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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Volta, an electric vehicle (EV) charging and media company, announced that a project application it collaborated on with Imagen Energy, a developer of compact high-power EV chargers, was awarded a $12-million grant from the US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Earlier post.).

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JULY 30, 2021

The development process of Niron’s scalable method has resulted in the publication of 20 peer-reviewed scientific papers as well as 17 granted and 35 pending patents. Niron is developing the first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of the FeN permanent magnets. 2019.165962.

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APRIL 9, 2021

The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen, plying the river Seine in Paris. Commercial operations are set to commence in 2021. Blue Line Logistics plans to have the ship operating on hydrogen before the end of 2021.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol. Results from field testing will be crucial in fine-tuning the methanol boiler solution and arriving at a commercial design.

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AUGUST 22, 2020

million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). million recreational and commercial drones (PDF) in the active UAS fleet.

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MAY 9, 2023

The seven projects, each involving a group of companies working in partnership on green transport technology, will each benefit from industry support, together with a government grant. Much of the focus is on how to effectively decarbonise commercial and working vehicles including vans, buses, HGVs, and zero-emission emergency vehicles.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

million loan guarantee and a $97-million grant through the Department of Energy to support construction of the Hugoton facility. The Hugoton plant opening also marks the first commercial deployment of Abengoa’s proprietary enzymatic hydrolysis technology, which turns biomass into fermentable sugars that are then converted to ethanol.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Blackstone Technology GmbH may begin commercialization of 3D-printed solid-state sodium-ion batteries as early as 2025. The results of the development project will form the basis for the market-ready product. million (subject to the grant decision becoming legally valid). Prototype of the printed solid-state cell (April 2021).

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

has been awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)- ENGAGE grant with Dr. Heather Andreas , an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University. The supercapacitor market is forecast to reach US$2.18 —Troy Grant, CEO, Elcora. billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 20.7%

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DECEMBER 24, 2022

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted a permit to fly for ZeroAvia’s Dornier 228 aircraft, which has been retrofitted with its prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain. Securing this permit to fly is a significant milestone in ZeroAvia’s path towards commercialization. Earlier post.). Ground testing (credit Oliver Kay).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

million in 2021 Targeted Airshed Grant (TAG) funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deploy five XCIENT Fuel Cell electric trucks in California. This will be the largest commercial deployment of Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks in the US. Hyundai Motor has secured $3.5 Earlier post.)

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MARCH 6, 2020

In 2019, the market share of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistry fell to 6% in global passenger EV batteries by watt-hours deployed (i.e. Overall, the combined global market share of ternary cathodes (including NCM and nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) varieties) in passenger EV batteries reached 90% in 2019, up from 83% in 2018.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2013 edition of its annual Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report , detailing trends in the fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market. Many automakers anticipate commercialization by 2017. — 2013 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 31, 2023

The agreement with RSB is EVR’s fourth commercial agreement in India signed during the past eight months. Both the RSB Group and EKA Mobility agreements see EVR developing electric motors for Light Commercial Vehicles using its Trapezoidal Stator RFPM (TS-RFPM) topology.

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JULY 10, 2020

million grant to CleanSpark, Inc., The grant is slated to be deployed over the next 30 months. CleanSpark expects to receive approximately $470,000 of the grant funding for its microgrid design and mVSO software services and follow-on deployment of its mPulse software and controls.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Germany-based AKASOL, a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, plans to open a production facility in the metro Detroit area of Michigan. The new facility will generate considerable investment and create more than 200 jobs in the next five years.

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MARCH 9, 2023

Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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JULY 24, 2020

OptiFuel Systems, a system integrator of Cummins and BAE Systems hybrid power products for decarbonizing the rail, marine, and microgrid power market, is in the process of finalizing a $2.6 million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive.

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MAY 24, 2023

Li-Metal was recently granted a patent for the production of lithium metal from carbonate (patent CA3179470 issued by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office), which further supports its growth strategy for its sustainable lithium metal business.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Shellios had signed commercialization deals with leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for the helmet. The product, at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) level 9 has been granted utility patent and is now being sold in all parts of the country priced at Rs. 4500/- (US$56). 4500/- (US$56).

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The TeraWatt Charging Centers are located approximately 150 miles apart to support the mileage range of commercially available electric trucks. TeraWatt is partnering with local and state governments and utilities, and plans to leverage various grants and incentives, which will provide additional benefits to charging customers.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, is purchasing a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels, a San Diego, CA-based development-stage producer of low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel. Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

million grant to researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to investigate potential discoveries for waste products used in lignocellulosic biofuel production, turning them into valuable agents used in producing commercial products such as biodiesel and asphalt binding agents. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $2.2-million

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

IPCEI—recently approved by the European Commission, with funding granted by Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Agency (VLAIO)—will help Cummins develop a new generation of PEM electrolyzer cell stacks to power large-scale hydrogen production systems. And of course, we are not only supporting hydrogen through funding.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Oberon Fuels, producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, has begun production of the first renewable DME (rDME) in the United States, and the only current commercial production of this in the world. It is the first time this feedstock has been used to make rDME at commercial scale.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. Anovion’s selected site has critical infrastructure in place that will allow for an accelerated timeline for the construction of the facility.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

An infrared camera (right panel) shows how a sample of the whitest white paint (the dark purple square in the middle) actually cools the board below ambient temperature, something that not even commercial “heat rejecting” paints do. The researchers have partnered with a company to scale up the paint and put it on the market.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The addition of InCharge Energy will strengthen ABB’s E-mobility Division in the North American market by broadening its customer base and expanding its fleet electrification software and digital services offering. InCharge Energy will maintain its leadership team and tech neutrality as it joins ABB’s E-Mobility Division.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

million grant from the European Just Transition Fund (JTF) for the development of a fuel cell systems factory. Zepp.solutions, a Dutch company specialized in hydrogen fuel cell technology, has secured a €1.98-million The factory will be situated in Europe’s strategic transport hub, the Greater-Rijnmond region.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has launched a new funded program to help speed the commercialization of clean energy technologies. The California Test Bed (CalTestBed) initiative is designed to reduce the stumbling blocks of time, cost, and bureaucracy most entrepreneurs face when trying to bring breakthrough concepts to market.

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APRIL 21, 2021

The above key performance indicators have been agreed commercially between OXIS and Sanyo Trading company Ltd of Japan to meet customer requirements for the Japanese market. The attraction of OXIS cells for vehicle markets, is that on average, the battery systems are up to 60% lighter than conventional Li-ion battery systems.

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APRIL 2, 2021

This new round accelerates the larger hydrogen-electric engine development for the 50+ seat aircraft and supports additional commercial airlines initiatives to adopt hydrogen in aviation. million grant ($17-million) to deliver a breakthrough 19-seat hydrogen-electric powered aircraft that is market-ready by 2023.

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MAY 19, 2022

— to drive methanol-based hydrogen generation technology and commercialize e1NA’s technology throughout Greater China. Under the Agreement, ZMHT will receive a 70% ownership interest in the new JV company and will invest additional capital in stages according to the pace of market development.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Oberon Fuels announced commercial availability of a blend of propane and Oberon’s renewable DME (dimethyl ether). The milestone builds on Oberon’s 2021 start of commercial production at its Maverick plant in Brawley, California. The plant was upgraded in 2020 with a grant from the California Energy Commission.

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MARCH 5, 2021

In September 2020, LiquidPiston received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the US Army for the development of its X-Engine as a hybrid-electric propulsion platform for Army UAVs. Earlier post.). The X-Engine from LiquidPiston takes a hybrid approach to this problem.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Veolia recently signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol generated in pulp production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill into commercial biomethanol. The €50-million investment is supported by a grant from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment.

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