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VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

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Vietnam-based VinFast and the government of North Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of VinFast’s first North American manufacturing plant. Construction for phase 1 of the factory will start in 2022 after a construction permit is granted and production is expected to start in July, 2024.

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Biofuels Center of North Carolina to close due to state’s elimination of its funding

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The Biofuels Center of North Carolina has begun to shut down operations over a 90-day period and will close its doors by Thursday, 31 October 2013, due to the North Carolina General Assembly’s elimination of its funding in the state budget signed recently by Gov. Pat McCrory.

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FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

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million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). This is the third round of ASSURE grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.

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Albemarle to build $180M lithium materials research facility in N Carolina

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By co-locating these critical activities and collaborations, the company expects ATP will become a lithium innovation hub that anchors technology leadership in the Southeast US, where the EV industry is rapidly expanding.

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NIST awards $7.4M in grants for additive manufacturing research

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The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding grants totaling $7.4 Transfer of the technology to the growing number of industrial users of AM equipment also will be facilitated by NIU’s membership in the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Manufacturing'

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BorgWarner to invest $500M in Wolfspeed, securing up to $650M in annual capacity for SiC devices

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In addition, Wolfspeed expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, for settlement within a 13-day period from, and including, the date on which the notes are first issued, up to an additional $200 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. —Gregg Lowe, President and CEO for Wolfspeed.

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Highland Electric Transportation raises $253M to accelerate electrification of school fleets

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Highland is well positioned to help customers make it happen and our firm is excited to help the company become a leader in its industry. For example, Maryland offers grants for zero-emission school buses. My partners and I believe millions of fleet vehicles will electrify. —Chris Cheever, Founder and Partner at Fontinalis.