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Alcoa to restart curtailed aluminum smelting capacity at Portland Aluminium in Australia

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Alcoa Corporation announced that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) of curtailed capacity at its aluminum smelter in the State of Victoria in Australia. When both projects are complete, Alcoa Corporation will have approximately 82% of its 2.99

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Daimler developing battery-electric version of Econic HD truck; customer testing in 2021, series production in 2022

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The experience gained from customer testing will flow directly into series production of the eEconic, which is to start in 2022. The eEconic is based on the eActros electric truck for heavy distribution, which will already go into series production in 2021. —Gesa Reimelt, Head of E-Mobility Group Daimler Trucks & Buses.

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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. Nissan is utilizing a number of proven forms of sustainable energy generation to help minimize its corporate carbon footprint.

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EEI encourages utilities to spend at least 5% of fleet acquisition budgets on plug-ins

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By leveraging the utility industry’s collective buying power, utility operators could contribute to a boost in production volumes with a concomitant reduction in price, the white paper suggested. The Return on Investment (ROI) will continue to improve as the incremental cost is reduced, EEI said. Source: EEI. Fleets Plug-ins Policy'

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif.

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Underwriters Laboratories Named Exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for The EV Project

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The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. Manufacturers work with UL to develop safer products and increase consumer confidence. to test and certify eTec’s vehicle charging stations that will be used in the project.

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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

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US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).

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