information about the fabs' capacities in terms of wafers per month. "The scope and pace of Intel’s expansion in Ohio.

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Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

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While drought is less of an issue in Pennsylvania than in other parts of the country where drilling is prevalent, the produced water that is not reused for hydraulic fracturing is transported to Ohio for disposal, adding to environmental concern of fuel usage and emissions in transport, as well as cost. Desalination. 2021.115513.

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Marathon Oil splitting in two

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Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), to be headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, is expected to be the fifth largest US refiner with downstream assets concentrated mainly in the Midwest, Gulf Coast and Southeast regions of the US. Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) will be a global upstream company based in Houston, Texas.

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A123 Systems introduces new Nanophosphate EXT Li-ion battery technology with optimized performance in extreme temperatures; OEM micro-hybrid program due next year

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According to testing performed to date at the Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and the very low observed rate of aging, cells built with A123’s Nanophosphate EXT are expected to be capable of retaining more than 90% of initial capacity after 2,000 full charge-discharge cycles at 45 C. EXT cycle life.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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The closest comparisons for hydrogen-only cars are the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo. To provide a basis for comparison, Honda let us first drive a 2024 CR-V Hybrid that weighed 500 pounds less than the e:FCEV. Versus an electric car, the cost of fueling difference is substantial.

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OSU team develops new aqueous lithium-iodine solar flow battery; 20% energy savings over Li-I batteries

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After debuting the first solar air battery—a photo-assisted charging Li-O 2 battery—last fall ( earlier post ), researchers at The Ohio State University led by Professor Yiying Wu have now developed a new system combining a solar cell and a battery into a single device. Credit: ACS, Yu et al. Diagram credit: ACS, Yu et al.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

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And GM will increasingly produce its battery cells in two joint-venture plants with LG Energy Solution, located in Lordstown, Ohio and Springhill, Tennessee. Since the tax credit is based on base MSRP, this is a valid comparison as the cost differential between the ICE and BEV versions of the F-150 is $10,684.