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Toyota to build $50M automotive battery lab at Michigan R&D headquarters

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As part of its evaluation process, the new Michigan battery lab will ensure that Toyota’s batteries meet North American customer requirements by confirming performance, quality and durability of automotive batteries made by Toyota. to evaluate batteries for electric and electrified vehicles in North America.

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ONE to invest $1.6B in 20 GWh Michigan gigafactory; LFP cell production in 2024

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Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company focusing on lithium iron phosphate chemistries ( earlier post ), will invest $1.6 billion in a new battery cell manufacturing plant, called ONE Circle, in Van Buren Township, Michigan. ONE’s inclusive workforce development program will begin in 2024.

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DOE collaborating with Michigan to advance hydrogen and fuel cells

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Michigan and DOE will also work to develop emerging hydrogen infrastructure technologies and grow the domestic supply chain. Through this MOU, MEDC will leverage capabilities at DOE’s national laboratories to enhance analysis and data collection to guide future R&D.

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Graphex Group to build graphite processing facility in Warren, Michigan

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The talent base, existing automotive supply chain infrastructure, available state and local support and available incentives, and proximity to customers at the heart of the automotive industry, helped to differentiate Michigan from competing regions for this first foothold for Graphex in the US.

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DOE to award $590M to renew four existing Bioenergy Research Centers

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $590 million to renew its four existing Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs). The decision to renew the four BRCs followed a successful review by a panel of outside peer reviewers on each center’s past five years of performance.

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USDA invests $26 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand availability of higher-blend renewable fuels in 23 states

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $26 million to build infrastructure to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels by 822 million gallons annually in 23 states. USDA is making the awards under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program.

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GM plans to go all-renewable with Detroit-area facilities—including EV assembly

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General Motors and DTE have partnered for what is claimed to be the largest renewable energy investment yet in the automaker’s home state of Michigan—allowing GM to assemble its upcoming electric vehicles, like the GMC Hummer EV, with clean power. Through the investment in an additional 500,000 megawatt-hours of solar.

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