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General Motors will build production versions of its Cruise AV ( earlier post ) at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan. We’re continuing to make great progress on our plans to commercialize in 2019. The Orion plant will continue to build the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Sonic as well as the Cruise AV.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

The Volvo VNR Electric demonstration units will be based on the proven propulsion and energy storage technology currently being used in the Volvo FE Electric, which Volvo Trucks presented in May and will begin selling in Europe in 2019 ( earlier post ), and builds on the Volvo Group’s accumulated expertise in electrified transport solutions.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Russelectric, a manufacturer of distributed energy and microgrid control systems for mission-critical commercial facilities that was acquired by Siemens in 2018, has added electrical vehicle charging capabilities at its Hingham, Massachusetts, facility.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Anovion, with its partners, collaborators and stakeholders, will build 35,000 tons per annum of new synthetic graphite anode material capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and critical energy storage applications. NOVONIX Anode Materials LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NOVONIX Limited, was formed in 2017.

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JULY 13, 2015

Construction of the flagship pilot project, which will be located at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, is anticipated to commence later this year, with bioethanol production expected to start mid-2017. Earlier post.). The €87-million (US$96 million) plant will produce 47,000 tons (about 15.7

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MARCH 11, 2014

CompactGTL will build a commercially deployed small-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Kazakhstan. The proposed plant is expected to bring with it significant future commercial and environmental benefits, according to the company. CompactGTL expects to have a fully functioning small-scale GTL plant in operation in 2017.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2022

This funding will accelerate the path to commercialization through developing a next-generation electrolyte, automating manual processes to assemble more cells, and perform pre-FEED studies ahead of investing in the next scale of manufacturing facilities. Solid-state sodium-ion battery company LiNa Energy has closed out a £3-million (US$3.4-million)

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has introduced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem, making Qualcomm the first company to announce a commercial 5G modem chipset solution. QTI will utilize these insights to help accelerate the standardization and commercialization of 5G New Radio (NR), the global standard for 5G.

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JULY 29, 2015

Global Bioenergies announced that its bio-isobutene process has reached 70% of the commercial yield at R&D scale. The targeted commercial yield is 3.84 Isobutene is a key chemical building block that can be converted into transportation fuels, polymers and various commodity chemicals. This is a huge milestone.

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AUGUST 30, 2018

a commitment by Weichai to build and supply at least 2,000 fuel cell modules for commercial vehicles in China. In 2017 Weichai manufactured more than 617,000 engines, 149,000 heavy duty trucks and 200,000 forklift trucks, and generated total revenue of 151.57 ownership position in Ballard.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

The FT portion of Fulcrum’s process is an adaptation of the well-established Fischer-Tropsch process which has been in commercial operations for decades. In late 2017, Fulcrum began construction on the Sierra BioFuels Plant located near Reno, Nevada. The end syngas product is very clean with zero sulfur content.

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JULY 16, 2018

Johnson Matthey (JM) is building a demonstration-scale plant in Clitheroe, UK to manufacture next-generation battery materials to power electric vehicles. Work is also underway on the design of JM’s first full-scale commercial manufacturing plant for eLNO. JM has chosen its existing site at Clitheroe to locate the new plant.

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JULY 10, 2018

CATL) is building its first plant outside of China in Thuringia, Germany. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. With an annual supply of 12 GWh in 2017, CATL is number one in the global automotive battery industry. At the end of 2017, around 23% of CATL’s workforce was in R&D.

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MAY 4, 2017

This first phase commences in May 2017 and would continue until completion of Gevo’s first large-scale commercial hydrocarbon plant. The supply agreement contains a selling price that is expected to allow for an appropriate level of return on the capital required to build out Gevo’s existing production facility in Luverne, Minnesota.

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JULY 30, 2018

In March 2017, the Belgian organization WaterstofNet received approval for the €3.52-million The project aims to build and demonstrate a 27-ton rigid hydrogen fuel cell truck along with a mobile refueler. million () project ‘ H2-Share ’ from Interreg North-West Europe (NWE).

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Hyundai has been an associated partner of H2 MOBILITY since 2017 and has been actively involved in the development of a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany ever since. H2 MOBILITY has been building and operating the hydrogen filling station network in Germany since 2015.

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JULY 10, 2018

CATL) is building its first plant outside of China in Thuringia, Germany. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. With an annual supply of 12 GWh in 2017, CATL is number one in the global automotive battery industry. At the end of 2017, around 23% of CATL’s workforce was in R&D.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex. The combined port complex is on pace in 2017 for the busiest year ever.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The baseline for the Toyota-Kenworth T680 FCEV truck—codenamed “Ocean”—was a 2017 diesel engine operating about 200 miles a day. The program paves the way for further development and commercial opportunities for hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric transportation in California and beyond.

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MARCH 23, 2016

a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and commercial solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into methanol and gasoline, plans to develop and deliver its 160MT/day methanol plant to a manufacturing site in the Marcellus shale region. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The hydrogen fuel, fuel tanks and refueling process of the experimental vehicle are the same as found in the Mirai, Toyota’s commercially available flagship fuel cell electric vehicle. Japan’s auto industry must succeed in building passenger vehicles. 2022 GR Yaris Hydrogen.

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JUNE 1, 2017

Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Production start is expected in late 2017. Our objective with the Hywind pilot park is to demonstrate the feasibility of future commercial, utility-scale floating wind farms.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Synergy) to provide FCvelocity-9SSL fuel cell stacks for use in commercial buses in China. Ballard expects to deliver the stacks in 2016 and 2017. Dongfeng Motor Corporation is the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in China. And, this agreement contributes to a record sales order book for Ballard, as we begin 2016.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

To support the planned commercial launch of fuel cell electric vehicles by automakers in 2015 (FCEVs), California needs 68 hydrogen fueling stations in five clusters in which most early adopters are expected, according to a new report issued by the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP). Source: CaFCP. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 13, 2021

At high-temperature operation, we can build heavy-duty trucks with a much simpler design, which allows us to significantly reduce the weight. —Yu Seung Kim, a Los Alamos scientist who started an automotive HT-PEM fuel cells project in 2017.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The Nissan/Eaton partnership offers xStorage Home, xStorage Buildings and xStorage Grid-scale products. kWh option coming at the end of 2017. The new xStorage Home portfolio marks the start of a longer-term commitment by Nissan and Eaton to bring new products to market for both private and commercial customers.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

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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MAY 9, 2021

The CCS was developed using design, construction and safety technologies fostered through building of the Suiso Frontier , a pioneering liquefied hydrogen carrier built by Kawasaki that offers a 1,250 m 3 carrying capacity. This containment system has the largest capacity of its kind worldwide used in liquefied hydrogen marine transport.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

billion by 2017. Pike estimates annual spending on key ITS areas will increase from just under $770 million in 2011 to almost $3 billion in 2017. Developing cities will incorporate ITS as they build out their transportation infrastructure. million annually by 2017. Pike sees the next largest investment being in smart.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

XLP ship-thru deliveries to fleet customers will begin in the fourth quarter of 2017, said Clay Siegert, XL Hybrids’ co-founder and chief operating officer. SDG&E, as one example, signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase up to 110 of the plug-in electric hybrid truck systems between 2017 and 2020 to upgrade SDG&E’s fleet vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Our rapid and successful establishment of commercial relationships in China over the past year necessitates an in-country operations team. Last year we built out our sales and service teams and we expect to expand our China team to almost 20 people by year-end 2017 to support planned customer growth.

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MAY 20, 2011

Stationary fuel cell revenue by market sector, world markets: 2011-2017. million units annually by 2017. The report focuses on six key application areas that are gaining increasing commercial traction and have the potential to see significant revenue streams over the forecast period. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 28, 2023

This contract award demonstrates our ability to leverage advanced commercial technologies and investments from our parent company, GM, to reduce warfighter fuel consumption, and lower acoustic and thermal signatures, while providing efficient energy at the tactical edge.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

The pickup will be launched in late 2017 in Europe under the name Mercedes-Benz X-Class. Worldwide, mid-size pickups are becoming increasingly popular as versatile vehicles for a simultaneous private and commercial use and as vehicles for a strictly private use. —Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

This funding will enable the company to advance their technology through expanding their laboratory facilities, stepping-up recruitment and buying new equipment which will accelerate their commercialization plan and ultimately when they are market-ready. —Dr Gene Lewis, CEO of LiNa Energy.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

This follows the successful CORNEA (Commercialization Roadmap for Niobium xEv Anodes) Innovate UK project between Echion and JM, which established the commercial potential and roadmap for this technology system. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 23, 2021

Although in 2017, Bosch gave up SEEO and was selling the company, and Dyson abandoned the technologies of Sakti3, the interest in solid-state batteries never vanished. US and European countries are now competing, shifting the added values away from East Asia and building battery manufacturing close to the application market.

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