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LG Energy Solution in “active discussions” with Tesla for battery supply from AZ plant

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LGES, which supplies batteries to EV makers like Tesla and Lucid, had a successful 2022. LGES has been expanding its relationships with car manufacturers throughout the year by beginning production at the GM Ultium Cells facility in Ohio and announcing new partnerships with Stellantis and Honda. The battery maker posted KRW 25.6

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Toshiba to supply Li-ion battery energy storage system for frequency regulation project in US

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Toshiba Corporation has received an order to supply a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) for a power frequency regulation project in Hamilton, Ohio. The BESS for the Nishi-Sendai Project is the first large-scale BESS connected to Japan’s grid. an Italian transmission company.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost.

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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The five-year supply agreement includes delivery for committed production in 2012 with a target of at least 5,000 units per year. Ford is providing Escape PHEVs for real world road testing to its new research and utility partners around the country, including: New York Power Authority. American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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These new GaN power devices will enable the next generation of low-cost, fast, small, and reliable power electronics, which are key for efficient power conversion in data centers, solar farms, power grids, and electric vehicles. The Ohio State University. Stanford University.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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De Nora Tech, LLC (Concord, Ohio). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. Watertown, Massachusetts). NEL Hydrogen (Wallingford, Connecticut). Pune, India).

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GE Aviation signs 10-year supply agreement for biomass FT jet fuel for engine testing; baseline of 500,000 gallons per year

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The 10-year agreement calls for GE’s baseline commitment of 500,000 gallons annually of the low-emissions jet fuel to be used at the company’s main jet engine testing facility in Peebles, Ohio. The electric power for the manufacturing processes will come largely from renewable solar and wind energy.

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