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Lucid Motors completes first phase of construction of EV factory

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Lucid designed the AMP-1 with a future-ready focus that allows for additional phases of expansion at the site, with the next phase expected to begin in early 2021, enabling future production of the brand’s first SUV under the name Project Gravity in 2023. Lucid Air Pure joins the lineup in early 2022, available from $69,900.

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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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Bridgestone develops tire using 75% recycled and renewable materials; recycled plastic bottles, recycled steel and natural rubber from guayule

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During a 16 February briefing with media and industry analysts in Tokyo, Bridgestone Global CEO Shuichi Ishibashi said that the company is pursuing a tire design utilizing 90% recycled and renewable materials for passenger cars. The company is targeting commercial production of guayule-derived natural rubber by the end of the decade.

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PNNL IntelliVent system reduces risk of explosions in outdoor battery cabinets

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IntelliVent is designed to open cabinet doors intelligently to vent the cabinet interior at the first sign of explosion risk. IntelliVent is the first system of its kind designed to address these requirement. The April 2019 incident in Arizona at an energy storage facility left four firefighters injured, two seriously.

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ASU and Argonne researchers report progress on artificial leaf for solar conversion of water to H2 and O2

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Researchers at Arizona State University and Argonne National Laboratory reported advances toward perfecting a functional artificial leaf in a paper in Nature Chemistry. The researchers took a closer look at how nature had overcome a related problem in the part of the photosynthetic process where water is oxidized to yield oxygen.

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Resolution Copper project advances in US permitting; one of largest and deepest copper mines in US

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Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project in Arizona has achieved a major permitting milestone with the release of an independently prepared Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project. The facility footprint would occupy from 2,300 to 5,900 acres, depending on the location and embankment design. miles across.

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FEV offers comprehensive environmental testing for electric powertrain components with eDLP

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Surge water: temperature chamber with surge water system (ice water, dirty water) for thermal shocks. IP protection class: dust, strong jet water, hot water, etc. Dust testing: dust chamber with high air circulation for use with SAE J726 standardized Arizona Road Dust or talcum powder.

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