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CODA abandoning plan to build Li-ion battery factory in Columbus, Ohio

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The Columbus Dispatch reported that Coda Automotive is abandoning plans to build a Li-ion battery factory in Columbus. The company has been waiting for the US Department of Energy (DOE) to act on its $500-million loan application to help pay for construction.

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KiOR halts cellulosic fuels production at Columbus in Q1 to optimize production; need for R&D to boost yield and cut costs

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In December 2013, Cannon had said that KiOR would operate the Columbus plant “ on a limited campaign basis only ” to verify the impact of improvements. In the Friday call, he said that the company would only operate the Columbus facility during Q1 “ only to the extent we want to test and prove optimization projects. ”

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Ohio DOT to award EVgo & partners $13.8M for 20 fast charging stations along interstate corridors

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EVgo announced that the company and its eXtend partners were selected by DriveOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Transportation, for proposed awards of $13.8M EVgo’s Kroger Brewers Yard fast charging station in Columbus, OH. in funding to deploy 20 fast charging stations.

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Tesla continues its Cybertruck-towed Mobile Gallery in New York City

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” The Cybertruck-towed Model Y ad at Columbus Circle. You can see Tesla’s full itinerary for the weekend below, as shared by the company on Friday. Citing preliminary auto data from JATO Dynamics, the glass case reads as follows: “The Best-Selling Car in the World is Made in America.”

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. In addition to building two cutting-edge chip factories on a 4-square-kilometer megasite that could hold six more fabs, the company has pledged $50 million to 80 higher-education institutions in the state.

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Algae-to-crude company Sapphire Energy pays off government loan guarantee

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Green crude company Sapphire Energy, Inc. has paid off the entire loan guarantee awarded to the company by the USDepartment of Agriculture. 2009, the company was awarded a $54.5-million 2009, the company was awarded a $54.5-million With their backing, we did exactly what we set out to do.

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UPS enters into RNG supply agreements with Kinetrex and TruStar; up to 80M gallon equivalents

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The RNG will be used to fuel UPS’s LNG-powered trucks in Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. These two new agreements build on a prior RNG contract in which UPS agreed to purchase 170 million gallons of RNG, its biggest commitment to date. The Kinetrex Energy contract will supply UPS with up to 52.5 Louis and Toledo.

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