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A123 Systems opening new manufacturing facility in Czech Republic; support for increasing volume of 12V and 48V Li-ion systems

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Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems is expanding its operations in Europe by opening a new manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic city of Ostrava. With the assistance of CzechInvest, A123 will open the manufacturing plant in Ostrava and expects to begin production in the second half of 2016.

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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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GWP processing routes using both grid-mix electricity and renewable electricity were evaluated in-line with LCA best-practice and Global Battery Alliance requirements for the battery passport. Data analyzed was from public sources for different operational manganese plants in the country.

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Czech government, ?EZ sign MOU on $2.4B, 40GWh gigafactory; ?EZ lithium mine project progressing

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The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) and majority state-owned energy group ?EZ The document sets forth the basic conditions for the establishment of the factory and is a prerequisite for agreements with other potential investors, including automakers and battery manufacturers. ? The Ministry of Industry and Trade and

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European marine systems integrator orders Nuvera fuel cell system

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Nuvera is making a greener marine industry reality by providing zero-emission, high-productivity fuel cell solutions as an alternative to gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines. Unlike boats propelled by internal combustion engines, a fuel cell electric boat can access marine-protected areas.

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Euro Manganese produces HPEMM from Chvaletice demonstration plant

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Euro Manganese has produced high-purity electrolytic manganese metal (HPEMM) from its demonstration plant at the Chvaletice Project in the Czech Republic. Euro Manganese is a battery materials company focused on becoming a leading producer of high-purity manganese for the electric vehicle industry. Earlier post.)

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Euro Manganese signs MoU with Statkraft for renewable energy supply for Chvaletice project

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Canada-based Euro Manganese (EMN) signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norwegian state-owned company Statkraft for the long-term supply of carbon-free renewable energy for Euro Manganese’s flagship Chvaletice Manganese Project (CMP) in the Czech Republic. Background.

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Teijin to establish Teijin Automotive Center Europe to expand capabilities for next-gen automotive components

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At the same time, the company will pursue opportunities to establish bases for automotive composite technical functions in the US and China to satisfy demands in these markets to strive to steadily strengthen its position as a global solution provider. Teijin is targeting automotive composite business sales of approximately €1.7