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FREYR Battery to site US gigafactory in Georgia; initial investment $1.7B, growing to $2.6B through 2029

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FREYR Battery announced the selection and purchase of a site in Coweta County, Georgia for its planned Giga America battery plant. TWh from the US and Europe will be required through 2030. Under the same scenario, Rystad expects annual collective storage demand in the US and Europe to reach 1.4

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SK Innovation to build second EV battery plant in US, increasing investment to $2.5B

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SK Innovation announced plans for additional investment in its US battery business, following approval by the SK Innovation Board of Directors to fund the start of construction of a second electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia. SK Innovation has increased investment plans for its Georgia EV battery site, shown here in a rendering.

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Phillips 66, Plug Power to collaborate to scale green hydrogen in industrial & mobility sectors; infrastructure and fueling capabilities

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Phillips 66, which has 13 wholly owned and joint venture refineries in the US and Europe, owns extensive hydrogen-related infrastructure and uses hydrogen in the manufacturing of transportation fuels.

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First Tesla V4 Supercharger in the US goes live

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Earlier this month, V4 Superchargers were spotted in a suburb outside Atlanta, Georgia. Besides the one in Georgia, 8 V4 Supercharger stalls were spotted in Wilsonville, Oregon. Meanwhile, in Europe, the European Union (EU) granted Tesla funding of about €149 million to install and expand its Supercharger network in the continent.

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Utah-based Energy Fuels to enter commercial rare earth business in Q1-2021

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The monazite sands will be from Chemours’ Offerman Mineral Sand Plant in Georgia. Shipments of monazite sands from Georgia to the White Mesa Mill in Utah are expected to commence in the first quarter of 2021. Utilizing existing facilities avoids the significant time and cost required to license and develop new facilities.

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British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement

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British Airways will invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial-scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia and acquire cleaner burning sustainable aviation fuel from the plant. The plant in Georgia is due to begin construction this year. BA expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022.

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Georgia Electric-Car Fee, Diesel Trucks, Oil Prices: Today's Car News

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Today, a proposed bill could cut Georgia's electric-car fee, an advocate makes the case for diesel pickup trucks, and a huge trader believes oil prices will remain low for a decade. The Tesla Model X electric crossover will go on sale in China before Europe. All this and more on Green Car Reports.