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Ilika leading £8M project on high silicon content electrode SSBs for EVs

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Ilika will receive a grant of £2.8 Ilika will receive a grant of £2.8 Since those initial developments, Ilika has been working with industry specialists on scale-up activities in line with its industrialization program and expects to deliver automotive A-sample SSBs from its scaled-up pilot facility.

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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. There are also proposals to tighten the standards for the London-wide Low Emission Zone from 2025.

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UK government establishing £10M center for synthetic biology with focus on industrialization

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The UK is launching a new £10-million (US$15-million) Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) to translate the emerging field of synthetic biology into application and provide a bridge between academia and industry. It will receive initial grant funding of £5 million, with a further £5 million to be awarded over the next two years.

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Li-ion maker Electrovaya receives $1.3M IESS award for Toronto and London Hydro; working with Walmart

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million grant award to deliver multiple Intelligent Energy Storage Systems (IESS) at various locations for Toronto Hydro and London Hydro. Separately, Electrovaya announced it is working with Walmart Canada on a number of opportunities to lower its carbon footprint and improve efficiency in the distribution and warehousing industry.

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Constellium to lead £10M CirConAl project to develop lower carbon, lower cost recycled aluminum alloys with automakers and suppliers

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Sponsored by a grant from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Center (APC), the £10-million (US$12.3-million) Sponsored by a grant from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Center (APC), the £10-million (US$12.3-million) —Philippe Hoffmann, President of Constellium’s Automotive Structures & Industry Business Unit.

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Ford running 12-month trial of 20 plug-in hybrid Transit Custom vans in London

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Ford is launching a multi-million pound project designed to help improve air quality in London. million) grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre. Teaming up with our London partners, we will also be able to trial software and telematics with enormous potential to reduce emissions and costs in the city. million (US$5.8-million)

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UK accelerates end of sale of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030, hybrids to 2035

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the government will accelerate the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles, bringing it forward by ten years to 2030, as part of a “Green Industrial Revolution.” Johnson announced the plan as part of his outline of a 10-point plan supporting the Green Industrial Revolution.

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