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Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced it is in talks with Suzuki Motor Corporation towards OEM supply of a minicar-class light commercial electric vehicle based on the MINICAB-MiEV. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast. in 2012 to more than $1.4 billion in R&D in 2012, up 3.75% over 2011. billion in 2012, a decrease of 1.16%. Academia in the US will spend $12 billion on research in 2012, up 2.85% over last year. Non-profits will increase spending in 2012 by 2.7% Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that the two companies have agreed to expand the scope of their OEM supply agreements in the Japanese market as follows: Nissan will provide the Fuga luxury sedan to Mitsubishi Motors starting from summer 2012. Nissan Motor Co., in June 2011. Earlier post.) in June 2011.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Four new corporate partners—Best Buy, Johnson Controls, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Veolia—are joining the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Clean Fleets Partnership, a broad public-private partnership that assists the nation’s largest fleet operators in reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel they use nationwide.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Lima Energy Company, a subsidiary of USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation in Washington, DC, has signed a contract to supply up to 80 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of its “Ultra Clean Synthetic Crude” (UCSC) to Husky Energy’s Lima, Ohio Refinery over ten years.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has revised its calendar year 2012 sales and production plans, targeting worldwide production of 10,050,000 vehicles and worldwide sales of 9,760,000 vehicles for the year. The company is planning a 28% increase in production of Toyota vehicles alone to 8,870,000 units. billion (US$70.1

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Navistar International Corporation has reached definitive, long-term supply agreements for heavy-duty diesel engines and emissions aftertreatment technologies with Cummins Inc. In addition, Navistar will utilize the proven Cummins Emission Solutions aftertreatment system for the company’s proprietary heavy-duty big bore engines.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Nissan reports a successful early field test of a system that will allow companies to regulate their electricity bills using the batteries of Nissan LEAFs used by their staff to commute to work. This assists in balancing energy needs by supplying electricity to homes/offices during daytime, when demand is highest. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

UTM Offshore signed an agreement for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility with engineering firms KBR, JGC Corporation and Technip Energies. UTM Offshore was incorporated in July 2012 as a privately held Nigerian company.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Air Products has signed a long-term agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ( BPCL ) and will build, own, and operate several new industrial gas production facilities in Kochi, Kerala, India. The new facilities will supply industrial gases to BPCL’s Kochi Refinery, which is currently undergoing a $2.6-billion

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The total size of the global hydrogen and fuel cell market—including revenues from fuel cells and from hydrogen for fuel cells and internal combustion engines (ICEs)—will reach $785 million in 2012, according to a new white paper from Pike Research. Pike Research 10 trends to watch in 2012.

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MARCH 17, 2011

Air Products will increase the supply of hydrogen to Marathon Petroleum Company LP, a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO), at Marathon’s Garyville, La. In all, Air Products will increase the current level of supply by approximately 25 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) (around 60,000 kg) per day.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a six-year binding term sheet with Canadaa-based Sigma Lithium Corporation for an offtake agreement on a “take or pay” basis for the sale of 6% battery-grade high purity and environmentally sustainable lithium concentrate.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Subaru Corporation disclosed today that they have agreed jointly to develop a platform dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for midsize and large passenger vehicles and jointly to develop a C-segment-class BEV SUV model for sale under each company’s own brand.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

a global aluminum products company formerly known as Alcan Engineered Products and headquartered in Amsterdam, and UACJ Corporation ( UACJ ), a Japan-based global aluminum manufacturer, are joining forces with a view to supply and market aluminum Body-in-White sheet to the North American automotive industry. Constellium N.V,

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Under the terms of the supply agreement, Mission will supply Valero with up to 200,000 tonnes (60 million gallons) of biodiesel per year. Over the course of the contract, Mission will supply Valero with biodiesel produced from its captive Jatropha feedstock. million expiring 30 September 2012.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a system that links homes, plug-in vehicles (hybrids and full EVs), electric power companies and users, and enables integrated control of energy consumption. The Toyota Smart Center is one of the company’s smart-grid initiatives.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Air Products’ joint venture company based in Sichuan, China has signed a long-term agreement to build a hydrogen production facility for PetroChina Company Limited, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. It is the first time that a state-owned refinery in China has outsourced its hydrogen requirements.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Participating members aligned with “The Automotive Industry Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability Performance in the Supply Chain” include BMW Group; Chrysler Group LLC.; For this reason, we are working together to attain the highest standard in business integrity and in the social and environmental performance of our supply chain.

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MARCH 8, 2013

KLM’s biofuel is supplied by SkyNRG, a company which KLM founded 2009 together with ARGOS (North Sea Petroleum) and Spring Associates. SkyNRG is now the world’s market leader for sustainable kerosene, supplying more than fifteen carriers worldwide and the operating partner in the KLM’s BioFuel program.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Kyocera Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Kyocera’s “Solar Cycle Station” is a solar-powered recharging station—originally launched for electric-assisted bicycles in 2010—that uses the company’s high performance solar modules. in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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MARCH 17, 2016

State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) was established as a state-owned enterprise on 29 December 2002. As the largest public service company in the world, SGCC ranked 7 th on Fortune Global 500. SGCC constructs and operates power grids as its core business, to provide safer, cleaner, and more economic and sustainable power supply.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Toyota Tsusho Corporation announced today that Sales de Jujuy S.A., an Argentine lithium development company in which it owns a stake, has officially started lithium production at Salar de Olaroz in Jujuy Province, northwestern Argentina. The company plans to produce 17,500 tons of lithium carbonate annually. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 14, 2010

A123 Systems has entered a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive to supply battery systems for the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Project Nina is expected to launch in 2012. The Karma—an extended-range electric vehicle—is scheduled to be launched in late 2010. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Founded in 1998, the company has developed and supplied wireless power transfer systems (1kW-300kW) for material handling equipment for more than 16 years. Six electric buses with wireless charging developed by Green Power have been operating in Korea since 2012. —Jung G. Cho, CEO of Green Power.

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APRIL 22, 2009

for Marathon Petroleum Company LLC, a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation. The steam methane reformer will have a hydrogen production capacity of more than 50 million standard cubic feet per day and is projected to be completed in the second quarter of 2012.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In partnership with Plugless Power, The Hertz Corporation and Hertz Global EV are trialing the first wireless charging system for electric vehicles (EVs) in the car rental industry. The trial will follow Hertz and companies from five other industry segments, as they trial Plugless Power systems on their own electric vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

SMM successfully developed its high-performance lithium nickel oxide for cathode materials in collaboration with Panasonic Corporation and is now supplying this material to that company, which uses it to make the cylindrical lithium-ion batteries which are adopted in the electric powertrains used by Tesla.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Life sciences and materials sciences company Royal DSM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership with Rostekhnologii (Rostec), a Russian State Corporation, in the fields of biotechnology and functional materials. The partnership with DSM is strategic and intended for the long term.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. Together, the new automotive alliance set up a joint manufacturing process in AvtoVAZ''s home town of Togliatti, Samara Oblast, Russia, in 2012.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Delta Products Corporation demonstrated its latest smart Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) as part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) 3-year program that Delta was awarded in 2012, targeting to reduce 50% of EV charging system cost compared to today’s technologies. Earlier post.).

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Designed by Propulsion Data Systems, the new totally integrated vessels are currently under construction by Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisc. In 2012 Maid of the Mist faced closure in the absence of storage space for its boats on the New York side of the river.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) signed binding agreements aimed at long-term collaboration between the two companies for the joint development of a hydrogen fuel cell system; joint development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle; and joint research and development of lightweight technologies. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 29, 2021

Lomiko Metals and Critical Elements Lithium Corporation have entered into an option agreement that gives Lomiko the right to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Bourier project. Québec is in a unique position of having ample supply of both commodities and now Lomiko has opportunities in additional battery materials. hectares (102.52

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MARCH 20, 2013

For the past 75 years, the shipping companies have used oil, but looking at the next 75 years this is likely to change. The great thing about biofuels is that they would not only secure a future fuel supply, they will also greatly reduce our CO 2 and SO x emissions. SAE Technical Papers, 2012-01-1056. Progression Industry.

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plans to produce and supply biojet and renewable diesel in Japan at commercial scale in the 2020s with support from the City of Yokohama, Chiyoda Corporation, Itochu Enex Co., The company will build Japan’s first demonstration plant for the production of biojet/biodiesel fuels in Yokohama, with operations planned to begin in 2018.

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