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Daimler Trucks to invest $40 million in Portland engineering center

Baua Electric

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) announced plans to invest more than $40 million in a new electric vehicle engineering facility at its Swan Island headquarters in Portland. Daimler Truck North America is proud to call Portland, Oregon our home,” said John O’Leary, president and CEO, DTNA. That’s not the tech that’s gonna win.

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SLB introduces low-carbon alternative for well construction cement that eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO2

Green Car Congress

This innovative technology eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO 2 emissions compared with conventional well cementing systems, which include portland cement. In addition to its embodied CO 2 emissions, portland cement creates significant transportation-related emissions from manufacture to deployment.

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Rocsys to supply autonomous CCS charging solutions to SSA Marine for electric yard tractors at Port of Oakland

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The systems will autonomously charge part of the electric yard tractor fleet of SSA Marine at the International Container Terminal at the Port of Oakland. Last year we opened our first office in North America in Portland, Ore. Rocsys is an international venture-funded company with US operations based out of Portland, Oregon.

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Daimler Truck North America and partners to form JV for nationwide charging network for MD and HD commercial vehicles

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With formation of this JV, the three parties will be pooling their resources to address this challenge. In cooperation with the local utility company Portland General Electric (PGE), DTNA opened the first-of-its-kind public charging site for commercial vehicles in the US in Portland, OR.

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Rice, C-Crete team optimizes conversion of tire waste into graphene for stronger concrete

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Recycled tire waste is already used as a component of Portland cement, but graphene has been proven to strengthen cementitious materials, concrete among them, at the molecular level. wt % for carbon black and shredded tires—with Portland cement and used it to produce concrete cylinders. —James Tour. After 28 days, 0.1

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DOE to award up to $156M for applied R&D projects to drive industrial decarbonization

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Rooted in the principles identified in the 2022 Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap , this investment is part of the innovation pipeline DOE is building to accelerate the development and adoption of industrial decarbonization technologies. Topic 8: Decarbonizing Forest Products.

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An Overview of Charging Incentives in Oregon

EV Connect

According to statistics from Portland General Electric, the average annual fuel cost for an electric vehicle is approximately $500, compared to around $1,500 for a gasoline-powered vehicle. Resources like the Chargeway app, electric bikes, tractors, and school buses showcase electric mobility options beyond passenger vehicles.

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