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Piedmont Lithium selects Tennessee for second lithium hydroxide project; 30,000 metric tons per year

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Planned completion and start of production is in 2025. This process eliminates the acid-leaching of spodumene and the production sodium sulfate waste, which will make Tennessee Lithium one of the world’s most sustainable lithium hydroxide operations, according to the company.

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BorgWarner to invest $500M in Wolfspeed, securing up to $650M in annual capacity for SiC devices

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billion financing transaction in exchange for a silicon carbide device capacity corridor. BorgWarner has been a strong partner with Wolfspeed for many years, and we are pleased to secure the investment from them which will be used to support our capacity expansion efforts and ensure we have a steady supply of product for their customers.

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USDA to award $11M loan guarantee to Oregon biorefinery

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with an $11-million loan guarantee through the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. The Novus plant will process agricultural waste into fuel, natural gas, organic fertilizer and other bio-based products. USDA hopes to finalize loan terms with Novus and Old West by summer.

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Velocys establishes strategic alliance with TRI for gasification systems for BTL plants

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It offers the ability to dial in the H 2 to CO molar ratio to match the synthesis reaction or fermentation step for biofuels and/or biochemical production. A key next step will be an integrated technology demonstration; Velocys will relocate its skid-mounted pilot plant from Ohio to the TRI facility in North Carolina.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. This project (“Phase 3 Expansion”) will expand the production capacity of the Vidalia AAM facility from 11,250tpa to at least 45,000tpa AAM.

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Fulcrum BioEnergy demonstrates integrated process to convert MSW to jet and diesel; $4.7M DoD grant to begin plant engineering

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This demonstrated process adds fuel diversity to Fulcrum’s products and complements its previously demonstrated MSW-to-ethanol process. The plant includes the same MSW sorting, gasification and fuel production systems that will be utilized in Fulcrum’s commercial plants. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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EV newcomer VinFast sees simply 128 registrations in 5 months

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The VF 8 has gained blended critiques from car reporters, a few of whom mentioned it felt like a pressed for time product. VinFast has been searching for techniques to finance its growth from its miniature bottom in Vietnam to greater markets in North The us, Europe and portions of Asia.

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