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Groundbreaking on new BMW Group high-voltage battery assembly plant in South Carolina

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The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. Combined with the commitment to use only green power from renewable energies for production of battery cells, the BMW Group will reduce the carbon footprint of battery cell production by up to 60%. Earlier post.)

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Bridgestone develops tire using 75% recycled and renewable materials; recycled plastic bottles, recycled steel and natural rubber from guayule

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Bridgestone Americas has produced a run of demonstration tires made with 75% recycled and renewable materials (38% renewable, 37% recycled content), including synthetic rubber made with recycled plastics and natural rubber harvested from hevea and guayule grown domestically.

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Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

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Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant located at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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BMW Group to source lower CO2 aluminum from Rio Tinto in Canada from 2024

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The planned supply volumes will be used exclusively in vehicle production at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, in body components such as the hood, for example. Compared to conventionally manufactured aluminum, this approach can save around 70% of CO 2 emissions.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Lead organization. Description.

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PNNL study finds algal oil could replace 17% of US petroleum oil imports

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The study also found that shows that water use for algae cultivation is much less if algae are grown in the US regions that have the sunniest and most humid climates: the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes. The paper is published in the journal Water Resources Research. gallons of water per mile driven.

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Nexterra Receives C$7.7M for Commercialization of Biomass Power System with GE

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The clean syngas can then be directed through energy recovery equipment or fired directly into boilers, dryers and kilns to produce useable heat, hot water, steam and/or electricity. Nexterra supplies biomass gasification solutions that generate heat and power inside-the-fence for customers at institutional and industrial facilities.