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Johnson Controls opens automotive battery recycling facility in Florence, South Carolina

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has opened its $150-million Florence Recycling Center for automotive batteries in Florence, South Carolina. Department of Natural Resources Stewardship Program, and storm water management. Johnson Controls, Inc. Earlier post.)

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NRC clears path for issuing licenses for two AP1000 reactors at Summer site in South Carolina

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way for the NRC’s Office of New Reactors (NRO) to issue the two Combined Licenses (COLs) for the South. Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) and Santee Cooper application for the Summer site in South Carolina. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in a 4-1 vote, found its staff’s. intervention.

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Groundbreaking on new BMW Group high-voltage battery assembly plant in South Carolina

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The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The high-voltage battery assembly basically requires no water. billion in its South Carolina operations. Earlier post.) More than 300 jobs will be created onsite at Plant Woodruff with the opportunity to grow.

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Scout Motors' South Carolina Factory to Focus on Sustainability

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Volkswagen will roll out new Scout-branded EVs in the coming years, and its South Carolina factory is well underway. Water usage will be closely monitored, and Spies believes VW and Scout’s efforts will become selling points as customers ask questions about automakers’ sustainability. “At We need to support saving water here.”

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Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

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Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant located at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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PNNL study finds algal oil could replace 17% of US petroleum oil imports

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The study also found that shows that water use for algae cultivation is much less if algae are grown in the US regions that have the sunniest and most humid climates: the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes. The paper is published in the journal Water Resources Research. gallons of water per mile driven.

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NuHub, S.Carolina and Holtec parter to compete for $226M DOE SMR award

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NuHub, the State of South Carolina and Holtec International, Inc., Holtec’s SMR-160 is a 160 MW pressurized water reactor that has been designed to withstand the most severe natural disasters by relying on gravity under all operating and emergency conditions. Earlier post.). Projected layout of SMR-160 plant.