Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:17:41 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up a final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:50:44 +0000
Advanced Computing Methods Lead to Reduced Emissions and Shorter Commutes in Metropolitan Tennessee City
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:10:04 +0000
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has approved retirement of the Cumberland coal-fired power plant, with officials on Jan. 10 saying the utility will replace one of the plant’s two units with a 1,450-MW natural gas-fired combined cycle facility at the site. The TVA has held public meetings over the past few years amid much discussion […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:31:43 +0000
Volkswagen of America new boss Pablo Di Si says his division plans to increase sales by offering more locally produced models.
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:15:28 +0000
Ultium Cells LLC, the battery-making JV between LG Chem and GM, has announced plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, TN, plant. The cash infusion is expected to increase the plant’s battery production capacity by more than 40% (from 35 gigawatt-hours to 50 GWh), and create more than 400 new jobs. […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 23:05:57 +0000
The production of EVs is a large-scale undertaking that requires significant industrial efforts. To meet the demand, Tesla has built gigafactories in several countries. Other companies who want to be future players are also expanding their global supply and production networks. However, we haven’t seen anyone build an entire city’s worth of production, at least […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:00:16 +0000
Companies that make electric components for cars are sitting pretty right now, and that includes DENSO manufacturing. At its largest factory facility in Maryville, Tennessee, the company makes things like alternators, which are useful for regular cars and hybrids. Some of the other things it builds, like inverters, are only good for hybrids and EVs. […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:10:03 +0000
The Inflation Reduction Act continues to drive new investment in America, just as it was intended to do. LG Chem announced this week it will build a new $3 billion cathode manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee. When complete, it will be the largest factory of its kind in the United States. The Clarksville facility will […]
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:06:19 +0000
A supplier of equipment to the e-mobility industry, including electric vehicles (EVs), joined with one of the largest U.S. independent power producers at a groundbreaking for the first of four solar power farms that will provide electricity for the manufacturer’s campus. DENSO, headquartered in Japan and with one of its U.S. manufacturing plants in Maryville, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:00:57 +0000
When you think of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, your first thought probably isn’t race cars. If anything, you might inadvertently think of super secret nuclear stuff, but contrary to popular belief, that stuff doesn’t happen at Oak Ridge. It happens nearby at two other facilities: Y-12 and the East Tennessee Technology Park. The later was […]