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BMW i Ventures invests in Natural Fiber Welding; plant-based leathers, yarns and foams

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The financing round will enable the company to scale from the batch processing of materials to commercial roll-to-roll production. In addition to having an extremely low carbon footprint, MIRUM requires no water during manufacturing and dyeing. NFW was founded in 2015 and is based in Peoria, Illinois.

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HySiLabs raises 13€M in Series A; siloxane liquid carriers for hydrogen

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HySiLabs, a France-based developer of a siloxane liquid carrier for hydrogen, announced a €13-million Series A financing led by Equinor Ventures, and joined by the European Innovation Council Fund, EDP Ventures and PLD Automobile, with the support of historical investors Kreaxi, Région Sud Investissement and CAAP Création.

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First Cobalt announces positive feasibility results for Canadian cobalt refinery expansion; first NA producer of battery-grade cobalt sulfate

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Discussions underway with Glencore on commercial arrangements, financing and allocation of project economics; third party and government funding opportunities also under review. The existing Upper Pond will be expanded to collect surface water from freshet and summer storm events for safe return to the environment. Water management.

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Statoil awards Songa Offshore $2.66B contract for two more newbuild cat-D rigs for the North Sea and Barents Sea

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The specially-designed category D rig is able to operate at water depths up to 1300 meters (4,265 feet) and drill wells down to. The rig is designed for mid-water segments on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), but is also applicable in other regions. The contract period is for eight years with an aggregated value of US$2.66

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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A precise amount of ground biomass is fed into a moving tray; at the first heating and processing stage, the function is to drive off entrapped water, and to perform the first step of de-hydration of the biomass while mechanically compacting it for more effective heat transfer at later stages of processing. Depending on the temperature (300

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Volkswagen building new plant in south-central China with 300K unit annual capacity

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The new plant in Changsha, being built in cooperation with the Chinese joint venture Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW), is scheduled for completion end of 2015 and will manufacture approximately 300,000 vehicles per year. billion) investment program being realized by the two Chinese joint ventures in the period to 2015. billion (US$12.5-billion)

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Aqua Metals opens first AquaRefining center for low-pollution lead-acid battery recycling

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The AquaRefining technology extracts lead from LABs with a room temperature, closed-loop, water-based process that results in significant reductions of hazardous waste and direct human contact with the lead itself. The facility was also financed by a $36.2-million million Nasdaq-listed initial public offering in July 2015.

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