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Advent Technologies to collaborate with Los Alamos, UT Austin, RPI, UNM and Toyota in the development of next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell technology

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Drawing on our leadership team’s decades of experience, we intend to commercialize and scale-up membrane electrode assembly (MEA) production while working closely with Tier-1 manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers.

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Tesla & Austin Community College Launch New Tesla START Manufacturing Program

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Austin Community College (ACC) and Tesla have launched a new 14-week intensive training program that will give students hands-on learning experiences for a manufacturing career at Tesla. The new Tesla START Manufacturing Program at ACC is the first of its kind in the nation.

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DOE announces Stage 1 CABLE Conductor Manufacturing Prize Winners

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The US Department of Energy announced Stage 1 winners of the Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric and thermal applications ( CABLE ) Conductor Manufacturing Prize. The CABLE Conductor Manufacturing Prize is led by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s?Advanced

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Tesla & Austin Community College Open New Training Facility For Tesla’s START Manufacturing

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On Friday, Tesla, Austin Community College (ACC), and Mayor Steve Adler hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Tesla START Manufacturing training center at ACC. The new facility will be at ACC’s Riverside campus and is training students for a potential career at Giga Texas.

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Austin’s Capital Metro to buy 26 Proterra electric buses, with option for 126 more

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Capital Metro in Austin, Texas has approved a plan to purchase 26 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, featuring a total of more than 17 megawatt hours of battery storage capacity. Designed and manufactured in the United States, Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s battery technology systems.

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Dave Lee & Tesla Owners Club of Austin: Why Tesla Is Betting on Austin

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In his latest YouTube video, Dave Lee interviewed Tesla Owners Club of Austin members Matt Holm, president, and Anuarbek Imanbaev, vice president. Lee’s channel is his outlet for sharing his real-time thoughts on investing and noted in his disclaimer that all of his content is for discussion and illustrative purposes only.

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Neuralink is building a $14.7M site in Austin, TX

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million site in Austin, Texas. The facility will also include space for a machine shop and cleanroom for device manufacturing. In 2021, Neuralink posted a job opening for a Head of Construction in Austin, Texas. And in May 2024, the company searched for a resident neurosurgeon in Austin.

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