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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Interactive 3D and augmented reality online are making it easier for car manufacturers, fashion brands, and other businesses to design and produce their products. Companies purchase a subscription to access Emersya’s platform. The virtual product can be rotated 360 degrees, and in some cases can be customized by the customer.

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MAY 28, 2016

million to 108 companies in 39 states to boost the production of advanced biofuels. The funding is being provided through USDA’s Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established in the 2008 Farm Bill. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $8.8

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MAY 18, 2023

To realize further safety and productivity improvements in mines by running autonomous haul trucks and automated ALV controlled by AHS, Komatsu and Toyota are launching an effort to develop new technologies jointly. Prevent accidental contact caused by driver, as may happen with existing manual light vehicles.

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JULY 5, 2015

Ethos Electric Vehicles, a small, Alaska-based company building custom electric motorcycles and automobiles, has launched a $100,000 crowd-funding campaign for reworking an existing internal combustion engine kit car—the Graber Cars’ La Bala —into a low-volume production, all-wheel drive (AWD) electric roadster.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

According to the company, this is the world’s first commercialization of a tire cord that combines an RF-free adhesive and a chemically recycled polyester fiber. Teijin Frontier will now begin to develop reinforcing-fiber applications for various rubber products, including tire cords, belts, hoses and other diverse uses.

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MAY 16, 2017

announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary has won a $6-million first contract to supply biodiesel to the India government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) in a public tender process. The plant was constructed in 2008 and was expanded to produce refined glycerin in 2013. Aemetis, Inc.

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JULY 28, 2020

Octillion has seen rapid growth in production capacity, experience, and partnerships over the last decade. In the US, Octillion supplies batteries to companies such as Colorado’s Lightning Systems, a fast-growing commercial fleet electric powertrain manufacturer, as well as other commercial OEMs.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

TECO 2030 ( earlier post ) is aiming to establish Norway’s first large-scale production of fuel cells, optimized to be the heart of hydrogen-powered ships and other heavy-duty installations. This will be the first volume production of fuel cells in Norway and a hub for the Norwegian hydrogen industry. gigawatt, per year.

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JULY 3, 2012

Located in Toronto and incorporated in 2008, Pond Biofuels develops technology to produce alternative fuels using algae grown with industrial emissions. Through FedDev Ontario’s investment, Pond Biofuels will complete the first phase of construction on its commercial-scale pilot demonstration plant in partnership with St. Marys Cement.

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MAY 8, 2019

This is the first use of CFRTP for structural parts in a high-volume production vehicle. Following production startup in early June, GMC Sierra CarbonPro Editions for both vehicles will begin appearing at select GMC dealerships in the US this summer. Two additional tie-down locations are installed at the front of the bed.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Elkem, a company developing silicones, silicon products and carbon solutions, officially inaugurated the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters. Ferrosilicon is mainly used for the production of carbon & other alloy steels, stainless steel, cast iron, and electric steel. With full-scale implementation, 1.5

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APRIL 30, 2019

Under the agreement, the two partners will work jointly to make the polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell ready for production. As production grows, the price should fall. If it uses green electricity, the production of hydrogen can be climate-neutral. Various industrial enterprises are working to perfect this process.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Daimler subsidiary Li-Tec will cease production of Li-ion battery cells in December 2015. As quoted in Der Spiegel Daimler-manager Harald Kröger said that “ Our cells are very good, but at current production figures far too expensive. We have realized that a car manufacturer does not have to produce the cells themselves. ”.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

million) round—investment in McPhy Energy, an company dedicated to hydrogen production and to low pressure hydrogen storage for industrial and energy players. The equity investment aims to support the commercial development of the company following the acquisition of Piel, an electrolysis equipment production unit based in Italy.

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MAY 3, 2023

Up to now, SKIET has been supplying separators for IT and electronic products to the Sunwoda Group. According to the MOU, both companies agreed to communicate actively about expanding the supply of separators with technological capabilities, quality, and price competitiveness in the future.

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APRIL 1, 2014

This will make Daimler the sole owner of the two companies. The two companies originally established their strategic alliance on automotive Li-ion cells in December 2008 ( earlier post ), with the resulting formation of the new joint venture (Deutsche ACCUmotive GmbH & Co.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The Board of Directors of Alcoa has unanimously approved a plan to split the lightweight metals leader into two independent, publicly-traded companies. The globally competitive Upstream Company will comprise five business units that today make up Global Primary Products: Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminum, Casting and Energy.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

New data from Bloomberg states that Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California was the most-productive automotive plant in the U.S., Last year, Tesla’s Fremont Factory averaged a weekly production pace of 8,550 vehicles. outpacing 70 other plants in the country. 85 cars per minute. million square foot plant vacant.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In a recent announcement, Elon Musk revealed plans to unveil the highly anticipated Tesla Roadster at the end of 2024, marking another milestone in the company’s journey towards revolutionizing the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Its 4680 cell has changed the range game in a few of its latest vehicles, including the Telsa Cybertruck.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

>UK-based electric vehicle start-up Detroit Electric will outline its future product plans during its first appearance at Cenex’s Low Carbon Vehicles (LCV) 2017 event on 6 and 7 September at Millbrook. billion in capital from a joint venture agreement.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The company was privatized in 1968 by the military government, and later bought by Fiat, which closed the factory in 1988. Brothers and investors Zeca and Alberto Martins are partners in the holding company that owns FNM and opened the company’s new factory in Caxias do Sul city. The FNM company is anything but normal.

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MAY 9, 2011

Global MW of fuel cell product shipments by electrolyte, 2008-2010. Company-level profitability is still elusive, but the necessary first step of making a profit on each unit sold has now been taken by a handful of industry players, the report finds. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Immediately preceding the Chapter 11 filing, the company retrenched to a core R&D team by terminating approximately 80% of its personnel (several of whom have also entered into consulting agreements with the company to assist it in the sale of its assets), paused all factory operations, and stopped the marketing and selling of its products.

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MARCH 3, 2022

European Energy , a Danish developer and operator of green energy projects, has ordered a 50 MW electrolyzer from Siemens Energy for use in developing the first large-scale commercial e-Methanol production facility. End users of the e-Methanol will be the shipping company Maersk and the fuel retailer Circle K among others.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Essentially, the cleverly titled document outlined what Musk envisioned for Tesla a few years before it would ever pump an electric vehicle off its production lines. The Model 3 ramp was met with difficulty due to scalability, production quality, and other bottlenecks that ultimately made the process much tougher than ever imagined.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Air Products signed an agreement with state-owned Shenhua New Energy Co. Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen dispenser will be supplied for the project for fueling the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. The company has been involved in more than 200 hydrogen fueling projects in more than 20 countries.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

The experience and lessons learned through all these projects is continuously integrated in EasyMile products and solutions. The funds provided by Alstom will be used to accelerate the company growth and support the R&D program. Ligier has marketed electric vehicles since 2008. —Bruno Marguet, Head of Strategy at Alstom.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Mining giant Rio Tinto will invest around $1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets and a company objective for net zero emissions from operations by 2050. The production of aluminium, copper and high-grade iron ore will play a part in the transition to a low carbon economy.

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JULY 11, 2016

Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil output surged 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) in June, close to an eight-year high of 32.73 If the situation persists, the case for a return to some kind of production cap may gain traction. million b/d in June in order to meet domestic demand.

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JULY 19, 2014

Petrobras’s June oil production in Brazil averaged 2,008 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 1.7% from May’s production of 1,975 thousand bpd. Including the production operated by Petrobras for its partners in Brazil, the volume reached 2,135 thousand bpd, up 2.1% from last month’s production of 2,092 thousand bpd.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Eni’s proprietary Eni Slurry Technology (EST) is able to convert refining residues entirely into high-quality light products, eliminating both liquid and solid refining residues with significant environmental benefits. The elimination of pet-coke production is part of global efforts to contain CO 2 emissions. 614-622.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Allison’s investment in JJE follows the recently announced strategic partnership between the two companies, and an earlier debt financing commitment by Allison that will directly support JJE’s North America commercial electric product development, testing, and manufacturing efforts. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The technology company supplies automotive manufacturers with electric motors for different vehicle types—from hybrid and electric axle drives for electric passenger cars to electric central drives for commercial vehicles. Especially in recent years, this went hand in hand with massive production capacity increases.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

The two companies previously announced an agreement in which Proterra supplies its industry-leading battery systems to support Komatsu in electrifying its first medium-sized hydraulic excavators. This is the second collaboration between Proterra and Komatsu. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Benteler-SGL GmbH, a joint venture between Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH and SGL Group, has inaugurated its new production facility in Ort im Innkreis, Austria. The 45,000 m² site will begin manufacturing composite automotive components in serial production beginning in mid-2013. KG was founded in 2008. The production has.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Maritime cleantech company TECO 2030 has received an “Approval in Principle” (AIP) by DNV, one of the world’s leading classification and certification bodies, for its Marine Fuel Cell System and its Fuel Cell Module FCM400. A 40 feet ISO fuel cell container from TECO 2030 will have a power production capacity of 6.4

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration estimates that US natural gas pipeline companies added about 2,400 miles (3,862 km) of new pipe to the grid as part of more than 25 projects in 2011. New pipeline projects entered service in parts of the US natural gas grid that can be congested: California, Florida, and parts of the Northeast.

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