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Polestar taking production orders for Polestar 2 electric fastback

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Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and its parent Zhejiang Geely Holding, is open to take production orders for the Polestar 2 electric fastback. Polestar unveiled the car, which is positioned to take on the Tesla Model 3, in February 2019. Earlier post.). and Florida in the first half of 2021.

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BIOX to build 100M liter biodiesel production facility at New York Harbor

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BIOX Corporation, Canada’s largest biodiesel producer, signed definitive agreements with International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) to secure the site and related infrastructure for the construction of its second biodiesel production facility. The IMTT terminal at New York Harbor is a 600-acre facility within which BIOX has secured 3.5

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DiviGas closes $3.6M seed round to support commercialization of next-gen membrane for H2 separation

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from the US, and New York climate investor Albert Wenger. Hydrogen production is also a major emitter of CO 2 , generating approximately 1000 million tons or more than 2% of global O 2 emissions. This financing round will enable the production of Divi-H at an industrial scale, under the first two mass manufacturing lines.

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EIA: State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023

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For example, New York State taxes for both diesel and gasoline rose $0.088/gal in January 2023 compared with July 2022. The 2022 “Inflation Reduction Act” reinstated the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate on domestic crude oil and imported petroleum products, which refinery operators and importers pay.

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Exelon to provide financing for 21MW of Bloom Energy SOFC projects at 75 commercial facilities

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Exelon Corporation will provide equity financing for 21 megawatts (MW) of Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) projects at 75 commercial facilities in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.

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“Project Volt Gas Volt” proposes long-term financing plan to support widespread implementation of power-to-gas systems

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Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. If this potential production supplied the Volt Gas Volt plants, the nuclear plants could operate at nearly 100% capacity. Click to enlarge.

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Harley-Davidson to spin-out LiveWire electric motorcycle division as public company via SPAC; $545M in proceeds

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(ABIC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have entered into a definitive business combination agreement under which ABIC will combine with LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle division ( earlier post ), to create a new publicly traded company.