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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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GSC Logistics first to haul commercial cargo with a BYD electric semi through Altamont Pass

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On 22 October 2019, GSC Logistics was the first to haul a commercial cargo using an electric semi through the Altamont Pass, with their BYD 8TT heavy-duty electric truck. As the largest motor carrier at the port, GSC hauls about 120,000 containers of cargo across Northern California and Nevada annually.

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DOE selects 5 geothermal energy projects to receive up to $28M

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The FORGE initiative aims to enable cutting-edge research, drilling, and technology testing to identify a replicable, commercial pathway to enhanced geothermal systems. Ormat Nevada, Inc. The project selected under the first topic area will help drive down costs and risks associated with the discovery of hidden geothermal systems.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. Anovion’s selected site has critical infrastructure in place that will allow for an accelerated timeline for the construction of the facility.

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SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

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Fulcrum produce biofuel on a commercial scale by chemically converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into transportation fuels. Leveraging Fulcrum’s proprietary process which utilizes proven technologies and capabilities on a commercial scale, SK Inc. was joined in the investment with a Korean private equity fund.

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Advent Technologies to collaborate with Los Alamos, UT Austin, RPI, UNM and Toyota in the development of next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell technology

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Drawing on our leadership team’s decades of experience, we intend to commercialize and scale-up membrane electrode assembly (MEA) production while working closely with Tier-1 manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers. The program is funded by an Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) OPEN award.

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Tesla’s $3.6B Semi plant gets nod of approval from White House

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Last night during Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo’s State of the State speech, he announced Tesla was planning to build a massive facility in Northern Nevada that would be responsible for manufacturing the Tesla Semi. billion advanced manufacturing facility in northern Nevada for the company’s all-electric semi-trucks.

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