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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Cooper Tire begins testing tires made with guayule component; consortium progress on genomics, agronomics

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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has completed tire builds using rubber derived from guayule plants and new guayule related materials. million Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) grant, “Securing the Future of Natural Rubber—An American Tire and Bioenergy Platform from Guayule.” ( Earlier post.).

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

Val Miftakhov got into the EV game in 2010 when he founded eMotorWerks, which created an innovative smart charging solution and was acquired by the Enel Group in 2017. million) grant from the UK government, and $21.4 You have to build the battery powertrain first, and add the fuel cell system. So, that’s a lot of what we do.

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EV Charging Basics for Property Developers

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Current EV infrastructure building codes require the integration of EV infrastructure into new construction projects. The core requirements of the 2021 IECC model code for new multifamily buildings are as follows: Source: [link]. Most existing buildings are not equipped with EV-ready parking spaces and EV-Capable infrastructure.