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Chevron New Energies, Crowley invest in marine hydrogen tech company Zero Emission Industries

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Zero Emission Industries (ZEI), a hydrogen technology company for maritime, announced the first close of its Series A funding round. Zero Emission Industries—formerly Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine—launched in 2017 and develops and sells hydrogen power systems for a range of marine applications.

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REMADE announces new license for aluminum industry; removing metallic impurities from recycled melts

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REMADE’s tech team oversees the project, ensuring it meets the Institute’s and DOE’s technological milestones. The innovation is part of a research and development project first funded by REMADE in 2020. The R&D project, “Selective Recovery of Elements from Molten Aluminum Alloys,” is still in progress and is led by Subodh Das, Ph.D.,

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

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Volvo Cars has made investments in two Israeli technology start-ups through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. Both UVeye and MDGo have their headquarters in Tel Aviv, where Volvo Cars has been involved with DRIVE, an accelerator for young companies in the mobility sector, since 2017.

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Germany launches R&D facility for industrial-scale Li-ion cell manufacturing; €500M in funding

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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million. In addition, there are research and development locations worldwide.

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Tesla Semi payload estimates suggest critics underestimated battery tech advancements

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In 2017, many analysts and other experts concluded that the Semi would need a 600 kWh to 1,000 kWh battery pack to produce the truck’s 300 and 500-mile range variants. Besides better battery technology, the trucking industry has also shifted since 2017. Tesla Semi’s fast-charging system could be wireless.

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Alberta Innovates & NRCan awarding $26.2M to three oil sands clean tech projects; industry kicking in $43.3M

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Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. The three industry partners, Cenovus Energy, Field Upgrading, and MEG Energy are investing $43.3

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NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

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Another key ULI goal is for students to gain experience in leading a multidisciplinary team made up of partners from other universities and industry, including student populations who are underrepresented or have not applied their skills to aviation problems. Final negotiations could lead to awards of up to $31.5 Florida State University.

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