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Automakers and suppliers part of DOE Better Climate Challenge

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Any organization with a portfolio of buildings/plants/housing in the US is welcome to join. Cleveland-Cliffs. Among the inaugural partners in the Better Climate Challenge are vehicle makers and suppliers, including: Company. Commitment. GHG reduction. Energy Intensity reduction. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. Minimum 50%.

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Ford Begins Manufacture of EcoBoost Engines at Cleveland Plant

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Ford Motor Company is resuming production at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1, which becomes the first manufacturing site to build Ford’s new fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines. Ford invested $55 million for tooling and equipment upgrades at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 to build the EcoBoost engine. Cleveland Engine Plant No.

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US DOT awards $13.6M to 8 projects to advance fuel cell technology for transit industry

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million) and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), two non-profit organizations that are responsible for developing and managing projects as part of the National Fuel Cell Bus Program. CALSTART Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; ElDorado National; BAE Systems; Ballard Power Systems. Consortia lead.

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Nuvera breaks ground on automated fuel cell production facility in China

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Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, is building a fuel cell stack production line in the Hangzhou district government of Fuyang, China. and its subsidiaries, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, employ approximately 7,800 people worldwide. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

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Electrify America opening first California EV fast charging station in Torrance; targeting 9 in California by year-end

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The Country Hills Shopping Plaza in Torrance, California will be the site of the first DC fast charging station to open in the state as part of Electrify America’s plan to install approximately 160 charging stations in California by June 2019. Cleveland Ave., Walmart Supercenter, 8465 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA. Novato, CA.

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Alcoa opens 3D printing metal powder plant

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Located at the Alcoa Technology Center, the world’s largest light metals research center, the plant will produce proprietary titanium, nickel and aluminum powders optimized for 3D printed aerospace parts. Metal powders used for 3D printing durable, high-quality aerospace parts are available in limited quantities. Earlier post.).

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Alcoa expands R&D Center to deepen additive manufacturing capabilities; Ampliforge process

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Alcoa will produce materials designed specifically for a range of additive technologies to meet increasing demand for complex, high-performance 3D-printed parts for aerospace and other high-growth markets such as automotive, medical and building and construction. Alcoa is piloting the technique in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.