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Alcoa to restart curtailed aluminum smelting capacity at Portland Aluminium in Australia

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Alcoa Corporation announced that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) of curtailed capacity at its aluminum smelter in the State of Victoria in Australia. The project is expected to create approximately 30 permanent roles at the smelter and about 50 temporary construction positions.

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Freightliner eCascadia electric semi: Production version bows, will be made this year

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After testing with customers, the Freightliner eCascadia electric semi truck debuted in production-ready form Monday. Production is scheduled to start later this year at Freightliner's Portland, Oregon, factory, the company said in a press release. The production eCascadia will be.

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Freightliner eM2 Battery Electric Truck Enters Series Production

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has started series production of the Freightliner eM2, a battery electric medium-duty truck designed for pick-up and delivery applications. These vehicles are being manufactured at DTNA’s truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Oregon. The first production units in the U.S.

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

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This innovative technology eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO 2 emissions compared with conventional well cementing systems, which include portland cement. The cement-free EcoShield system is a breakthrough that delivers industry-standard zonal isolation capabilities while significantly minimizing impact from upstream oil and gas production.

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Daimler Truck unveils electric Class 6/7 Freightliner eM2; extending portfolio of EVs for N America

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) unveiled the series production of the all new, fully electric Freightliner eM2 for urban delivery applications. The eM2 is ready to order and will start production in autumn this year. DTNA is beginning full production of the eM2 in autumn of 2023 at its Portland truck manufacturing plant.

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Daimler’s First Electric Freightliner eM2 Trucks Hit the Road

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has delivered its first battery-electric Freightliner eM2 trucks, after the start of series production of the medium-duty electric vehicles at the end of 2023. The Freightliner eM2, manufactured at DTNA’s plant in Portland, Oregon, has since been distributed to customers across the country.

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DOE announces $156M for applied research and development projects to drive industrial decarbonization

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Topic 6: Decarbonizing Food and Beverage Products. Topic 8: Decarbonizing Forest Products. Topic 3: Exploratory Cross-Sector R&D. This topic will include emerging R&D areas for technologies and materials that enable industrial decarbonization.