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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Deploy and evaluate an 8 MW utility-scale lithium-ion battery technology to improve grid performance and aid in the integration of wind generation into the electric supply. Demonstration of Sodium Ion Battery for Grid Level Applications. Public Service Company of New Mexico. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project. 24,978,264.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

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For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Umicore is offering our customers low-carbon options in our supply chain. That’s why carmakers like Volkswagen want to team up with us.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

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For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Umicore is offering our customers low-carbon options in our supply chain. That’s why carmakers like Volkswagen want to team up with us.

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Strong Global Sales for Chevrolet Cruze Prior to US Introduction; More Details on Its New Small-Displacement Engines

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It is accomplished with a crankshaft-driven oil pump that matches the oil supply to the engine load, rather than the linear operation of a conventional, fixed-flow pump. Sodium-filled exhaust valves are designed for the higher combustion temperatures of the turbo system. The Ecotec 1.4L The Ecotec 1.4L Variable valve timing.

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