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LG Chem to invest $3.2B to build NCMA cathode plant in Tennessee; 120,000 tpa

Green Car Congress

LG Chem today has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the state of Tennessee to establish a new cathode manufacturing facility in Clarksville with an investment of US$3.2 Operation of the new facility will rely completely on renewable energy provided by solar and hydroelectric power. billion) by 2027.

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Ford Seeks Renewable Energy For New EVs In … Tennessee?

CleanTechnica EVs

Tennessee busts into renewable energy spotlight with new Ford electric vehicle campus and an assist from the TVA.

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Dow Seadrift location selected for X-energy advanced SMR nuclear project

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Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company, a developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced that Dow has selected its UCC Seadrift Operations manufacturing site in Texas for its proposed advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear project. Earlier post.)

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This company wants to turn a Tennessee coal plant into a fusion reactor

Electrek

Type One energy has announced its intention to use a retired TVA coal plant site, the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the site for a prototype fusion reactor with the hope to eventually commercialize fusion power – and maybe even find a neat way to use old EV batteries to help power the process.

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

Baua Electric

Photo: Waffle House EV charging company EnviroSpark is installing National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program DC fast chargers at Waffle House in Lakeland, Tennessee. Tennessee has $88 million in federal grant money for TDOT and TDEC to dole out over five years to expand its EV charging network. Get started here. –ad*

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IperionX receives key permits for development of titanium & rare earth mineral Titan Project in Tennessee

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IperionX ( earlier post ) has received key development permits for the Titan Project in Tennessee. The major development permits include the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and Surface Mining Permit, which have now been issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation.

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GM & LG Energy Commit To Second Battery Factory In Tennessee

CleanTechnica EVs

GM has already started reconfiguring its Tennessee factory to build electric cars. Now it has announced a new battery factory in partnership with LG Energy Solution next door.

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