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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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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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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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APRIL 24, 2017

Air Canada is participating in the Civil Aviation Alternate Fuel Contrail and Emissions Research project ( CAAFCER ), a research project led by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to test the environmental benefits of biofuel use on contrails.

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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 million investment.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

C4V technology is foundational to the iM3NY gigafactory ( earlier post ) in Endicott, New York—the only Gigafactory across the globe with an ex-Asia supply chain. The Demo Plant is a platform for further expansion and accelerating RecycLiCo’s commercialization strategy.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Ferus NGF) held the grand opening of the first merchant liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Canada. The facility, which became commercially operational in May 2014, is located in Elmworth, Alberta, about 65 kilometers southwest of Grand Prairie. Ferus Natural Gas Fuels Inc. —Dick Brown, CEO of Ferus NGF.

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JUNE 3, 2023

pCAM is a specifically engineered combination of processed raw materials necessary to produce CAM, a key battery material representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. This announcement is the latest in a series of actions GM has taken to build a more secure EV supply chain. Site selection will be announced later.

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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. He is currently a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Yonsei University. Korea Metal Silicon Co.

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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. —Lodgewood President Arlene Gagne.

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JULY 26, 2023

Enerkem, a producer of bio-methanol from mixed waste at commercial scale, and Dimeta, a joint venture between the two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating feasibility studies for the development of two large-scale projects that will convert waste into renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME).

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The green hydrogen for the flight will be supplied using Universal Hydrogen’s modular fuel capsules that enable the delivery of hydrogen from the point of production directly to the aircraft using the existing freight network and airport cargo handling equipment without the need for any new infrastructure.

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MAY 17, 2021

are collaborating on early stage design and engineering for a potential blue hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Suncor’s operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading, offshore oil and gas, and petroleum refining in Canada and the US. Two Canadian companies, Suncor Energy and ATCO Ltd.,

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MAY 11, 2018

In Canada alone, use of the technology could eliminate the equivalent of 6.5 To advance larger scale development and commercialization of the new process, Alcoa and Rio Tinto are forming Elysis , a joint venture company to further develop the new process with a technology package planned for sale beginning in 2024.

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JULY 1, 2015

TransAlta Corporation has been awarded $250,000 from Alberta Innovates - Energy & Environment Solutions (AI-EES) to help launch Alberta’s first large-scale commercial energy storage project. This is a major step forward in putting new technology to work in Canada, and Tesla is already a leader in this field.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Canada-based First Cobalt Corp. is expanding its strategic plan to provide battery-grade nickel and cobalt, recycled battery materials and precursor material to the North American battery supply chain. Globalization has created an electric vehicle supply chain that is too long, too costly and increasingly unreliable.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Ballard Power Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with strategic partner Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Company Limited with the goal of producing fuel cell modules for use in buses and commercial vehicles in select cities and regions in China. In July, Broad-Ocean announced a $28.3-million Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

and Syntroleum Corporation that produces synthetic fuels from animal fats and greases, has entered into strategic marketing alliance, commercial off-take and supply chain management agreements with Mansfield Oil Company to distribute renewable diesel to the commercial fleet vehicle market.

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MAY 8, 2022

Livent Corporation agreed to double its ownership interest ( earlier post ) to 50% in Nemaska Lithium , a fully integrated lithium hydroxide development project located in Québec, Canada. Livent will continue to have responsibilities with Nemaska in the development and future production and commercialization of the project.

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MARCH 10, 2022

Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles held the world premiere of the new ID. —Carsten Intra, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Brand. It provides current to a 150 kW electric motor, which—as the flat engine once did in the T1—drives the rear axle.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

NuScale continues to maintain strong program momentum toward commercialization of its SMR technology, including supply chain development, standard plant design, planning of plant delivery activities, and startup and commissioning plans. Similar agreements with other entities are being negotiated.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

Commercializing renewable hydrogen in China is anticipated to not only help green industries, but in combination with hydrogen refueling stations, it will also help alleviate hydrogen supply bottlenecks to accelerate fuel cell vehicle adoption. In 2020, the company shipped 670,000 engines to customers in China.

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JUNE 10, 2021

While work on MSRs has continued in several countries over the last few decades, commercial deployments have remained out of reach, IAEA notes. This has been due to a range of issues including regulatory challenges such as the lack of MSR licensing standards as well as supply chain difficulties in sourcing specialized components.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Canada-based Nexterra Systems Corp., a supplier of advanced biomass gasification systems, has received C$7.7M (US$7 million) in funding from the BC Bioenergy Network (BCBN), Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), and Ethanol BC.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Boeing, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada’s aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel. The consortium is led by UBC and NORAM Engineering and Constructors, Ltd.,

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MAY 27, 2020

They are to offer emission-free alternatives to diesel engines, which are currently used as emergency power generators or to cover peak loads. With the agreement for stationary fuel-cell systems concluded, we are already demonstrating very concrete opportunities for the commercialization of this technology through the joint venture.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

ICO is commencing a commissioning phase during October, with equipment undergoing final completion testwork ahead of continuous commercial concentrate production expected across Q4 2022. Jervois continues to expect to achieve full nameplate capacity by the end of Q1 2023. ICO mine site, Summer 2022. Across 2022, Jervois has announced a US$4.8-million,

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MARCH 2, 2019

Shell will become an equal equity partner in the proposed commercial-scale waste-to-chemicals ( W2C ) project, which will be the first of its kind in Europe to make valuable chemicals and bio-fuels out of non-recyclable waste materials.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Air Liquide recently was chosen to supply two new hydrogen filling stations in Korea, designed and developed by the Group’s Advanced Technologies teams. This station will supply the new fuel cell vehicle developed by Hyundai Motors. Air Liquide has installed 46 hydrogen stations throughout the world to date.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The Canadian Rare Earth Elements Network ( CREEN ), a new collaborative network that aims to accelerate commercial production and processing of rare earth elements (REE), has formed in Canada. A bold approach is being taken in Canada to assure its place in the race to meet worldwide critical material demands with the new CREEN program.

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JULY 5, 2022

If the pilot continues as a full commercial build out, the project would be expected to produce up to 2,500 tonnes of hydrogen per year. The addition of hydrogen to FortisBC’s renewable and low carbon gas supply is critical to the company’s ongoing efforts to decarbonize the gas system.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

SG Preston, a Philadelphia-based bioenergy company, is partnering with IHI E&C , a Houston-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary of Japan’s IHI Corporation , to develop and to construct a series of commercial-scale renewable diesel and jet fuel manufacturing plants, initially in the US Midwest and Canada.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Truck fleet operators will first work with Clean Energy to develop natural gas fueling contracts, and will then apply for loans and leases, including fair market value leases, from GE Capital to acquire trucks from manufacturers that produce commercial natural gas vehicles (NGVs).

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

has been awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)- ENGAGE grant with Dr. Heather Andreas , an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University. This research may help Elcora secure supply agreements for it’s high-quality graphene and graphite-based products.

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JULY 24, 2018

Accordingly, we signed with LG Chem earlier this month our fourth supply agreement and we are currently negotiating the final terms of a fifth agreement with Northvolt and that puts us at more than 90% of our future lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate production already committed. —Guy Bourassa, President and CEO of Nemaska Lithium.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

ELIX Wireless, a Canada-based startup developing novel wireless power transfer technology, signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Chongqing Zongshen Power Machinery Co Ltd, a listed entity of the Zongshen Group. Zongshen bring unparalleled engineering and manufacturing experience to the company. —ELIX CEO Rosalie Hou.

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