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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced that LG Chem will establish a new electrolyte production plant in Holland in West Michigan, expanding the state’s battery supply chain. million to support its Michigan operations. The governor made the announcement during her three-day investment mission to South Korea.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

A review by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that Li-ion battery maker LG Chem Michigan misused funds awarded to it under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The period of performance for the grant runs through May 2013.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. Production of high energy density nano-carbon for ultracapacitors.

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MAY 6, 2013

LG Chem Michigan Inc. LGCMI) is targeting the launch of commercial production of automotive lithium-ion battery cells in July, 2013 at its Holland, Michigan facility once it has successfully completed the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and gained customer approval. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 29, 2010

American Process Incorporated (API) recently launched a waste-to-cellulosic ethanol biorefinery project in Alpena, Michigan. API is one of Michigan’s bioenergy Centers of Energy Excellence (COEE). The $4 million in COEE funding to API helped secure a US Department of Energy (DOE) grant for $17.9

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Coulomb Technologies has installed its first ChargePoint networked electric vehicle charging station in Michigan from the $37-million ChargePoint America program. ChargePoint America will offer hundreds of free stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses throughout southern Michigan.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

A Michigan Tech project to help mines in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Minnesota achieve net-zero emissions while extracting critical minerals from mine tailings has received $2.5 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) MINER program. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 12, 2012

In a form 8-K filing with the SEC, A123 Systems reported that it and the US Department of Energy (DOE) have agreed to extend the term of the $249.1 million grant DOE awarded to A123 on 5 August 2009 from the current 2 December 2012 to 2 December 2014. Earlier post.). Through 31 December 2011, A123 Systems has received $127.0

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs. Vilsack highlighted the announcement with a visit to Michigan State University, a grant awardee.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

A partnership led by researchers at Michigan Technological University is addressing those issues in a three-year, $2.8 million grant from the US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory. Energy efficiency impacts associated with emission control can be classified as direct or indirect.

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AUGUST 28, 2022

EPA has waived the federal regulations and federally enforceable State Implementation Plan requirements for fuel volatility on gasoline sold in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, to facilitate the supply of fuel in these areas. This waiver will continue through 15 September 2022.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. DTE Energy is the Detroit-headquartered diversified energy company providing gas and electric services to 2.7 million Michigan homes and businesses. million Michigan homes and businesses. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 25, 2010

The nation’s capital and its suburbs join California and Michigan as the initial retail markets where Chevrolet will sell the Volt to consumers. Chevrolet has announced similar partnerships with several utilities in California and Michigan, as well as the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

along with a team from Hyundai America Technical Center and academia was recently selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for a $7.48 million grant to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept. In addition to the headquarters in Michigan, HATCI operates two design centers in Irvine, Calif., Delphi Corp.,

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MAY 27, 2024

LG Energy Solution received a $2.8 million infrastructure grant from the state of Michigan. The grant will fund the company’s expansion plans for its Michigan facility. LG Energy Solution Michigan’s expansion plans include road improvements, which the $2.8 million stated grant will fund.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In addition to the DOE grant, the company received $125 million in state incentives from Michigan as part of its 21 st Century Jobs Fund to help finance these manufacturing facilities. The new plant in Livonia, Mich. As part of its continuing US manufacturing ramp up, A123 also plans to open a coating plant in Romulus, Mich.,

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Power management company Eaton’ Vehicle Group has partnered with Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. —Karl Sievertsen, vice president and chief technology officer, Eaton’s Vehicle Group.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin. In Ohio, United Dairy Farmers Inc.

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MARCH 12, 2021

GM’s lithium metal battery with a protected anode will feature a combination of affordability, high performance and energy density. The initial prototype batteries have already completed 150,000 simulated test miles at research and development labs at GM’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, demonstrating real-world potential.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 37 energy research projects for $151 million in funding through the recently formed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. Biomass Energy (5 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project).

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MAY 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company, moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. Ford’s Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., Ford will invest about $125 million at its Van Dyke facility.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Coulomb Technologies and Shocking Solutions, a provider of plug-in vehicle infrastructure solutions and consulting, announced that the first networked charging stations for electric vehicles in Michigan are now available. Michigan a Launch Market for the Volt.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

billion to build a battery component plant in Big Rapids, Michigan. A $50-million Strategic Site Readiness Program performance-based grant through the SOAR Fund will be administered by The Right Place to assist with infrastructure improvements. Gotion will invest some $2.36 Volkswagen is Gotion’s largest single investor.

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APRIL 14, 2009

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) Board awarded $543.5 The state refundable tax credits will help the companies in their quest for some of the $2 billion in federal grants for advanced-battery research and development. Michigan Governor Jennifer M. A123Systems is one of the state’s six Centers of Energy Excellence.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has selected four companies selected through a competitive-solicitation process to collaborate in a US Department of Energy research-and-development initiative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to address energy-storage challenges presented by lithium-based batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Energy density of single-walled CNT (SWCNT) bundles under tensile loading with support structures made of single crystal diamond, silicon and silicon carbide. the molecular scale, CNTs can function as mechanical springs that store a great deal of energy for their size due to their networks of strong carbon–carbon bonds. Hill et al.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Hyundai America Technical Center $4.95 The opportunity to explore mixed-mode engine technology through the DOE’s grant signifies Hyundai’s commitment to advanced research technology and compression engines. HATCI) was established in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Boulder Electric Vehicle has successfully demonstrated its Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) battery-electric trucks in three separate locations in Michigan, Colorado and California. Royal Oak, Michigan. The US Army Corp of Engineers and the SPIDERS project signed off on verifying full charge and discharge of the vehicle at 60 kW. Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that. Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Li-ion cell manufacturer Dow Kokam has acquired Societe de Vehicles Electriques (SVE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of France-based Dassault that develops liquid-cooled high-performance battery packs and energy management systems. The companies had signed an agreement outlining their attention to combine in September 2009. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $7 million in funding for Michigan-based cybersecurity company The Dream Team LLC (DTLLC) to develop a first-of-its-kind infrastructure that protects the electric grid from cyber-attacks on electric vehicles (EV) and electric vehicle charging systems.

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Grid Michigan Grant Electrical 210

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Researchers at Michigan Technological University are developing an asymmetric ultracapacitor using a novel cathode based on carbon foam-supported nickel oxyhydroxide.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Six research teams from the University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have won a share of $1.16 million in funding for renewable energy and biomedical technology projects in the third year of a joint program that teams up investigators from both schools.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Sakti3, led by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry of the University of Michigan, is commercializing high performance solid-state batteries that are produced using a novel manufacturing process that has been developed by the company. Under the terms of the agreement, Sakti3 has an exclusive royalty-bearing license with the right to grant sublicenses.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

A new $1-million relationship between Michigan State University and ExxonMobil will expand research designed to progress the fundamental science required to advance algae-based fuels. We are looking forward to working with Michigan State University on this project. Earlier post.). We know certain types of algae produce bio-oils.

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