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MARCH 6, 2023

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial site in North America. X-energy manufactures its own proprietary version (TRISO-X) to ensure supply and quality control. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners have developed a new methodology to identify which mineral commodities important to US manufacturing are at greatest risk to supply disruption. Manufacturers of new and emerging technologies depend on mineral commodities that are currently sourced largely from other countries.

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JUNE 19, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting proposals from the National Laboratories and industry partners that pursue radical innovations for American battery manufacturing leadership. Interested industry partners should reach out directly to the National Laboratory contacts listed below about opportunities to collaborate.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) will produce cryogenically milled tire tread (CMTT) and provide samples to researchers to advance scientific study on tire and road wear particles (TRWP). Earlier post.) USTMA hopes to have CMTT samples available to ship to researchers as early as the second quarter of 2022.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Center has released the 2020 version of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. The following low-carbon alternative ammonia production pathways have been implemented in GREET 2020 release. road, air, marine, and rail) and other end-use sectors, and energy systems.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Chart Industries and fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc. million of equipment orders from Plug that are booked in the third quarter of 2020. The first order of a similar size was booked in July 2020. In conjunction with the agreement, Chart received $7.8 Chart’s position in the hydrogen value chain.

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APRIL 4, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced a $156-million funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002997 ) that will advance high impact applied research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the US industrial sector.

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MARCH 16, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced a $156-million funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002997 ) that will advance high impact applied research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the US industrial sector.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Despite the trend toward transportation electrification, the lithium industry has had a rough few years. Prices continued to slide in Q3 2020, with China spot prices falling below US$5,000/t CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) for battery-grade lithium carbonate; contract prices edged closer to US$10,000/t CIF. Source: Roskill.

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Recharge Li-ion Industrial Industry 334

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

24M) has licensed its SemiSolid manufacturing platform ( earlier post ) to Fujifilm Corporation. The chemistry-agnostic 24M SemiSolid manufacturing platform enables higher energy densities, lower costs, unmatched recyclability and increased safety for next-generation batteries. 24M Technologies, Inc.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

More than 1GWh of batteries are now sailing on waters globally, reflecting 72% industry growth in 2022, according to a new report from IDTechEx. Based on primary supplier interviews, it further shares technology analysis and price information on marine Li-ion battery systems ($/kWh 2020 - 2044) and electric propulsion systems.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

This marks a 6% drop from $140/kWh in 2020. Continuing cost reductions bode well for the future of electric vehicles; however, the impact of rising commodity prices and increased costs for key materials such as electrolytes has put pressure on the industry in the second half of the year.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (CE&IG), a part of the Nikkiso Co., Every station will be manufactured to comply with the local content requirements, including the Buy America Act for the US Hydrogen Hub market. This addition provides yet another major manufacturing facility in Southern California.

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APRIL 9, 2020

ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to manufacture jointly megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels (OGVs). of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, there is an increased pressure for the maritime industry to transition to more sustainable power sources.

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France Manufacturer Mariner Fuel 397

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JUNE 28, 2020

GM Defense’s solution to the Army’s next-generation transportation needs is based off the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize truck architecture and leverages 90% commercial off-the-shelf parts. These parts include the Multimatic dual spool-valve dampers and Chevrolet Performance suspension components.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Nidec Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to acquire the shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., a company that designs, manufactures, and sells machine tools, cutting tools, and related products. The acquisition of the machine tool business complements Nidec’s existing businesses and strategy.

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JULY 7, 2022

Comau’s portfolio includes technology and systems for electric, hybrid and traditional vehicle manufacturing, industrial robots, collaborative and wearable robotics, autonomous logistics, dedicated machining centers and interconnected digital services and products able to transmit, elaborate and analyze machine and process data.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

IDTechEx expects electric motorcycle sales in Europe to have grown at least 50% year-on-year in 2020, building on the momentum of recent years. 2020 is an IDTechEx estimate based on Q1 - Q3 2020 data. 2020 is an IDTechEx estimate based on Q1 - Q3 2020 data. Source: ACEM, IDTechEx.

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MARCH 16, 2021

Preliminary data in EPA’s 2020 Automotive Trends Report shows average fuel economy for model year 2020 light-duty vehicles increased to 25.7 From 2005–2020 average fuel economy rose by 29%. Manufacturers continue to adopt a wide array of advanced technologies. Source: EPA 2020 Automotive Trends Report.

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MARCH 18, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3 million for high-performance computing, modeling, and simulation projects to improve manufacturing processes. Industry partners must provide at least 20% of the funding for new projects. Concept papers are due on Tuesday, 21 April 2020. of the project funding.

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JUNE 3, 2020

The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Former General Motors (GM) executive Terry Woychowski, who is now President of engineering consultancy Caresoft Global, called the arrival of the Seagull a “clarion call for the rest of the auto industry,” adding that it’s a “significant event” (via CNBC ). auto industry appeared first on TESLARATI.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Two chemical pre-treatment processes are widely used in industrial settings to prepare for coating adhesion and protect aluminum alloy surfaces against corrosion. DoD owns and operates hundreds of industrial facilities that manufacture and repair these vehicles and equipment, spending more than $20 billion in corrosion protection annually.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, it aims to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel-fuel and ammonia. Woodward L’Orange is a leading manufacturer of injection systems and will produce the injection system for the ammonia tests at TUM and WTZ.

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Engine Industrial Industry Energy 397

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AUGUST 30, 2021

Following a series of major expansion announcements in 2021, China’s cathode industry is moving closer to having its first producer with a capacity of one million tonnes per annum (tpa), according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

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Industrial Industry Batteries Battery 186

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JANUARY 20, 2023

RecycLiCo Battery Materials (formerly American Manganese), has delivered samples of its battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide to battery manufacturers in Japan and South Korea. 2020) “Experimental Study on Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials” J. Resources Joey Chung-Yen Jung et al. Electrochem.

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OCTOBER 3, 2021

A new report from RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) finds that it is technically and economically feasible for China’s steel industry to decarbonize by 2050 through demand reduction, steel recycling and switching to green routes. This makes the steel industry the country’s second-largest carbon emitting sector behind power generation.

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Carbon Industrial Industry China 243

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MAY 6, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3 million in funding to spur the use of US National Laboratory supercomputing resources to strengthen domestic manufacturing. The industry partner must provide a participant contribution of at least 20% of the total project funding.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

British luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International and Rolls-Royce will present the first yacht fitted with an MTU series-production hybrid propulsion system in 2020. Sunseeker and MTU are presenting the new hybrid propulsion system at Boot Düsseldorf until 27 January.

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JUNE 25, 2020

With more than $32 million in pending orders from commercial and government fleets, commercial electric vehicle supplier Lightning Systems is more than tripling the size of its manufacturing, research and development facility in Loveland, Colorado. Unlike most of the industry, we’re shipping vehicles now and rapidly expanding.

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Colorado Manufacturer Conversion Fleet 259

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Ovako, a European manufacturer of steel and one of the largest steel recyclers in the Nordic countries, is inaugurating the hydrogen plant at its Hofors mill. A 2020 study by Zanoni et al. Earlier post.) Ovako’s hydrogen plant is the world’s first facility for producing fossil-free hydrogen to heat steel before rolling. Resources S.

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Hydrogen 2020 Emissions Volvo 434

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Falling sales in H2 2019 in China, the largest market for EVs, and a global reduction in sales caused by lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic in H1 2020 slowed lithium demand growth, impacting demand from both battery and industrial applications.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

ArcelorMittal Europe is developing a series of industrial-scale hydrogen projects for use in blast furnace-based steelmaking that will start to deliver substantial CO 2 emissions savings even within the next five years, as well as progressing a project to test the ability of hydrogen to reduce iron ore and form DRI on an industrial scale.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

iron, copper, silicon, manganese, and zinc—from recycled aluminum melts, thereby improving the quality of the aluminum and allowing it to be used for more diverse applications, including electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. The innovation is part of a research and development project first funded by REMADE in 2020.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Tesla has hired an experienced semiconductor manufacturing executive to help ramp up its battery cell production. While the battery production ramp seems to be going well, there have been several recent reports about the 4680 cells still being far from achieving the specs and cost that Tesla announced at its ‘ Battery Day ‘ event in 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. In 2020, Japan and Korea rank number two and three respectively. The US is in sixth place in 2020.

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