Global chip giant Nvidia is moving forward with ambitious plans to significantly expand its footprint in Israel, triggering a flurry of land proposals from various municipalities and private entities across the country, according to sources familiar with the matter. The tech powerhouse, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, recently issued a formal request for information (RFI) … Continue reading “Nvidia Receives Dozens of Site Offers for Planned AI Campus in Israel”
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Electrovaya, a developer and manufacturer of industry-specific lithium-ion batteries, has received a new order from a longtime repeat buyer. The order, valued at $4.2 million, is for batteries for use in cold-storage warehouses operated by the customer, which has placed orders in excess of $13 million over the course of its relationship with Electrovaya. The … Continue reading “Electrovaya receives $4.2-million Li-ion battery order for use in cold-storage warehouses”
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JeMyn, an affiliate of Swiss firm Widmer Rail Services, has ordered two Vectron locomotives with battery power modules from Siemens Mobility—the first order for this new version of the Vectron. The battery module enables the Vectron to operate for short distances without an overhead power line, enabling the loco to cover the last mile of … Continue reading “Siemens Mobility receives first order for Vectron locomotives with battery module”
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Emerging lithium-boron producer Ioneer has received the final permit approval for its Rhyolite Ridge project from the US Bureau of Land Management. Having received the formal approval, Ioneer expects to issue updated reserve figures and estimated project costs by December 2024 and advance toward a final investment decision with its financing partners in the first … Continue reading “Ioneer receives federal permit for its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada”
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Beam Global sells an innovative portable solar-powered EV charger that fits in a parking space and can be set up in mere hours. Obvious applications for the EV ARC include off-grid and/or temporary charging needs, such as events of disaster relief (a few of these would have come in handy here in St. Pete, Florida … Continue reading “Beam Global receives first order for BeamSpot curbside EV chargers from Fortune 500 utility company”
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Wright Electric, a US developer of ultra-lightweight motors, generators and batteries for the aerospace and military sectors, along with its partners, which include NASA, DOE and DOD, has been awarded a $3.34-million grant from the FAA’s Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) program. The funding will be used to develop a new class of batteries for … Continue reading “Wright Electric receives $3.34 million grant from FAA for ultra-lightweight aircraft batteries”
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According to a recent post from Aptera Motors co-CEO Steve Fambro, the solar EV startup has received a delivery of bodies in carbon (BinCs) from Italy. According to Fambro, the BinCs will be cleaned up and soon become Aptera’s next three production-intent solar EV builds. Solar EV startup Aptera Motors continues to push forward toward … Continue reading “Aptera receives bodies in carbon delivery, multiple production intent solar EV builds to follow”