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JANUARY 6, 2021

FCET ), a start-up energy technology company that has developed a novel, low-cost solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system, announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NextGenPropulsion, LLC (NGP) indicating NGP’s intent to purchase FCET fuel cells for NGP light-rail trains and freight locomotives. —Dr.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Raven SR , a renewable fuels company, and Hyzon Motors Inc., a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, announced a joint venture to build up to 100 hydrogen hubs across the United States and globally. into locally produced, renewable hydrogen for Hyzon’s fleet of zero-emission commercial vehicles.

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MARCH 5, 2021

billion (assuming no redemptions) for the combined company, which will be renamed “TMC the metals company Inc.” and operate as The Metals Company upon closing. We looked at over 100 companies, many of them in the EV and renewable energy space. DeepGreen Metals Inc., The microporous nodules are also easier to smelt.

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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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AUGUST 1, 2012

AFS BioOil announced that initial tests conducted by the company since startup of the system confirm that production costs of biodiesel will be in the range of $2 per gallon when produced in a commercial system of 1 millon gallons/yr and greater. The strategic goal of the company is to become a major algae biodiesel supplier.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

volts (V) of water-splitting voltage with its novel low-cost electrolysis technology. Further, overcoming the corrosive degradation of these “artificial photosynthesis” systems remains a challenge and has thus far eluded commercialization. HyperSolar, Inc. announced that it had reached 1.25 V (at 25 °C at pH 0).

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Neste, the leading producer of renewable diesel, UK-based chemical recycling company ReNew ELP, and Australian technology developer Licella are collaborating in a development project to explore the potential of using mixed waste plastic as a raw material for fuels, chemicals, and new plastics. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The Volkswagen Group is establishing a Group company for energy offerings and charging solutions, underlining its strategic goal of becoming a leading provider of sustainable mobility. The new company will play its part with energy offerings from renewable sources and smart charging solutions. —Thorsten Nicklaß.

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MARCH 25, 2014

a renewable oil and bioproducts company, is entering into the oil and gas drilling fluids additive market. Encapso’s unique targeted lubricant delivery system helps reduce the costs for the oil and gas exploration and production industry and provides improved drilling performance. Solazyme, Inc., Solazyme, Inc.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company and Bloom Energy Corporation have entered into a Letter of Intent to pursue clean hydrogen production in the commercial nuclear power market. The companies are teaming to identify and implement clean hydrogen projects across the nuclear industry. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Mitra Chem is one of the select few companies in the United States aiming for the large-scale commercial production of LFP batteries, which it seeks to achieve using its proprietary machine learning platform to develop cathode materials for these batteries. has invested in Mitra Future Technologies, Inc., Earlier post.)In

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Nano One is a clean technology company with patented processes for the low-cost, low-environmental footprint production of high-performance cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries, and Euro Manganese is a battery raw materials company developing a significant manganese deposit in the Czech Republic.

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MAY 10, 2023

In collaboration with NE, DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office will provide funding and project oversight for the two hydrogen production–related projects that were selected: General Electric Global Research, Scaled Solid Oxide Co-Electrolysis for Low-Cost Syngas Synthesis from Nuclear Energy.

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MARCH 3, 2022

European Energy , a Danish developer and operator of green energy projects, has ordered a 50 MW electrolyzer from Siemens Energy for use in developing the first large-scale commercial e-Methanol production facility. End users of the e-Methanol will be the shipping company Maersk and the fuel retailer Circle K among others.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Fulcrum BioEnergy, a clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its Sierra BioFuels Plant, the world’s first commercial-scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant.

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Sierra Waste Carbon Oil 221

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

a renewable oil and bioproducts company, and Unilever have executed a commercial supply agreement for the first partnered Solazyme Tailored Algal Oil. The companies have been collaborating for five years on multiple projects with increasing levels of success culminating in this initial supply agreement. Solazyme, Inc.,

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JULY 20, 2020

Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. Both companies have committed to fund and to resource these two phases fully.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

An overview of the direct sugar to hydrocarbon (DSHC) process for the production of renewable jet fuel. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. The anticipated partnership was announced during the first commercial flight with a renewable jet fuel in Brazil by the airline earlier today. Source: Amyris.

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Renewable Brazil Fuel Supplies 262

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Joule has commissioned its first SunSprings demonstration plant in Hobbs, New Mexico ( earlier post ), where the company will prove its scalable platform for solar fuel production using a fraction of the land and capital investment required for algae-derived or agricultural biofuels. —William J. Sims, President and CEO of Joule.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Porsche and Siemens Energy have joined forces with a number of international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of nearly CO?-neutral The necessary environmental permits have now been obtained by the Chilean project company Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF). Our tests with renewable fuels are going very successfully.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

the strategic investment arm of South Korea’s SK Group, was part of a $50-million investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy, a US-based waste-to-fuels company. Fulcrum produce biofuel on a commercial scale by chemically converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into transportation fuels.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

a renewable oil and bioproducts company, announced the continuation and expansion of its relationship with Unilever. The Commercial Development Agreement, which is funded by Unilever, expands the companies’ current research and development efforts and is the fourth agreement between the two. Solazyme, Inc., Solazyme, Inc.

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AUGUST 21, 2022

SK E&S and SK Plug Hyverse—a joint venture (JV) formed in January of this year by SK E&S and Plug Power—will work with Korea Southeast Power Generation (KOEN) to cooperate with green hydrogen and green ammonia projects based on renewable energy resources in Korea and abroad.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Oil and gas major Total has invested an undisclosed amount in the series D round of advanced biofuels company Gevo. The company is focused on the development of advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals based on isobutanol and its derivatives. Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs. Joseph, Missouri at ICM’s St. Joseph, Mo.,

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JUNE 29, 2012

Solazyme has been running routine fermentations at commercial scale since 2007 and began running fermentation operations at the Peoria facility in Q4 2011. Solazyme has been operating at semi-commercial scale through contract manufacturers since 2007. Solazyme, Inc. Solazyme uses heterotrophic microalgae—i.e., Solazyme, Inc.

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JUNE 30, 2020

SunHydrogen , the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, has extended its sponsored research agreement with the University of Iowa through 31 August 2020. The knowledge we have gained through the GEN 1 process will accelerate our path to commercialization for GEN 2.

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Iowa Universal Hydrogen Production 221

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Cellulosic sugars company Renmatix has raised $14 million. The investment, intended to support the commercializing of the company’s Plantrose process, was led by Bill Gates.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

regarding the use of sustainably sourced agricultural residues and woody biomass as a feedstock for producing cellulosic alcohols and energy-dense renewable liquid hydrocarbons. The company expects it can be commercialized effectively when cost-effective sources of these sugars meet sustainability goals.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Haldor Topsøe A/S, a global market leader in catalysis and related process technologies, recently acquired 18% of the shares in sodium-ion battery technology company Faradion Ltd, based in Sheffield, UK. —Chris Wright, CEO Faradion Ltd.

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JULY 27, 2021

The company will leverage 24M’s innovative battery casting technology and in-house expertise and experience in automation and mass production systems to construct and install the equipment.

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Batteries Battery Supplies Norway 259

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

General Motors has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), adding another element to company programs that support the sustainability and human rights of the EV supply chain. GM already requires suppliers to meet its standards and adhere to company values throughout the supply chain.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

the giant Japanese integrated trading company, will start selling fuel cells for commercial vehicles via a partnership with California-based US Hybrid. Sumitomo, which is strengthening its automobile business and expects growth in the fuel cell market, plans to supply mostly Japanese commercial vehicle makers, according to the report.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

Edeniq, a biorefining and cellulosic technology company, has raised more than $16 million in equity. Edeniq uses combined mechanical and biological processes for maximum efficiency and lowest cost. Edeniq recently announced the company has entered a partnership with Global Bio-chem.

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MAY 3, 2012

has successfully processed sweet sorghum hybrids from energy crop company Ceres, Inc. into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. Amyris modifies farnesene to become renewable diesel. As an energy crop, sweet sorghum is an impressive producer of low-cost, fermentable sugars.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Flint Hills Resources Renewables, LLC, a leading US ethanol producer, will become a customer of Edeniq, Inc., a biomaterials and sustainable fuels company, in addition to being an investor. Flint Hills will also conduct commercial testing and scale-up of Edeniq’s Pathway platform. —Brian Thome, president and CEO of Edeniq.

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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. Home and business energy storage is just starting to gain momentum in the U.S,

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MARCH 6, 2020

However, despite the ongoing downturn for LFP in the passenger EV market, it remains the dominant cathode of choice for commercial and special purpose vehicle batteries in China due to its low-cost and reliability, Adamas notes. Adamas said that it views the renewed adaptation of LFP as a reflection of diversifying market needs.

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