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USA Rare Earth acquires US rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing capability from Hitachi; mine-to-magnet

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USA Rare Earth, LLC, the funding and development partner of the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project in West Texas, has purchased the neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) permanent magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.

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Siemens USA aims for carbon-neutral fleet by 2030

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Siemens USA has set a goal to transition to a fully carbon-neutral fleet in the US by 2030. Partnering with vehicle manufacturers to speed the delivery of vehicles to mass market. Siemens’ US fleet coomprises more than 10,000 vehicles, from sedans and service vans to light- and heavy-duty trucks.

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Strengthening USA’s Domestic Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Base & Supply Ecosystem

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to ABS to Strengthen America’s Domestic Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Base and Supply Ecosystem The U.S. continued] The post Strengthening USA’s Domestic Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Base & Supply Ecosystem appeared first on CleanTechnica. Department.

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Tesla’s California Factory Now Largest Auto Production Factory in USA

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continued] The post Tesla’s California Factory Now Largest Auto Production Factory in USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. This was a stunning news item that I didn’t catch until the end of Iqtidar Ali’s article about Tesla’s 2023.

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Geomega to recycle rare earths from USA Rare Earth’s anticipated neodymium magnet production

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As part of its mine-to-magnets strategy, earlier this year USA Rare Earth purchased the sintered neo magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. Geomega Resources Inc., Earlier post.)

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VERBIO launches first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA

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The plant in Nevada (Iowa) is our first plant in the USA. VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG is one of the leading independent bioenergy manufacturers, and is also the only large-scale producer of biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane in Europe. Until summer 2022, we will achieve full-scale production. —VERBIO CEO Claus Sauter.

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Ford receives DOE HPC4Mfg award to optimize process for electrode drying in battery manufacturing

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million investment from the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program for six teams which will tap into the US National Laboratories’ high-performance computing (HPC) resources to help manufacturers streamline their processes, increase their productivity, and lower their carbon footprint.