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MARCH 21, 2020

a North-America-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, recently completed its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material, containing energy metals concentrate. The company also announced that it will establish its first US-based facility in New York State. Li-Cycle Corp. , Earlier post.)

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MAY 1, 2024

Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei will construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada for the base film manufacturing and coating of its Hipore wet-process lithium-ion battery separator. Asahi Kasei will invest approximately ¥180 billion ($1.14 Asahi Kasei will invest approximately ¥180 billion ($1.14

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

Canada investing $20M in Terrestrial Energy to support development of Integral Molten Salt SMR. Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Hon. Navdeep Bains, announced a $20 million investment in Terrestrial Energy to accelerate development of the company’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) power plant.

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JUNE 13, 2021

Canada-based NEO Battery Materials Ltd.—which The agreement would help accelerate NEO’s commercialization plans of its silicon anode technology. KMS has been building a record of securing commercial supply contracts for its silicon powders from more than 20 companies located in South Korea and Japan.

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APRIL 26, 2023

BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Canada-based Cyclic Materials , a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE) ( earlier post ). The financing will be used to establish a hub and spoke network for the company’s commercial scale operations.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Government of Canada is awarding $1.2 GNT), a company based in Toronto, to scale up production of a new lightweight wood-fiber–based composite material to create automotive parts using an innovative process. million to GreenNano Technologies Inc. Cam covers made at GNT.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, and General Fusion have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue a series of joint projects to accelerate the deployment of commercial fusion power in Canada.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2023

FedEx Express Canada recently launched its first 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vehicles in Toronto. FedEx Express Canada aims to convert its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to zero-emissions cars by 2040. The quicker we can electrify commercial fleets, the quicker we’ll help combat climate change.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Hydra Energy, the Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS) provider for commercial fleets looking to reduce emissions and costs with limited risk and no up-front investment ( earlier post ), has delivered its first hydrogen-converted, heavy-duty truck to paying fleet customer Lodgewood Enterprises. Hydra’s technology has been in development since 2012.

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MAY 26, 2022

Battery materials company Nano One Materials has entered into a binding agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Johnson Matthey (JM) Battery Materials Ltd. JMBM Canada) for approximately C$10.25 Both companies are committed to supporting the transition to net zero by accelerating the development of AEM electrolysis.

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APRIL 21, 2021

ELYSIS has selected the Alma smelter, operated by Rio Tinto in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, for the first installation and demonstration of its inert anode technology at a commercial size of 450 kiloamperes (kA)—a common capacity for modern, full-scale smelters. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). million cars from the roads.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

EVR), which will be spun-off from Teck as an independent publicly-listed Canadian company and will own and operate the steelmaking coal business previously conducted by Teck. The remainder of Teck’s business will be spun-off as the independent company Teck Metals, which will focus on base metals production.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oil sands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets.

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JULY 9, 2022

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) has ordered a full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric equipment for use at the Onaping Depth Project in Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets.

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OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. —Roman Cornell, president and chief commercial officer of ABC Companies.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

General Fusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) kicked off projects to advance the commercialization of magnetized target fusion energy as part of a collaborative agreement. Ultimately, the company expects the projects will support its efforts to provide low-cost and low-carbon energy to the electricity grid.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Nefoundland, Canada) reached a binding agreement on commercial terms with Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada 2 ULC (Pattern Energy) for a planned renewable energy to green fuels project at Argentia. Key commercial terms include land lease rates at the Port, priority berthing charges, and a wind royalty on electricity sales.

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MAY 24, 2023

Additionally, this milestone will allow the Company to secure its own supply of lithium metal for its anode production, in order to implement its vertically integrated business model. The ability to produce metal from carbonate is a metallurgical process breakthrough and we are pleased to have accomplished this in Canada.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider of motorcoach sales and support in the USA and Canada, has finalized an agreement with Lightning Systems, a Loveland, Colorado-based developer of zero-emission electric drivetrains for commercial vehicle fleets. —Roman Cornell, president and chief commercial officer, ABC Companies.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Continuing to speed up the adoption of hydrogen in long-haul transportation, Hydra Energy —the first Hydrogen-as-a-Service provider for commercial fleets—announced a strategic partnership with Chemtrade. In Canada, 10.5% Hydra pays for the truck conversion and the on-site fueling infrastructure.

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MARCH 29, 2022

GoFor, a North American delivery company committed to carbon-negative last mile services, and ODIN Automotive announced a preferred partnership to deploy ODIN’s electric delivery vehicle ecosystem in the US and Canada starting in Q2 of 2022. ODIN acquired StreetScooter production rights from DHL in January. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 28, 2019

an integration and application engineering expert for the development and commercialization of electric powertrains for commercial vehicles. Nordresa is headquartered near Montreal, Québec, Canada. Dana Incorporated has acquired Nordresa Motors, Inc. , Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa.

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MARCH 2, 2021

a supplier of hydrogen fuel cell powered heavy vehicles ( earlier post ), plans to build the largest fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) production line for commercial vehicles in the United States at its new Hyzon Innovation Center located in Bolingbrook, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Hyzon Motors Inc.,

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JULY 3, 2012

Canada’s federal government is awarding $908,280 through FedDev Ontario’s Investing in Business Innovation initiative to help algal biofuel startup Pond Biofuels accelerate the commercialization of its technology used to capture carbon dioxide from raw stack emissions and produce algae that can subsequently be converted into biofuels.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

ABB and Canada-based Hydrogen Optimized have signed an agreement to expand the companies’ existing strategic relationship. KEY), the parent company of HOI, as they seek to accelerate the fast-emerging green hydrogen production segment with unique large-scale architecture. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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JUNE 30, 2023

Michigan will have access to $13,000,000 in funding to support the Mobility Charging Hub development and secure partnerships with companies aiming to test and implement solutions related to EV innovation, fleet management and overall ease of travel. The program will also serve the dual purpose of supporting passenger vehicle charging.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

Australia-based Allkem and US-based Livent announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals valuing the combined company at US$10.6 The merger will create a leading global lithium chemicals producer that will target large automotive companies and look to accelerate supply growth in Canada and Argentina.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Empire State Development (ESD) announced that Canada-based Li-Cycle Corporation will establish its first US-based Li-ion battery recycling facility in New York State. Li-Cycle selected EBP for this facility after determining it as the best location for the company to provide services to its growing client base to the South and Midwest.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

EcoPro CAM Canada LP will manufacture cathode active materials—more precisely, high quality Nickel Cobalt Manganese (NCM)—for rechargeable batteries that are targeting greater performance levels and improved EV range compared to existing products, due in part to EcoPro’s core shell gradient (CSG) technology. million EVs a year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

Canada-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) CE) has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River ( earlier post ) to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America said this morning it has introduced a Volvo VNR electric class 8 tractor into Martin Brower’s fleet of commercial vehicles in collaboration with McDonald’s Canada. The company has committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its global operations by 2050. I’d love to hear from you!

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JULY 14, 2016

The Governments of Canada and Québec will provide $76.5 million in funding to AE Côte-Nord Canada Bioenergy Inc. The Port-Cartier plant will also be the first commercial-scale facility of this kind in Québec. The Government of Canada is providing $44.5 The Government of Canada is providing $44.5

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MAY 29, 2018

The Government of Canada will purchase Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline system and the expansion project (TMEP) for C$4.5 billion); Kinder Morgan has agreed to work with the Government of Canada to seek a third-party buyer for the Trans Mountain Pipeline system and TMEP. This is an investment in Canada’s future.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Canada-based General Fusion announced a new Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) machine that will fast-track the company’s technical progress. In addition, the company completed the first close of its Series F raise for a combined US$25 million. LM26’s plasmas will be approximately 50% scale of a commercial fusion machine.

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MARCH 21, 2023

Daimler Truck subsidiary Torc Robotics, a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, signed an agreement to acquire Algolux Inc. On the path to commercialization of our autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia, with Torc’s virtual driver, we never stop improving safety.

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