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Cummins investing more than $1B in US engine manufacturing network

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Building electrolyzers in Fridley is helping to bring the supply chain for zero-emissions vehicles to the United States. million square feet full-service facility, concentrating on design, product, service engineering and manufacturing located just north of Minneapolis. The Cummins Power Systems factory is a 1.1

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. Earlier post.)

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Electrify America to more than double its current EV charging network by end of 2025

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This new commitment builds on the company’s plans to have about 800 charging stations and approximately 3,500 individual chargers in the US by the end of 2021 and will increase the total number of charging stations to more than 1,700 and 9,500 individual chargers by the end of 2025.

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MPCA to expand EV charging network by more than 2,500 miles in Greater Minnesota; 38 additional fast chargers

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports that there are currently 12,957 EVs (7,403 BEVs and 5,554 PHEVs) on Minnesota roads (the vast majority in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area), with some 4,800 of those BEVs being Teslas, and another 1,400 Nissan LEAFs. From Saint Cloud to Marshall, Pipestone and beyond on MN-23. The new $2.6-million

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Prysmian Group, $900M SOO Green HVDC Link Project Brings New Clean Energy Jobs to the US

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Courtesy of SOO GREEN HVDC LINK PROJECT $900M SOO GREEN HVDC LINK PROJECT, A KEY MILESTONE IN BUILDING A US CLEAN ENERGY GRID Partnership brings new HVDC transmission cable manufacturing capacity & jobs to the US June 21, 2021 (Minneapolis – Milan) – SOO Green HVDC Link today announced the selection of Prysmian Group – […].

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Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

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As the world builds more and more electric cars and trucks—and electrifies other modes of transit—a race is underway to build the ideal, mean-and-green motor. Which is why the race to build an EV motor without rare-earths is so important. I am a believer that this type of material is a game changer.”

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BioAmber closes $45M Series B to fund biobased succinic and adipic platforms

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BioAmber will also strengthen its management team and build out its in-house R&D capabilities to accelerate the development of its adipic acid platform. The company has offices and research labs in Minneapolis, MN, an office in Montreal, a sales office in Shanghai, China and a production plant in Pomacle, France.