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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Actions such as the debt tender offer and the issuance of 0% convertible notes earlier this year, together with anticipated broader access to capital from the new sustainable financing framework, are consistent with Ford’s objectives to further strengthen its balance sheet and financial flexibility and return its credit ratings to investment grade.

Financing

Financing Ford Clean Cleaning

Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

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JANUARY 18, 2023

The new E-Ray—available in removeable roof coupe and hardtop convertible models—is the only sports car pairing two separate propulsion systems to provide naturally aspirated V-8 power with electrified responsiveness powered by eAWD. The E-Ray is the quickest production Corvette in history, clocking a 2.5-second

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Hybrid MPH New York City

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Notably, there are challenges associated with mining, processing and production of critical elements, which are often located in a handful of geopolitically sensitive regions. RECLAIM: Electrochemical Lithium and Nickel Extraction with Concurrent Carbon Dioxide Mineralization ($2,999,997). Earlier post.)The Columbia University.

Supplies

Supplies Ni-Li Carbon Universal

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. coli; Product: Isooctane.

Carbon

Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion

DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

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JULY 26, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department’s $7 million investment—leveraged with recipient cost-share to support approximately $9.4

Coal

Coal Carbon Gas-Electric Gas

US Fuels acquires coal-to-diesel IP for scalable plants near mine sites

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Startup US Fuel Corporation (USF), which plans to design, build, own and operate scalable facilities near coal mine sites to convert coal into synthetic fuels, will acquire coal-to-diesel intellectual property (IP) that USF co-developed with an executive team consisting of Paul Adams and Steve Luck.

Coal

Coal Diesel Fuel Kentucky

DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected eight projects to receive almost $25 million in funding to construct small- and large-scale pilots for reducing the cost of CO 2 capture and compression through DOE’s Carbon Capture Program. FuelCell Energy Inc. Source: FuelCell Energy.

Fuel

Fuel Coal CO2 Exhaust

Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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JUNE 21, 2010

Field testing the potential for combining geologic carbon dioxide storage with enhanced methane recovery is underway at a site in Alabama by a US Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners. The characterization phase (2003–2005), which defined opportunities for carbon capture and storage, has been completed.

Alabama

Alabama El Paso CO2 Mississippi

DOE Regional Partner Initiates Coal Seam CO2 Injection and Methane Recovery Study in Virginia

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

A US Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has begun injecting carbon dioxide into coal seams in the Central Appalachian Basin to determine the feasibility of CO 2 storage in unmineable coal seams and the potential for enhanced coalbed methane recovery. This area has been assessed by researchers to have the capacity to store 1.3

Virginia

Virginia Coal West Virginia CO2

Argonne National Labs Ramping Up Lithium-Air Research and Development; Li-ion as EV Bridge Technology

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Li-air batteries use a catalytic air cathode that converts oxygen to lithium peroxide; an electrolyte; and a lithium anode. Necessity to remove CO 2 from the air to prevent carbonation of electrolyte. Non-uniform distribution of anode material develops as a result of solution and precipitation of reaction products. Electrolyte.

Li-ion

Li-ion Lithium Air Energy Storage Kentucky

NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems, Including 8 Projects for Obtaining Hydrocarbons from Plants and Microorganisms

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The group investigating the production of bio-hydrocarbons will produce hydrocarbons by pioneering processes for chemically converting plant material and by natural microbial and fungal processes that are even less-explored. The eight Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi) projects are: Getting the most from biomass. Carpita, Maureen C.

Grant

Grant Puerto Rico Conversion Montana

DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The proposed facility will support industrial-scale production of advanced lithiated anodes for multiple battery cell makers and automobile manufacturers. Nameplate production capacity of the factory would be >5GWh (gigawatt-hour) to meet customer demand. Applied Materials, Inc. Component Manufacturing (Cathode).

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Parts Batteries Battery

DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The proposed facility will support industrial-scale production of advanced lithiated anodes for multiple battery cell makers and automobile manufacturers. Nameplate production capacity of the factory would be >5GWh (gigawatt-hour) to meet customer demand. Applied Materials, Inc. Component Manufacturing (Cathode).

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Parts Batteries Battery

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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JUNE 26, 2021

Application of Advanced Materials Processing to Enable Direct Production of Fast Reactor Fuel Alloys, $1,000,000. Clermont, Kentucky). Highly Efficient Low-Thermal-Budget Hydrogen and Chemical Co-Production via an Electrochemical Activation of Propane, $100,000. Convergent Science Inc. Madison, Wisconsin). Beam Suntory, Inc.

Commercial

Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

Wyoming Clean Coal Task Force wards $8.8M to 9 projects for 2011, including coal-to-liquids

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JULY 6, 2011

The largest allocation, $2,513,237, was awarded to Sustainable Energy Solutions to test a skid-scale Cryogenic Carbon Capture unit with several fuel types and under various operating conditions. A $731,984 award to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,

Wyoming

Wyoming Coal Clean Cleaning

DoD Researchers Work to Increase the Production of Higher Chain Hydrocarbons from CO2 Using a Traditional Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst

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JUNE 27, 2009

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Center for Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky are investigating the hydrogenation of CO 2 using a conventional Fischer-Tropsch cobalt catalyst for the production of valuable hydrocarbon materials.

Climate Change

Climate Change Production CO2 2009

EV Driven

Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

US Fuels acquires coal-to-diesel IP for scalable plants near mine sites

DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

DOE Regional Partner Initiates Coal Seam CO2 Injection and Methane Recovery Study in Virginia

Argonne National Labs Ramping Up Lithium-Air Research and Development; Li-ion as EV Bridge Technology

NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems, Including 8 Projects for Obtaining Hydrocarbons from Plants and Microorganisms

DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Wyoming Clean Coal Task Force wards $8.8M to 9 projects for 2011, including coal-to-liquids

DoD Researchers Work to Increase the Production of Higher Chain Hydrocarbons from CO2 Using a Traditional Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst

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