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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The process plant consists of High Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) technology and a Refinery. Alloy flakes with MP Materials, which will establish the first North American processing site for alloy flakes.

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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LL was established in 2013 after developing an entirely new methodology in the construction of electric motor and generator technologies that create more power while using less energy. Automotive manufacturers are already looking at HET technology as the solution to size, weight and range constraints.

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UT Arlington licenses technology for portable, modular GTL conversion units; targeting stranded gas

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The University of Texas at Arlington has licensed technology for converting natural gas to synthetic liquid fuels (GTL) in portable units at a cost lower than current market rates to 1 st Resource Group Inc. of Fort Worth for commercialization. 1 st Resource has partnered with UMED Holdings Inc. ,

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth. Hybrid inverters convert the solar panels’ DC power to AC so it can be used by light fixtures and household appliances.

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Edeniq and Flint Hills Resources Renewables establish joint development relationship for ethanol

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Edeniq’s Cellunator enables plants to mill corn and other plant materials into small, uniform pieces of feedstock that can be converted into sugars needed to produce biofuels. The company also has made equity investments in bioenergy companies, and operates a biodiesel plant near Fort Worth.

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

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Three years later, on 23 July 1972, NASA launched what would be the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS). NASA geologist Paul Lowman , who reviewed the original, unsolicited proposal for the MSS, had no faith that the technology would work. MSS was clearly the winning technology.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. Total DOE award: $15,000,000.