Electrek

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Panasonic announced today that it aims to produce 30 GWh of battery cells during the first phase of its new Kansas factory expected to supply Tesla’s vehicle production. The post Panasonic aims for at least 30 GWh of batteries at new Kansas factory expected to supply Tesla appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 16, 2012

With vast supplies of common crops like corn, the midwestern states are ideal for ethanol production and sales. And kicking off that trend is one lone gas station in Kansas, the first to sell E15 gasoline. If ever there was a suitable place to sell stronger blends of ethanol in gasoline, it's the midwest.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line in Kansas City. CNG/LPG engine prep from the factory costs $315 before the customer chooses a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier to supply fuel tanks, fuel lines and unique fuel injectors. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 14, 2022

Panasonic is likely to invest up to $4 billion into a new factory for Tesla batteries in Kansas. While there are other supply chain challenges lately, the number one barrier to faster electric vehicle sales growth year after year is lack of batteries. It’s all about the batteries. That goes for Tesla as well as […].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

Facing persistent shortages in domestic supply, the US has been forced to rely on imported materials, leaving clean energy technology production at greater risk of disruption. Other: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. DOE Funding: $1,204,129. DOE Funding: $1,499,647. DOE Funding: $1,499,808. DOE Funding: $1,500,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2010

Using innovative seismic-based technologies developed with funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE), a Kansas drilling company has discovered an untapped, 10-foot-thick oil zone in a developed Colorado reservoir. Incremental steps such as this significantly contribute to our Nation’s energy security and independence.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. The UAW strikes have targeted key manufacturing plants, asking workers to leave the premises without any notice to affect the automakers’ larger supply chains.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Panasonic has agreed to purchase cathode materials and copper foil from Redwood Materials for its battery factories in Nevada and Kansas.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

FLO has been selected as the charging station provider for the program and supplied the initial charging stations. The company’s first US manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, will serve as the primary production location for the program’s charging stations, supporting the development of a North American EV charging supply chain.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Panasonic Energy signed a long-term supply agreement with H&T Recharge for lithium-ion battery cans in North America. H&T Recharge is a battery component manufacturer supplying cylindrical batteries for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. H&T plans to install state-of-the-art production lines at Panasonic’s Kansas facility.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

We knew that to play our part helping combat coronavirus, we had to go like hell and join forces with experts like 3M to expand production of urgently needed medical equipment and supplies. —Jim Baumbick, vice president, Ford Enterprise Product Line Management. Ford and 3M collaboration leads to new PAPR.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

including refinery ownership, production expansion and efficiencies; new and expanded terminals and storage; and an additional crude oil supply connection. With the addition of these projects, in recent years CHS will have invested nearly $2 billion in its operations based at Laurel and McPherson, Kan.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2011

The remaining net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital needs as Smith continues to ramp up its supply chain and manufacturing capabilities. Smith began production of the Smith Newton at its Kansas City assembly plant in October 2009.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

NextChem, an Italian renewable energy technology company, is partnering with Kansas-based Saola Energy to support the production of renewable diesel from vegetable oils and residual fats. NextChem and Saola Energy will combine their relative knowhow and expertise to deliver a comprehensive solution to the marketplace.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The recent increase in natural gas or dual-fuel capable reciprocating internal combustion engine units has been driven in part by advancements in engine technology that increase operational flexibility and by changes in natural gas markets that have generally provided ample supply and relatively stable fuel prices, EIA said.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 17, 2022

As per recent reports, German luxury car maker BMW will reportedly be supplied with Tesla-like cylindrical batteries for its EVs in Europe. Interestingly enough, Reuters ‘ sources also hinted that EVE’s batteries that will be supplied to BMW would likely be similar in size to Tesla’s next-generation 4680 cells.

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Electrek

AUGUST 26, 2022

Panasonic just announced that it is building a $4 billion battery cell factory in Kansas to supply Tesla, but we now learn that the Japanese company is considering greenlighting another large-scale US battery cell factory to build simultaneously.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Tesla battery partner Panasonic has stated that it intends to start the buildout of its Kansas, US plant this November. With its Kansas plant, Panasonic is making a serious play for the United States’ fast-growing electric vehicle segment. Panasonic is already supplying batteries for Tesla through Gigafactory Nevada.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Abengoa held the grand opening of its cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas, located about 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Dodge City. The Hugoton cellulosic ethanol plant covers 400 acres, more than 380 of which will be used to store biomass from local farmers. Click to enlarge. million liters) per year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. The Fort Carson team, led by Kansas City, Mo.-based

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Green Car Congress

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. These biofuel producers experienced unexpected market losses on a combined 3.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Building on this progress, the new projects will help further reduce the cost of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, expand fueling infrastructure and build a strong domestic supply chain in the United States. These projects include: Center for Transportation and the Environment ($3 million DOE investment): Based in Atlanta, Ga.,

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Teslarati

MAY 10, 2022

The new facility would be built to supply Texas-based electric vehicle maker Tesla. The company is reportedly looking at either Oklahoma or Kansas as potential sites for its new plant. . The post Panasonic considering new US-based facility to supply batteries for Tesla: report appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

to enable more stable and diverse future feedstock supplies (corn stover, switchgrass, and other warm season grasses) for three cellulosic biorefineries in Iowa and Kansas, while increasing both profitability and ecological benefits in those areas.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Redwood Materials will supply Panasonic with recycled battery cathode material starting in 2025, shipping remanufactured components to the battery maker’s recently-announced Kansas factory. The company recently announced a new facility in Kansas that will come online in 2025. The materials will then be used in U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2009

The US Department of Energy will award up to $21 million to five projects that will develop supply systems to handle and deliver high-tonnage biomass feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production. million) will primarily target Abengoa Bioenergy’s cellulosic biorefinery, which is currently under development in Hugoton, Kansas.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2010

The record gasoline production in March makes it abundantly clear that supply is not an issue with the higher gasoline prices we’ve seen. Louisiana, North Dakota and Kansas saw the largest oil production increases in March over February. from a year ago. Crude oil imports slipped 1.2%; product imports fell 31.0%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

The fuel, which is produced by biorefinery AltAir Fuels, was supplied by SkyNRG and delivered to the KLM Jet Center who performed the re-fueling. Bombardier’s demonstration fleet, consisting of a Learjet 75, Challenger 350, Challenger 650, and Global 6000 aircraft, completed the successful biofuel-powered flights.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with 21 states through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) nearly to double the number of fueling pumps nationwide that supply renewable fuels to American motorists.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2010

Herbaceous and woody energy crops cannot replace natural forest and native prairie lands, but well-managed dedicated energy crops may provide a myriad of benefits to soil and environment while supplying much needed feedstocks for cellulosic ethanol production. Agron J 102:403-419 doi: 10.2134/agronj2009.0333.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2017

Landi Renzo USA , a division of Landi Renzo Group, a global leader in alternative fuel systems, will offer the Ford F-150 with compressed natural gas (CNG) for model year 2018 with Ford Ship-Thru strategically located adjacent to the Ford assembly plant in Kansas City, Mo. gaseous prep engine via Ford dealers as a Ship-Thru.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2010

Having recently visited Smith Electric Vehiclesin Kansas City, Missouri, president Barack Obama is now on his way to the Compact Power battery plant located in Holland, Michigan.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Redwood Materials, a company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, announced that it will supply high-nickel cathode material for battery cell production in Panasonic’s new Kansas plant. The company believes that this will be the first time cathode material will be produced in North America at “Gigafactory scale”.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc. Investigators will demonstrate advanced amines and additives supplied by Hitachi and Dow to capture 300,000 tons of CO 2 per year. DOE Share: $3,000,000). DOE Share: $2,696,556).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

A team at the University of Kansas has demonstrated the feasibility of an integrated wastewater algae-to-biocrude process using hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) that can sustainably cultivate algal biomass for biofuel production. Flow diagram of the solvent extraction and product recovery method used. Credit: ACS, Roberts et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

The largest supplier of electric light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to a major UK Government programme, Smith is supplying 47 of its Smith Edison vans into Phase One of the LCVPP. Smith is one of three companies that are supplying a total of 70 electric LCVs in Phase One.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

signed a 5-year RNG supply contract for an approximate 3 million gallons of Redeem to reduce fleet emissions in accordance with the City’s sustainability goals. has signed a 5-year maintenance and RNG supply contract for an anticipated one million gallons of Redeem to fuel its 70 street sweepers. The City of Ontario, Calif.

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