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South Dakota School of Mines & Technology vying to establish international center for solid-state batteries

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SDSMT hosted hundreds of industry representatives, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and fellow academics on 12-13 September in a conference on the topic. Some of the industry leaders attending the conference include Ford (attending remotely), Swiss company LafargeHolcim, Garmin International, Caterpillar Inc.,

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Cal Energy Commission grants Hydrogen Energy California suspension, denies request to terminate power plant project

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The California Energy Commission committee reviewing the proposed 390-megawatt Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) power plant ( earlier post ) rejected a motion to terminate the project’s application for certification (AFC) and granted a separate request to suspend the AFC for six months.

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Enovix Si Li-ion EV test battery cells demonstrate 5-minute fast charge

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Enovix Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of next-generation 3D Silicon Lithium-ion batteries ( earlier post ), demonstrated the ability of its 0.27 International Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) Europe in Mainz, Germany, where he will provide an update on the company’s EV program. —Ashok Lahiri.

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Sasol and ITOCHU to partner on green ammonia and hydrogen

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South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation.

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Mumbai civic body budget: INR 928 crore provision for BEST – ET Auto

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In a press conference after the budget presentation, municipal commissioner and administration Iqbal Singh Chahal said BEST currently has around 3,000 buses in its fleet and has placed orders for about 2,800 electric buses. crore) as an additional grant to BEST Undertaking,” the budget document said.

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12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2022

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For example, we are still living in a golden AI summer with ever-increasing publications, the AI job market is still global, and there's still a disconcerting gap between corporate recognition of AI risks and attempts to mitigate said risks. The United States dominates on number of patents granted, coming in at 40 percent of the global total.

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USDA awards Cooper Tire & Rubber and partners $6.9M for research on guayule as source for tire rubber and biofuel

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million grant to support research efforts to develop enhanced manufacturing processes, testing and utilizing of guayule natural rubber as a strategic source of raw material in tires, and evaluating the remaining biomass of the guayule plant as a source of biofuel for the transportation industry. Other current efforts. Earlier post.).