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Groundbreaking on new BMW Group high-voltage battery assembly plant in South Carolina

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The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The BMW Group is particularly focused on keeping the carbon footprint and consumption of resources for production as low as possible, starting in the supply chain. billion in its South Carolina operations.

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Siemens to expand EV charging manufacturing in US to support rapid market growth

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The Wendell location also works with local educational institutions including North Carolina State University and Wake Tech Community College for training and workforce development.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US. Hydrogen can be used as an effective storage medium to increase utilization of these renewable energy resources.

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Study: tightening vehicle emissions standards resulted in higher rates of automaker non-compliance; unintended effects of threshold-based regulations

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The most common ways to meet emissions thresholds are to install expensive catalytic converters or reduce the weight or horsepower of the vehicle. The main issue here is that the EU is using a straightforward cutoff standard. Economically, automakers have little financial incentive to abide by the tight emissions standards. —Hu et al.

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BMW Manufacturing Introducing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Material Handling Equipment

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Installation of a storage and distribution center within BMW’s existing Energy Center, an 11 Megawatt facility, along with six on-site fueling stations were recently completed by BMW at their only North American manufacturing facility in South Carolina.

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New seamless charging network across18 states

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We're excited to collaborate with our utility partners on this important initiative to connect customers to charging resources and encourage electric vehicle travel." Dominion Energy played an instrumental role in placing six electric buses in service in 2020 with CARTA, South Carolina's largest public transportation provider.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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Experts in engineering and aquatic ecology will install more than 30 new measurement systems in hydropower reservoirs and agricultural watersheds across the two states. Assessing and managing sustainable resource utilization in the Gulf Coast requires rapidly deployable, highly sensitive, specific sensors. Nelson Cardona-Martinez.

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