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Plug Power to acquire Applied Cryo Technologies to advance development of green hydrogen infrastructure

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In addition to Plug Power’s new green hydrogen production facility in California, Plug Power maintains a network of plants in New York, Tennessee, and Georgia that will help the company realize its goal of producing more than 1,000 tons per day of green hydrogen by 2028.

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Volkswagen breaks ground on US lab for developing, testing of EV batteries

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Volkswagen will test and optimize Georgia-manufactured battery cells at the new lab. Current battery testing and validation takes place in two labs in Germany, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg, along with Shanghai and Changchun, both in China. This testing will include batteries for the Volkswagen ID.4

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Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to lead R2, R3 EV platform development

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Rivian hired former Mercedes-Benz exec Arnehelm Mittelbach in November as its first plant manager for its new Georgia facility, where R2 will be built. He was also president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Vans in Charleston, SC, in addition to several roles in Germany. However, it isn’t planned to launch until 2026.

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sonnen accelerates US market efforts with solar-plus-storage technology package

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Since its entry into the US market, sonnen has established a research and development facility in Georgia and product manufacturing in California. sonnen was founded in Germany and started delivering the first generation of its smart storage system sonnenBatterie in 2011.

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Video Friday: LASSIE On the Moon

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RoboCup German Open : 17–21 April 2024, KASSEL, GERMANY AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2024 : 22–25 April 2024, SAN DIEGO Eurobot Open 2024 : 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE ICRA 2024 : 13–17 May 2024, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN RoboCup 2024 : 17–22 July 2024, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS Enjoy today’s videos!

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Video Friday: Robot Arms for the ISS

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Columbia ] Using biological experiments, robot models, and a geometric theory of locomotion, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated how and why intermediate lizard species, with their elongated bodies and short limbs, might use their bodies to move. Faboratory ] Sweet potato packing is surprisingly complex!

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The voestalpine Group producing ultra-high strength automotive components in US

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The steel-based technology and capital goods group voestalpine’s 17 th production site in the United States began operation , manufacturing ultra-high strength body-in-white components for premium car manufacturers in Cartersville, Georgia. This completes the first phase of the Group’s internationalization program in the automotive sector.