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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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New Jersey Transit Corporation. Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada will receive funds to purchase new hydrogen fuel cell electric buses, and related support infrastructure. New Mexico Department of Transportation. Westchester County. 793,420.

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Argosy Minerals announces first shipment of lithium carbonate from Rincon project

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The preliminary five tonne cargo was loaded onto the ship on Wednesday and set sail overnight from Buenos Aires port, and is being delivered into the Sales and Purchase Agreement executed with Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. Permitting approvals have been granted for expanding production to up to 2,000 tpa.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) and partners will build, and operate a commercial-scale facility to demonstrate its novel process for manufacturing battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from unconventional Nevada-based lithium-bearing sedimentary resources. Lilac Solutions , Unlocking US Lithium Production, $50,000,000.

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Tropicana Las Vegas Closing Tuesday to Make Way for a Baseball Stadium

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on Tuesday, and the hotel’s last guests will be required to check out by noon that day, according to the website for the resort , which is owned by Bally’s Corporation, the gaming, betting and entertainment company. Last summer, the governor of Nevada signed a bill agreeing to finance up to $380 million of the $1.5 the N.H.L. ,

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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one of the ambitious new explorers shaking up the lithium mining scene in Nevada. Up until two years ago, the so-called “big three” —Albermarle (NYSE:ALB) in Chile and Nevada; SQM (NYSE:SQM) in Chile; FMC (NYSE:FMC) in Argentina—controlled 89% of the world’s lithium production. Electrical Grid Connections.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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Finalists for the Gigafactory location are Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Tesla envisions a plant space requirement of up to 10 million ft 2 (929,000 m 2 ) with 1-2 levels. Total land area required will be 500-1,000 acres, and total employees are estimated to be about 6,500. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. billion offering.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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