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LOTTE Chemical, LOTTE Aluminum to build $238.7M cathode foil plant in Kentucky

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LOTTE Chemical announced a joint venture with LOTTE Aluminium to build a manufacturing facility in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to produce 36,000 tons of cathode foil, a type of ultra-thin aluminum foil that is a core material used in EV batteries. Since June 2020, Kentucky has seen more than $8.5

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University of Kentucky chemist receives NSF grant to study atmospheric reactions of pollution

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University of Kentucky Chemistry Professor Marcelo Guzman has received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, education and outreach efforts in the field of environmental and atmospheric chemistry. Both types of emissions cause tiny particles to be suspended in air.

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U Kentucky CAER receives $1M for carbon fiber research

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The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) received a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber.

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

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Lead organization. Description.

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ISU researchers find corn yields with perennial cover crop equal to traditional farming; recommend Kentucky bluegrass

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Soil quality, water quality, and possibly even farm profits will all benefit by using a perennial cover crop on corn fields that allows for similar yields to traditional farming methods, according to Iowa State University research. Corn remains vigorous with little competition from Kentucky bluegrass. Click to enlarge.

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SK On takes 10% stake in Australia’s Lake Resources; battery-grade lithium supply deal

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The DLE technique from Lilac Solutions delivers a noticeable reduction in brine, water use and land use as its extraction process includes brine reinjection. BlueOval SK, the joint venture between SK On and Ford Motor Company, is building three plants in the US —one in Tennessee and two others in Kentucky.

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SK Group’s CES 2024 exhibit to showcase carbon-cutting technologies

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A train run by hydrogen energy and only emits water. SK Group has several factories under construction in the United States, specifically in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Meanwhile, in Kentucky, SK On and Ford teamed up to establish the BlueOval battery park.

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