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LGES’ expansion will quintuple the plant’s capacity to help produce battery components into the future as Michigan’s electric vehicle industry grows. The two companies have a longstanding relationship, and GM acted as a key partner in bringing LG to Michigan in 2010. LG Energy Solution (LGES) is investing $1.7 million; and.
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million to replace battery modules and packs that may contain defective prismatic cells produced at A123’s Livonia, Michiganmanufacturing facility. million related to inventory produced at its Michigan facilities that may be defective. State of Michigan Center of Energy and Excellence Grant. Earlier post.).
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Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced that LG Chem will establish a new electrolyte production plant in Holland in West Michigan, expanding the state’s battery supply chain. million to support its Michigan operations. The governor made the announcement during her three-day investment mission to South Korea.
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LG Chem Michigan Inc. LGCMI) is targeting the launch of commercial production of automotive lithium-ion battery cells in July, 2013 at its Holland, Michigan facility once it has successfully completed the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and gained customer approval. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
million grant DOE awarded to A123 on 5 August 2009 from the current 2 December 2012 to 2 December 2014. The grant, which was awarded under the DOE’s Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, is being used to fund the construction of new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities in Michigan.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs. Vilsack highlighted the announcement with a visit to Michigan State University, a grant awardee.
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Li-ion cell manufacturer Dow Kokam has acquired Societe de Vehicles Electriques (SVE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of France-based Dassault that develops liquid-cooled high-performance battery packs and energy management systems. The companies had signed an agreement outlining their attention to combine in September 2009. Earlier post.).
Michigan Business Review. Sakti3, the Michigan Li-ion manufacturing battery startup headed by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry ( earlier post ) will pursue loans to accelerate its commercialization plans from the US Department of Energy’s $2 billion Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, funded through the Recovery Act.
billion to build a battery component plant in Big Rapids, Michigan. A $50-million Strategic Site Readiness Program performance-based grant through the SOAR Fund will be administered by The Right Place to assist with infrastructure improvements. Gotion will invest some $2.36 Volkswagen is Gotion’s largest single investor.
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A partnership led by researchers at Michigan Technological University is addressing those issues in a three-year, $2.8 million grant from the US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory. Jeffrey Naber, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech. million project funded largely by a $1.7
million grant to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept. Hyundai engineers and produces millions of engines and vehicles globally, adding a unique technology integration and manufacturing perspective, while WERC and the universities provide fundamental technology development capabilities. Delphi Corp., Earlier post.)
million) and Itochu Technology Ventures to advance the firm’s manufacturing capabilities. Sakti3, led by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry of the University of Michigan, is commercializing high performance solid-state batteries that are produced using a novel manufacturing process that has been developed by the company. Sakti3, Inc.,
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will build its new $303 million lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan. million grant the company received from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Recovery Act Award for Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. Michigan Governor Jennifer M.
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will invest $194 million (approximately €157 million) in the Detroit Diesel engine production facility in Redford, Michigan to expand substantially the heavy-duty BlueTec diesel engine production capacity. These incentives include a Michigan Economic Growth Authority Award of $56.8
million grant—the largest grant awarded—from the United States Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to build domestic manufacturing capacity for advanced batteries for electric drive vehicles. In 2009, Johnson Controls received a $299.2 In June 2010, Hitachi, Ltd.
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in Japan, recently concluded a $35-million award contract with the US Department of Energy (DOE), granted under the Recovery Act – Electric Device Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative last August for the production of nickel-cobalt-metal cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. Toda America, Inc., Earlier post.).
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