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Jervois begins commissioning at Idaho Cobalt Operations; only cobalt mine in US

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Australia-based Jervois Global, a nickel and cobalt company, has commenced the first stage of plant commissioning at its Idaho Cobalt Operations mine site (ICO), following a successful opening ceremony on 7 October 2022. Idaho Cobalt Belt. Jervois continues to expect to achieve full nameplate capacity by the end of Q1 2023.

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J&M Sanitation deploys two BYD, Amrep electric refuse trucks

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J&M Sanitation, a family-owned business serving Kuna, Idaho, has deployed two all-electric Class 8 refuse trucks, the first such battery-electric, zero-emission vehicles in Idaho. J&M is the first company in Idaho to own and operate electric refuse trucks and now operates two of only ten in North America.

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Montauk Renewables signs LOI with European Energy to provide CO2 for e-methanol production in Texas

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The company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has more than 30 years of experience in the development, operation and management of landfill methane-fuelled renewable energy projects. The company has current operations at 15 operating projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas.

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DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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Specifically, the team will demonstrate operation of a 50 kW SOCC system at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) using simulated nuclear power to produce syngas at a cost that is expected to be ~30% lower than is possible via alternative renewable power-based approaches.

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Sandia, national lab partners studying vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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Sandia researchers are working with experts from Argonne, Idaho and Pacific Northwest national laboratories; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and others as a national security laboratories team. Additionally, an Idaho National Laboratory team found some systems were vulnerable to malicious firmware updates.

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DOE–DOT Joint Office of Energy and Transportation launches $51M funding opportunity and consortium to improve EV charging

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The Joint Office will administer the Ride and Drive Electric program and has funded DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory to lead the National Charging Experience Consortium. The Consortium already has commitments from nearly 30 companies and organizations that are working to support the deployment of a reliable national charging network.

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Eden’s Electrical Reservoir Stimulation technology selected for $3.5M ARPA-E MINER award

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This project is being led by Idaho National Labs, who has been working closely with Eden to develop the technology for hard rock permeability enhancement applications. The project team consists of researchers at Idaho National Laboratory, Colorado School of Mines, and Stony Brook University, and Eden.

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