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Niron Magnetics raises $21.3M to commercialize rare-earth-free iron-nitride magnets

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The Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Volta Energy Technologies join existing investors Anzu Partners and the University of Minnesota. Niron will use the funding to build its pilot production facility in Minnesota and accelerate the development of its Clean Earth Magnet technology. Background.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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They not only changed the basis of competition; they also created all new, global industries. Wind-vortex generators: In 2016, 3M developed a technology to help wind turbines generate airflow more optimally to ensure they work better, in partnership with Smartblade. based on Pfluemer’s magnetic-tape invention.

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Green Motorsports: Subaru Hits the Track To Improve the Breed

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Subaru Motorsports USA’s Motorsports Manager William Stokes told us that Subaru has supported the series since inception and through expansion from one motorsports course to this year’s stops at five courses in Utah, Minnesota, Arizona, California and Florida.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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GE Global Research (Niskayuna, New York). Honeywell (Plymouth, Minnesota). Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Carl ZEISS Industry Metrology (Maple Grove, Minnesota). Utility Global (Houston, Texas). Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). IP Group, Inc.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. used to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful, and more efficient. has traditionally been too expensive to use in wind generators.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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The fight over how to fairly implement EV charging networks in Minnesota is another example of the tricky politics PUCs are involved with. Permitting issues also bedevil wind power projects. For example, Iowa is one of the best states for wind power farms. Vinsel further notes, “Successful regulation is fragile.”

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Sun Catalytix Corporation will develop a unique technology to split water into hydrogen and oxygen under benign conditions to enable storage of intermittent renewable solar and wind energy for around-the-clock use. The University of Minnesota and BioCee, Inc. Breakthrough High Efficiency Shrouded Wind Turbine.

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