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APRIL 17, 2021

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, will invest more than $2.3 The facility will be located in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Early conceptual rendering of Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee. —LG Energy Solution President and CEO Jonghyun Kim.

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MARCH 6, 2023

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial site in North America. X-energy manufactures its own proprietary version (TRISO-X) to ensure supply and quality control. Earlier post.)

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JULY 26, 2022

General Motors announced two major Li-ion battery supply chain agreements, one with LG Chem for cathode active material (CAM), and one with Livent for the supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

A wave of new planned electric vehicle battery plants will increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year) in 2021 to 998 GWh/year by 2030, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). To optimize supply chain logistics, many battery plants will be co-located with automotive plants.

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MAY 15, 2020

General Motors expects its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant will be powered by 100% solar energy beginning in late 2022. A green tariff agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to supply up to 100 megawatts of solar energy per year, or the amount of electricity consumed by 18,000 United States households annually.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Phillips 66 has entered into an agreement to acquire a 16% stake in NOVONIX Limited, an Australia-based company that develops and supplies synthetic graphite materials for lithium-ion battery anodes. This strategic investment enables Phillips 66 to directly support the development of the US battery supply chain.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6 Of that, $1.6

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APRIL 9, 2024

Now Aqua has signed a strategic supply agreement with battery materials supplier 6K Energy to establish a more sustainable supply chain for battery critical minerals. At full scale, Aqua will provide 30% of the nickel and lithium carbonate needed at 6K’s PlusCAM facility.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX has been selected to receive a $103-million tax credit under section 48C of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Allocation Program, to support production of critical battery materials at its Riverside facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $73.9 With demand for critical battery minerals, such as lithium and graphite, projected to increase by as much as 4,000% in the coming decades, this latest round of funding supports the recycling and reuse segment of the domestic battery supply chain. Element Energy. RePurpose Energy.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

According to the US Energy Information Administration, transportation accounts for nearly 30 percent of Tennessee’s end-use energy consumption. In connection with Clean Air Month, TDEC will host a recognition ceremony and sustainable transportation forum on 7 May 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. infrastructure development.

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APRIL 9, 2014

is supplying ultracapacitors to ABB for its recent contract win to upgrade Philadelphia area rail lines. ABB will install a hybrid version of its high-efficiency ENVILINE wayside energy recovery and storage system for the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority’s (SEPTA) light rail system serving the greater Philadelphia area.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Direct sourcing critical EV raw materials and components from suppliers in North America and free-trade-agreement countries helps make our supply chain more secure, helps us manage cell costs, and creates jobs. This relationship underscores our commitment to develop a sustainable domestic lithium supply chain for electric vehicles.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

Department of Energy confirmed Monday morning a $2.5 billion federal loan to Ultium Cells LLC, for financing the construction of plants to supply many millions of future GM electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $9 million in funding to six projects developing technology to model the low-carbon intermodal freight transportation system of the future. Award amount: $1,500,000) University of Tennessee, Knoxville will develop a cognitive digital twin for the US intermodal freight transportation system.

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MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

The company has begun construction on green hydrogen production facilities in California, New York, Tennessee and Georgia that will ultimately supply 500 tons per day of liquid green hydrogen by 2025. We believe hydrogen is an important pathway for hard-to-electrify industries in a lower-carbon energy landscape.

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JUNE 8, 2023

The new 30 GWh battery plant builds on AESC’s existing battery manufacturing network that includes a plant in operation in Tennessee and another plant under construction in Kentucky. Under the agreement, AESC will supply battery cells for next-generation electric vehicle models produced at BMW’s Spartanburg plant.

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JUNE 4, 2022

USDA is making payments to 195 biofuel production facilities to support the maintenance and viability of a significant market for agricultural producers of products such as corn, soybean or biomass that supply biofuel production. For example: In Iowa, Southwest Renewable Energy LLC is receiving a payment of $3 million. million gallons.

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APRIL 14, 2022

The company will produce new generation battery cells with 30% more energy density than the current generation, reduced charging time and increased range and efficiency for EVs, powering up to 300,000 vehicles annually by 2027.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The software can support V1G, a unidirectional technology that can send energy back into the grid when needed, or V2G, a bidirectional recharging protocol. Meanwhile, in Franklin, Tennessee, the Nissan Americas Headquarters is gaining two battery systems that use second-life LEAF batteries for storage.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

For SKO, this agreement reinforces a local supply chain for battery anode materials in the US, helping customers take advantage of the provisions of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA). The IRA intends to aid investment in US domestic energy production and manufacturing, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by roughly 40% before 2030.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Moniz was speaking at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Biomass 2013 conference. Nearly $16.5

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JULY 26, 2010

Eaton Corporation is collaborating with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRI’s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge. kW capacity).

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JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

GS Battery (USA) Inc., , the US subsidiary of Japan-based battery maker GS Yuasa, announced the deployment of its Hybrid Energy System (HES) for renewable energy storage and EV charging. Customers are initially deploying the HES systems to store energy supplied by photovoltaic arrays and using this energy to charge electric vehicles.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

We are building a sustainable and resilient North America-focused supply chain for EVs covering the entire ecosystem from raw materials to battery cell manufacturing and recycling. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

LG Energy Solution (LGES) appointed Dr. Peter Kyungsuk Pyun as the company’s Chief Digital Officer (CDO). It will supply battery cells to GM’s Orion Assembly plant , where the legacy automaker produces the Chevy Bolt and other electric vehicles in the future. Dr. Pyun was one of five principal data scientists at Nvidia.

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MAY 12, 2022

Among the components are Rototest Energy chassis dynamometers, Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and True Sim, a professional-grade driving simulator co-developed by TOYO and Iwane that features augmented reality functionality. The TOYO ViLS is designed from the ground up.

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JULY 2, 2013

received a project award from Apex Compressed Air Energy Storage, LLC for the supply of equipment to be used in a new 317 MW compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility to be constructed near Tennessee Colony, Texas in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. Dresser-Rand Group Inc. —Vincent R.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. The automaker will also work with Middle Tennessee Electric to study potential demand response uses, similar to projects already being undertaken by General Motors and Ford , to reduce electricity demand from fossil-fuel power plants. Nissan U.S. Nissan U.S. Other automakers have done the same.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

GM and LG Energy solution are still building two battery plants together in the United States. GM and LG Energy have built a battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and plan to construct another one in Spring Hill, Tennesee. GM aims to open the Lordstown plant next year and the Tennessee battery factory by 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $18.6 million in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 4,551,944 . 4,551,944

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AUGUST 18, 2011

The centers will support research and innovation in solar energy; water infrastructure; neural engineering; and wide-area energy transmission. The NSF ERC for Re-inventing America's Urban Water Infrastructure , led by Stanford University, will seek sustainable urban water systems to supply, treat, and reuse water.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $7 million for two projects aimed at developing and demonstrating ways to reduce the cost of delivering bioenergy feedstocks to biorefineries. The University of Tennessee of Knoxville, Tennessee will receive up to $3.5

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Genera Energy, a for-profit company wholly owned by the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, broke ground on Tennessee’s Biomass Innovation Park, a campus that integrates and optimizes the entire biomass supply chain. Genera Energy was formed to implement the University of Tennessee’s Biofuels Initiative, a $70.5-million

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MARCH 11, 2017

The lab’s expertise and unique facilities in materials science, metallurgy and advanced manufacturing attracted the attention of HTS’s leadership during a 2015 visit to Tennessee. —Craig Blue, ORNL’s director of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Click to enlarge.

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