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Tech: John Deere Bringing Tech Down on the Farm

Clean Fleet Report

Driverless Tractor Designed to Increase Productivity. Then they added animals and implements to increase productivity. Finally, machines appeared to move production to new levels. A surprise participant at CES this year, John Deere used that tech super show to introduce the autonomous version of its mainstay 8R tractor.

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There Were An Awesome 13,000 Test Rides Over The Weekend At Electrify Expo Washington, DC

CleanTechnica EVs

Demo drives, the opportunity to interact with product managers, and seeing all the latest EVs and associated tech all in one central location are some of the major draws for festival goers. Electric vehicle showcase events are one of the best platforms to raise awareness about the wonderful world of electric mobility.

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Sila introduces Titan nano-composite silicon anode material; 20% increase in vehicle range and reduced charge time

Green Car Congress

Titan Silicon anode is 100% compatible with cylindrical, pouch, and prismatic cells to accommodate any OEM, any gigafactory, and any product design. Titan Silicon generates 50-75% less CO 2 per kWh than graphite during production. The formula used to engineer Titan Silicon is used today in the WHOOP 4.0 fitness tracker.

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Univ. of Washington and partners working to engineer microbes for conversion of methane to lipids for processing into liquid intermediates for diesel or jet fuels

Green Car Congress

The University of Washington is taking the lead and focusing on genetically modifying the microbes. NREL will be in charge of fermentation to demonstrate the productivity of the microbes, both the natural organism and the genetically-altered varieties. —Phil Pienkos, NREL’s principle investigator on the liquid to diesel project.

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Ramaco Carbon partnering with ORNL on new processes to make graphite from coal

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The efforts on graphite are part of a larger research partnership between Ramaco and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory over the past three years, exploring a wide range of alternative uses of coal to make higher-value carbon products and materials.

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BMW and SGL to triple production capacity at Moses Lake carbon fiber plant with $200M expansion; world’s largest carbon fiber plant

Green Car Congress

A production line for carbon fiber takes the PAN precursor through two stages (stabilization/oxidation and carbonization) and then to winding. At present, the Moses Lake plant operates two production lines, exclusively for BMW i, with an annual output of approx. Source: SGLACF. Click to enlarge. 3,000 tons of carbon fiber.

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Malaysia to build massive chip design park: PM – ET Auto

Baua Electric

A prominent player in the semiconductor industry for decades, Malaysia accounts an estimated 13% of global back-end manufacturing, according to German tech giant Bosch. Now it wants to go beyond production and emerge as a chip design powerhouse too, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday.