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Groundbreaking on new BMW Group high-voltage battery assembly plant in South Carolina

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The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. Combined with the commitment to use only green power from renewable energies for production of battery cells, the BMW Group will reduce the carbon footprint of battery cell production by up to 60%. Earlier post.)

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Siemens to expand EV charging manufacturing in US to support rapid market growth

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The Wendell location also works with local educational institutions including North Carolina State University and Wake Tech Community College for training and workforce development.

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51% of BMW Group’s electricity worldwide from renewable sources; targeting 100%

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At its Annual Account Press Conference 2015, the BMW Group announced that, for the first time in the history of the Group, 51% of its electricity worldwide is being supplied from renewable sources. This is a significant milestone for the company, its aim being to gradually increase the share of renewable energy to 100% over the coming years.

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The US is putting enough solar to power 400,000 homes on old nuclear weapons sites

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Developer Spitfire is expected to install a 100 MW solar farm with battery storage on 500 acres of INL land. Read more: We’re closer to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 than we look – IEA Due to shifts in solar policy, renters and homeowners in many states are now able to subscribe to a local community solar farm.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states account for 35% of US-installed wind capacity and while the region only produces about 4% of the nation’s solar energy, a number of pending large solar farms and community solar projects will greatly increase the region’s solar generating capacity.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. billion gallons. Southeast and Hawaii. Resources.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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Experts in engineering and aquatic ecology will install more than 30 new measurement systems in hydropower reservoirs and agricultural watersheds across the two states. Collaborative Research and Education on Synergized Transformational Solar Chemical Looping and Photo-Ultrasonic Renewable Biomass Refinery. Nelson Cardona-Martinez.

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