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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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MARCH 25, 2023

Ford’s BlueOval City EV and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee ( earlier post ) begins production in 2025, will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, code-named Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. Ford and partner SK On are investing $5.6

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APRIL 20, 2022

Toyota will invest $383 million in four of its US manufacturing plants—in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee—to support the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles. —Norm Bafunno, senior vice president, Unit Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota. 222 million.

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APRIL 17, 2021

billion to build its second battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. The facility will be located in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Early conceptual rendering of Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Ultium Cells will build the new plant on land leased from GM.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

The plant, which is making battery components for the ramp-up of production of the 2013 Nissan LEAF early next year, is located adjacent to Nissan’s existing vehicle assembly plant in Tennessee, which itself has been retooled to accommodate production of the Nissan LEAF. billion when built to full capacity. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 9, 2015

The new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), announced today by President Obama, will focus on advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites that combine strong fibers with tough plastics to yield materials that are lighter and stronger than steel. Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.;

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, with collaborators from Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing the Exascale Additive Manufacturing project ( ExaAM ). Turner et al.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Four first-of-a-kind 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets, produced at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been installed and are now under routine operating conditions at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Athens, Alabama.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Obama also launched a competition for a new manufacturing innovation institute to build US strength in manufacturing advanced composites, the first of four new competitions to be launched this year. Lightweight And Modern Metals Manufacturing. performing metals and alloys by removing technological barriers to their manufacture.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Park occupies 33 acres, or half of the 66-acre land parcel adjacent to Volkswagen’s manufacturing plant. The array is the largest system of its kind in the North American automotive industry and in the state of Tennessee. Manufacturing Power Generation Solar Sustainability Vehicle Manufacturers'

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MARCH 11, 2017

HTS International Corporation and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have signed an agreement to explore potential collaborations in advanced manufacturing research such as in conformal cooling. ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility is supported by the DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Tritium DCFC Limited opened its first US-based EV fast charger manufacturing facility, located in Lebanon, Tennessee. Tritium’s Tennessee facility will initially produce the company’s award-winning RTM fast charger, and is expected to start production on the PKM150 early next year.

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MARCH 16, 2013

billion in credit subsidy appropriations available under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. According to the GAO, most applicants and manufacturers cited lengthy and burdensome application and review processes or restrictive loan and reporting requirements as challenges. billion in loan authority or $4.2

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Toyota will invest an additional $90 million in two of its US manufacturing facilities to boost hybrid transaxle and engine capacity: Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) – $73 million. Toyota Tennessee (TMMTN) – $17 million. The Tennessee investment increases the plant’s capacity to cast hybrid transaxle cases and housings to 1.3

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West Virginia Toyota Manufacturer Hybrid 186

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MARCH 24, 2022

General Motors has begun retail production of the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ ( earlier post ) at GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant. billion is being invested in an all-new battery cell manufacturing plant at Spring Hill, by Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution. An additional $2.3 million vehicles.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.) ORNL began accepting license applications in March 2016. —Greg LeMond.

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MAY 14, 2023

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company, a developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced that Dow has selected its UCC Seadrift Operations manufacturing site in Texas for its proposed advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear project.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In an effort to increase sales, localize production and expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the United States, Tritium DCFC Limited announced plans for expansion of its US footprint with a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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JULY 25, 2012

A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car. Click to enlarge.

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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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APRIL 22, 2021

It will be produced at GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly facility, which is receiving a $2 billion investment to support electric vehicle production. billion is being invested in an all-new battery cell manufacturing plant at Spring Hill, by Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution. An additional $2.3

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AUGUST 15, 2023

IperionX ( earlier post ) has received key development permits for the Titan Project in Tennessee. The major development permits include the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and Surface Mining Permit, which have now been issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Ford on Monday announced its largest single manufacturing investment ever—$11.4 billion, which will include the creation of nearly 11,000 new jobs at two mammoth manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky.

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

GM has invested more than $4 billion specifically in EV production and another nearly $5 billion has been spent on battery cell manufacturing targeting at least 140 gigawatt hours of cell-making capacity in the US. The Chevrolet Silverado EV officially debuts next month at CES.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

General Motors will invest an additional $1 billion in US manufacturing operations. These investments follow $2.9 billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in its US operations since 2009. The new investments cover multiple new vehicle, advanced technology and component projects. economy over that period.

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OCTOBER 7, 2017

Japan-based DENSO, one of the world’s largest automotive technology, systems and components suppliers, is expanding its US footprint with a $1-billion investment in its Maryville, Tennessee location.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

DC fast charging hardware and software manufacturer Tritium outlined plans for a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee this morning. more… The post Tritium CEO to meet President Biden today following announcement of a new DCFC manufacturing facility in Tennessee appeared first on Electrek.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Phillips 66, which has 13 wholly owned and joint venture refineries in the US and Europe, owns extensive hydrogen-related infrastructure and uses hydrogen in the manufacturing of transportation fuels.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Ultium Cells LLC, the battery cell manufacturing joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, is investing an additional $275 million in the Ultium Cells Spring Hill plant to expand the facility’s battery cell output by more than 40 percent, from 35 gigawatt-hours to 50 GWh, when the plant is fully operational.

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APRIL 19, 2021

GM has already started reconfiguring its Tennessee factory to build electric cars. Now it has announced a new battery factory in partnership with LG Energy Solution next door.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

General Motors will invest more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, significantly increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity. billion to build Ultium Cells’ third US battery cell manufacturing plant. This is the single largest investment announcement in GM history.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

LG Chem announced this week it will build a new $3 billion cathode manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Inflation Reduction Act continues to drive new investment in America, just as it was intended to do. When complete, it will be the largest factory of its kind in the United States.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Tritium DCFC Limited, a Brisbane-based manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles, has opened its new EV fast charger manufacturing facility, and its first US-based EV fast charger manufacturing facility, located in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Production for the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ begins in spring 2022 at GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly facility, which received a $2-billion investment to support EV production. billion is being invested in an all-new battery cell manufacturing plant at Spring Hill. An additional $2.3

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OCTOBER 29, 2023

and Rockwell Automation for automation on the shop floors of the Ford Blue Oval City, an approximately $6 billion mega manufacturing facility in Stanton, Tennessee. Last year, CleanTechnica reported on the collaboration between Ford Motor Corp.

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