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Waste Management opens public-access CNG fueling station in Kentucky, expands natural gas-powered fleet

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Waste Management has launched a new local fleet in Louisville, Kentucky of 25 clean-burning CNG trucks and unveiled Louisvilleā€™s first public-access, 24-hour compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. Waste Management will roll out additional CNG-powered collection vehicles in the area in the future.

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UPS to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents a year of renewable natural gas from Big Ox Energy; largest RNG commitment to date

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This is the largest investment in RNG to date for the company, and the agreement runs through 2024. Louisville, Ky.; RNG, also known as biomethane, can be derived from many abundant and renewable sources, including decomposing organic waste in landfills, wastewater treatment and agriculture. New Stanton, Pa.; Richmond, Va.;

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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Louisville, Ky.; RNG, also known as biomethane, can be derived from many abundant and renewable sources, including decomposing organic waste in landfills, wastewater treatment and agriculture. The company has driven more than one billion miles since 2000 with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. Orlando, Fla.;

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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University of Louisville. The overall project goal is to develop optimization strategies to improve recovery (ratio of product output over incoming raw material) and quality (rework elimination), which are anticipated to substantially reduce energy requirements, waste and environmental impact.

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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. located between Louisville and Bowling Green), which is targeted to open in 2025.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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Process intensification breakthroughs can dramatically shrink the footprint of equipment needed on a crowded factory floor or eliminate waste by using the raw input materials more efficiently. of Connecticut; Louisville; Massachusetts; Southern California; Tennessee Knoxville ; University of Texas (Austin; Rio Grande Valley); U.

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AI-Guided Robots Are Ready to Sort Your Recyclables

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You may feel virtuous, thinking youā€™re doing your part to reduce waste. Thatā€™s a lot of material made from finite resources that needlessly goes to waste. My company, Amp Robotics , based in Louisville, Colo., My company first began using AI in 2016 to extract empty cartons from other recyclables. AMP Robotics.

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