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Foxconn to build EV ecosystem and battery production chain in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Foxconn plans to build an EV ecosystem and a complete battery production chain in the southern city as part of its ambition to expand into the EV industry, ranging from the development of EVs to the production of battery packs and cells, and energy storage systems. million (US$50,000) per vehicle.

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European Commission greenlights €1.5B grant to Prologium for solid-state battery gigafactory in Dunkirk

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Taiwan-based ProLogium, a developer and manufacturer of next-generation EV solid-state battery solutions selected France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing plant outside Asia. billion grant from the French government to support ProLogium’s project. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Tesla Taiwan owners seek investigation over alleged battery issues

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Tesla owners in Taiwan turned to the country’s Consumer Foundation for alleged issues with their electric vehicles’ batteries. According to CNA , more than 1,400 late 2018-2019 Model X and Model S vehicles were sold in Taiwan. However, the company does grant a warranty extension equivalent to the wait time for repairs.

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3M licenses patents for Li-ion NMC cathode materials to China-based Reshine

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Under the agreement, 3M granted Reshine a license to US Patents 6,660,432, 6,964,828, 7,028,128, and 8,241,791 and all global equivalents including in Taiwan, Japan, China and Europe. Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate for US Patent 7,078,128.

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China Steel Corporation making $46M investment in LanzaTech commercial waste-gas-to-ethanol project

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In November 2012, China Steel Corporation (CSC) and LCY Chemical Corporation formed a joint venture, White Biotech (WBT), as part of a Green Energy Alliance with LanzaTech. China Steel Corporation (CSC), located at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was founded in December 1971. Earlier post.).

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KBR Awarded Contract by Chemetall Foote Corp. for Lithium Hydroxide Operation Expansion

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The project is funded in part by a $28.4-million million grant from the US Department of Energy to expand and upgrade the production of lithium materials for advanced transportation batteries. Chemetall has lithium production facilities in the United States, Chile, Germany and Taiwan. (a subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc.)

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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

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The team worked with the nonprofit Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF). EPICS in IEEE provided a US $10,000 grant in July 2022 to deploy the systems. The project started as part of the EPICS students’ coursework, but it has grown into something more. Without a local partner, we could not do what we’re doing,” he says.

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