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Hino to join hydrogen demo study in California ports with Class 8 trucks

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Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, manufactures, sells, and services a lineup of Class 4-8 commercial trucks in the United States. Hino sees this project as a viable contributor to its “Challenge 2025” strategy, which aims to lower Hino’s global emissions footprint through reduced GHG emissions.

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American Battery Technology Company receives $2M USABC award to demo integrated Li-ion battery recycling technologies

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The establishment of a commercial-scale domestic US battery recycling industry can address these challenges and produce each of the battery metals required to supply new manufacturing operations. USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR).

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Nearly 400 exhibitors representing the boldest energy innovations in the United States came together last week at the annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. Emily Waltz Mining leaves behind piles of waste after the commercially viable material is extracted. The conference, hosted in Dallas by the U.S.

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Global Bioenergies reports first production of green isobutene at demo plant

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The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation. Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons.

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Wireless charging demo for trucks: 20 kw across 11 inches, 92% efficiency

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Wireless charging for passenger cars has been slow to take off, but a recent demonstration shows the potential of the technology for commercial trucks.

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US DOE launches $230M Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program

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ARDP is designed to help domestic private industry demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the United States. This pathway provides funding for two awards to build and achieve initial operations of demos in the US. Risk Reduction for Future Demonstrations (Risk Reduction).

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CelluFuel raises $5M to begin demo plant for renewable diesel from biomass

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The commercial demonstration plant is expected to have an initial capacity of 1.3 The demonstration project in Brooklyn will procure wood residuals from the local region, and is intended to create new employment opportunities in Queens County, NS and serve as a platform for the expansion into commercial scale projects throughout Canada.

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