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DOE awards $2M to Ohio University to develop products for energy storage and motors from coal waste

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Ohio University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment was awarded two of the six awards, one that explores how coal waste can be reimagined as energy storage and the second aims to develop ultra-conductive carbon metal composite wire for electric motors. Earlier post.)

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Report: Ohio Court Orders Limited UAW Picketing

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A little over a week ago, a few hundred workers went on strike at the Clarios battery plant in Holland, Ohio, over failed labor negotiations. Disrupting operations is essentially the whole point of having a strike and the situation in Ohio seems to be a far cry from the violent labor disputes that emerged following the Civil War.

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SG Preston planning $400M, 120M gpy renewable diesel plant in Ohio

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SG Preston (SGP) announced the planned development of a 120-million gallon per year renewable diesel facility in Lawrence County, Ohio. The Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth and JobsOhio were also instrumental in securing the investment and technology to play a role in the future of southern Ohio.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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and its environs. A solar electricity system for a community garden At the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden in Columbus Ohio, Damon Nabrit [right] shows a participant how a FarmBot works. Shaheer Alam A high concentration of nitrogen and other gasses has reduced native plant species and the overall biodiversity in Fremont, Calif.,

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NEO Battery Materials to expand into US with subsidiary; silicon anodes and battery materials

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The Ohio R&D Center and office will be added for the first phase of the US business expansion plan. Ohio has been recognized as a strategic hub for the growing US battery supply chain. Ultium Cells, a joint venture between LG Energy Solution and General Motors, has started production in its Ohio gigafactory battery plant (US$2.3-billion

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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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Since that time, the center, which originally included six institutions, has produced a broad range of research that includes: The creation of an augmented reality testing environment to help train autonomous vehicles on how to respond to dangerous traffic incidents. In September 2022, the National Science Foundation awarded $5.1

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FHWA makes BAA awards for Phase 1 Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment

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This project is being conducted to understand how truck platoons will operate in a realistic, operational environment. Previous research has resulted in the development of truck platooning technology with only limited testing and demonstration in a real-world environment. Proposed Platooning Location: Indiana; Ohio; Pennsylvania.

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