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NASA and Virgin Orbit 3D print, test rocket combustion chamber

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The company partnered with NASA experts in combustion and additive manufacturing (3D printing) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; and Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Virgin Orbit air launches rockets carrying small satellites to space.

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Alabama Graphite reports high-performance Si-enhanced coated spherical purified graphite (Si-CSPG) for LIBs

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Alabama Graphite Corp. mAh/g irreversible capacity for commercial synthetic graphite. AGC’S Si-CSPG and standard CSPG vs. commercial synthetic graphite. Commercial Synthetic. Based on the addition of a 4 wt % silicon oxide (SiOx) to its CSPG, AGC was able to achieve a reversible capacity of 405.03 This compared to 347.2

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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

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Westwater holds mineral rights to the Coosa graphite deposit, which is located across 42,000 acres in Alabama. The company is currently building a graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Alabama. Fast forward to today and Westwater is building a graphite plant in Alabama, and people are eager to buy our capacity.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today.

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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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Joining as collaborators in the research are Cornell University, the University of Alabama, Virginia Tech and corporate partners Microvi Biotech Inc. We anticipate that adding BA to diesel fuel will reduce pollutants and costs associated with meeting environmental regulations. and EcoEngineers. Approximately $10.1 —Haibo Huang.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda is conducting independent research on all-solid-state batteries in order to increase the capacity and lower the cost of the next generation batteries for its electrified vehicles.

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Codexis advances discussions in new fuels agreement with Shell for commercializing cellulase enzyme technology

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a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals and pharmaceuticals, has signed an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Shell. Codexis has exclusive rights to commercialize its cellulase enzyme technology in all other fields. Codexis, Inc., —John Nicols, Codexis’ President and CEO.