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GM investing $500M+ in Arlington Assembly for future ICE SUVs

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General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials. GM has announced nearly $2 billion in investments for Arlington Assembly since 2013.

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GM’s Texas plant to get $500M for upcoming full-size SUVs

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“Today we are announcing plans for a significant investment in Arlington to strengthen our industry-leading full-size SUV business,” Gerald Johnson, GM’s government vp of worldwide production and sustainability, mentioned in a remark. Arlington follows funding bulletins this age in Flint, Mich.,

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GM plans $632M improve in Castle Wayne, Ind., for pace massive pickups

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billion at production websites in Indiana since 2013, in addition to greater than $31.6 The funding might be put towards unutilized tooling, apparatus and conveyors in each frame and basic meeting places. GM mentioned it has dedicated related to $2 billion at Castle Wayne Meeting and greater than $2.8 billion throughout its U.S.

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University of Texas researchers develop new solar photoelectrosynthetic process to convert CO2 to methanol

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Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are developing a new process for photoelectrosynthesis of methanol—the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol using sunlight and hybrid CuO–Cu 2 O semiconductor nanorod arrays. An attractive option would be to convert greenhouse gases to liquid fuel. That’s the value-added option.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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December 2013: State Implementation Plans, outlining how states will reduce pollution to meet the standards, are due to EPA. 2010 in Arlington, Va. The accelerated schedule would be: By January 2011: States make recommendations for areas to be designated attainment, nonattainment or unclassifiable. and in Houston; and 4 Feb.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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Proceedings from the Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop Arlington, Virginia May 8-9, 2011. Fuel Cells: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia 9 of Sustainability Science and Technology doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5785-5_2 , Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013. Slade, R.C.T et al. , “Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells”. Kreuer (ed.),

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