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2-millionth Duramax Diesel engine rolls off the line in Ohio

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V-8 turbo-diesel engine has rolled off the line at the DMAX plant in Moraine, Ohio. 2015: $82 million investment announced for productivity improvements. Employees are currently building the redesigned Duramax 6.6L The 2 millionth Duramax 6.6L Groundbreaking for the DMAX, Ltd. was established in 1998. V-8 turbo-diesel.

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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack highlights USDA, GE efforts to commercialize renewable jet fuel for Ohio aviation industry

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US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted USDA’s collaboration with General Electric (GE) Aviation, the Ohio Aerospace Institute, air carriers and producer groups to develop a Midwest-regional strategy to provide renewable-jet fuel at GE Aviation’s Cincinnati-area facilities. Renewable-jet fuel produced from various plant oils (e.g.

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Ford, DTE Energy to build Michigan’s largest solar array; second largest solar carport in the Midwest

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Ford Motor Company is teaming with DTE Energy to build Michigan’s largest solar array at Ford World Headquarters. megawatt facility at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio, and it will reduce the amount of electricity Ford pulls from the grid to run its offices. Construction is slated to begin in September and be completed in early 2015.

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Pinto Energy to build 2,800 bpd small-scale GTL plant in Ashtabula; Velocys microchannel technology

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Pinto Energy LLC (Pinto), a developer of smaller scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facilities, will build a 2,800 barrel per day (bpd) GTL plant at Pinto’s 80-acre industrial site to the east of Ashtabula, Ohio. Mechanical completion of the plant is expected in late 2015, with start-up in early 2016.

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Honda to build new CVT plant in Mexico; initial capacity 350k units

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With an initial investment of US$470 million, the transmission plant will begin operation in the second half of 2015 with an annual production capacity of 350,000 units, with plans to more than double annual output in the coming years. In 2012, Honda sold 54,000 units in Mexico (up 150.6%

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Honda Hybrid, Honestly: Electrified Civic Returning in 2024

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Around these parts, the model vanished in 2015 and hasn’t been spoken of again in any official capacity until today. Both those plants are in Ohio. Readers with good memories will know this isn’t their first kick at the hybrid can, with a Civic Hybrid first appearing about two decades ago in its home market.

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Ford builds 2-millionth EcoBoost engine, with take rates growing globally; expected to exceed Ford’s global diesel production

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liter EcoBoost to 1,000 engines per day, and is investing $200 million in its Cleveland, Ohio plant to build the 2.0-liter This year, EcoBoost will be available on more than 90% of North American nameplates, rising to 95% by 2015. Ford doubled Cologne, Germany, production of 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost in the US. Production.

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