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UGI and Vertimass in 15-year agreement to produce renewable fuels in the US and Europe; $500M investment; propane and SAF

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UGI Corporation has entered into a 15-year agreement with California-based technology developer Vertimass to utilize their catalytic technology to produce renewable fuels from renewable ethanol in the US and Europe. UGI Corporation is a distributor and marketer of energy products and services.

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Partners: Harper International, Phillips66. American Battery Metals Corporation; Field Demonstration of Selective Leaching, Targeted Purification, and Electro-Chemical Production of Battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide Precursor from Domestic Claystone Resources. Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions.

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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Virginia Tech. West Virginia University. National Science Foundation; Intel Corporation; American Axle Manufacturing; Robert Bosch, LLC; PACCAR, Inc.; Siemens PLM Software; Denso International America; Horiba; Delphi Technologies; California Air Resources Board; Proterra, Inc; tesa Tape; Vector North America, Inc.;

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Renovated National Tire Research Center opens

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The National Tire Research Center, located in Halifax County adjacent to the Virginia International Raceway, will have a ribbon cutting on 24 Oct. Facilities also include the Southern Virginia Vehicle Motion (SoVa Motion) Laboratory, which has an eight-post test rig, wheel force transducers, and simulator lab.

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Audi taps Mertens from Volvo to lead technical development

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Peter Mertens, previously Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Car Corporation in Göteborg, Sweden, as the new Board of Management Member for Technical Development at Audi. Mertens has exceptionally broad technical expertise and an international background in the automotive industry.

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Airbus and LM Industries create mobility startup Neorizon; digital manufacturing

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Queisser is a senior executive with international business leadership experience spanning Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and North America. We will address local mobility issues by rapidly producing concepts, prototypes, products, and solutions, in collaboration with the local technological ecosystem. —Benjamin Queisser, Neorizon CEO.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Enovix Corporation. Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. Exelon Corporation. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. West Virginia University Research Corporation.