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GM and Element 25 to expand US EV supply chain with domestic manganese sulfate production

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General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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NEO Battery Materials to expand into US with subsidiary; silicon anodes and battery materials

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The Ohio R&D Center and office will be added for the first phase of the US business expansion plan. Numerous opportunities will create a stable financial runway for NBM America to construct additional commercial plants and value-add projects like silicon waste recycling in the US. billion investment). billion investment).

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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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This initial project will be followed by additional projects in British Columbia and Ohio. Additionally, the Energy Vault systems are intended to minimize environmental and supply chain risks, which was a critical factor in the final selection by DG Fuels. Under the terms of the agreement, Energy Vault agreed to provide 1.6

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Honda Transmission contracts with Juhl Wind for two utility-scale wind turbines at Ohio plant; up to 10% of electricity for operations

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The two wind turbines will supply up to approximately 10% of the plant’s electricity. Last June, the Washington Township (Logan County, Ohio) Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to the height limitation for the wind turbines. auto plants in Marysville and East Liberty, Ohio have ongoing initiatives to reduce energy consumption.

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Cyclone and partner set up to expand production of WHE-25 waste heat engines

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developer of the all-fuel, Cyclone external combustion engine, announced that its subsidiary Cyclone-WHE LLC and production partner Precision CNC LLC have signed a lease for a new manufacturing facility located in Lancaster, Ohio. The WHE is a self-starting Rankine cycle engine capable of using low to medium-temperature waste heat sources.

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DHL Express announces two of the largest SAF deals yet with bp and Neste; > 211M gallons

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With the 800 million liters, the approximately 1,000 annual DHL flights on the route between Cincinnati, Ohio and Leipzig, Germany, could be operated by Boeing 777s for approximately. Both suppliers will provide SAF produced from waste oils. Our key focus is to inspire more SAF suppliers to address the current supply gap.

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ORCnext project concludes waste heat recovery efficiency can be boosted by 20-25%

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The four-year projet ORCNext , aimed at developing knowledge and design tools for next generation of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs), has concluded that waste heat recovery efficiency can be increased by 20 to 25% through appropriate cycle selection, efficient expanders, appropriate control and less oversizing of the heat exchangers.

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