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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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Exelon to electrify 30% of utility vehicle fleet by 2025; 50% by 2030

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Exelon Corporation today announced that its six electric and gas utilities will continue advancing transportation electrification to benefit customers and communities by taking major steps to electrify its fleet of vehicles.

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Ford may extend its lead in commercial EV sales

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The brand has become synonymous with the police cars and service trucks they have supplied to countless government agencies and large corporations. Forest Service with thousands of electric F150 Lightings. Ford has long had a significant presence in commercial fleet sales. Now, Ford has two opportunities, one with the U.S.

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Penn research simplifies recycling of rare-earth magnets

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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have pioneered a process that could enable the efficient recycling of two rare earth metals—neodymium and dysprosium—used in powerful magnets. Carroll, director of the University of Pennsylvania X-Ray Crystallography Facility, also contributed to the study. Bogart, J.

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Alcoa unveils first aluminum alloy fan blade forging for jet engines; $1.1B supply agreement w/ Pratt & Whitney

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The large, light-weight fan moves more than 90% of the air around the core, delivering a very quiet engine with very low fuel burn. This enables both an increase in the diameter of the fan and the low pressure compressor and turbine to operate at a high speed.

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DOE HPC4Mfg program funds 13 projects to advance US manufacturing; welding, Li-S batteries among projects

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Efforts to commercialize light-weight, energy-dense lithium-sulfur secondary batteries (2510 Wh kg –1 ) have been stalled by ongoing problems with the battery’s membrane, which limits cycle-life. Sepion’s polymer membrane technology provides a counterpoint, yielding long-lasting lithium-sulfur cells.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. Light-weighting materials. Demo Project for Multi-material light-weight prototype vehicle. The Pennsylvania State University. 10,000,000.