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DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

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million 48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit for its new facility in Memphis, Tenn., Other awards include domestic manufacturing for a range of renewable energy and energy efficiency products, from hydropower and wind energy to smart grid technologies and energy efficient buildings. MC Ionic Solutions Inc.

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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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a small town between Memphis and Jackson), called Blue Oval City, will create approximately 6,000 new jobs and reimagine how vehicles and batteries are manufactured. The mega campus is designed to add more sustainability solutions, including the potential to use local renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind power.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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That last feature—the ability to self-regulate in large-string configurations—is especially valuable in the NS-999 application, Granville told Green Car Congress. The Crescent Corridor is a 2,500-mile (4,023-km) rail network supporting the supply chain from Memphis and New Orleans to New Jersey.

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