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Government of Ontario awards Li-Metal C$1.4M to advance lithium metal production

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million in grant funding from various programs sponsored by the Government of Ontario to develop and commercialize its lithium metal production technology. We believe these grants further validate the technology we are commercializing and endorse the role that Li-Metal is poised to play in building a next-generation battery supply chain.

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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

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By utilizing this technology, port operators like our own Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) can utilize a zero-emissions and scalable solution for CO2 reductions, which will contribute to cleaner air at the port and the surrounding communities where TLS operates. This is an important milestone in Toyota’s drive toward carbon neutrality.

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Codexis reports technical progress in enzyme-based carbon capture program

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Codexis, supported by a grant from the DOE’s ARPA-E Recovery Act program ( earlier post ), is using its patented CodeEvolver directed evolution technology to develop processes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. Quebec, Canada. Codexis, Inc.

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Canada’s only privately-funded electric vehicle incentive is helping car buyers make the switch

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“The burning of fossil fuels is a significant source of smog and air pollution and EVs are one path toward cleaner air and healthier communities.”. An extension to the program, called the Scrappage Incentive, was added in February 2020, granting drivers an additional $1,000 if they also scrap their old gas car.

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New EVA officers for a new year

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and Canada, inspiring other EVA members such as former president Rajean Fellows to follow her example. As a private pilot, the name change to “Electric Vehicle Association” resonates with Terri as she looks forward to the rollout of electric planes making the skies quieter and cleaner!

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The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

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That order was followed over the next couple of years by the DoD’s awarding of well over US $100 million in grants, investments, and initiatives aimed at shoring up U.S. We want to transform our economy into a greener, cleaner, more environmentally sustainable economy. access to rare earths.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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In a review of hydroprocessing technologies published in a new paper in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , Mustafa Al-Sabawi and Jinwen Chen of CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, note that: “Hydroprocessing of oils, whether petroleum- or biomass- derived, entails hydrotreating and/or hydrocracking technologies.

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