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Avid Solutions Marks Significant Growth in Green Hydrogen and Decarbonization, Expands as Rockwell Automation's Dedicated Delivery Partner

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Hydrogen, Automation, Conference, Growth, Original equipment manufacturer, Marketing, BIL, Rockwell Automation, Engineering, EPC

WINSTON SALEM, N.C., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avid Solutions, a Gold Rockwell Automation System Integrator Partner specializing in process expertise and digitally-enabled solutions, today announced significant growth in demand for the company's decarbonization and green hydrogen (H2) services. Avid Solutions, having been named the preferred delivery partner for hydrogen solutions by Rockwell Automation, has expanded its team by 35 members in the past year to meet the increasing interest for sustainable energy projects.

Key Points: 
  • Avid Solutions, selected as the preferred delivery partner for hydrogen solutions by Rockwell Automation, has recorded exceptional revenue growth and expanded its team to meet the rising demand for innovative solutions in low-carbon emissions.
  • WINSTON SALEM, N.C., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Avid Solutions , a Gold Rockwell Automation System Integrator Partner specializing in process expertise and digitally-enabled solutions, today announced significant growth in demand for the company's decarbonization and green hydrogen (H2) services.
  • Avid Solutions, having been named the preferred delivery partner for hydrogen solutions by Rockwell Automation, has expanded its team by 35 members in the past year to meet the increasing interest for sustainable energy projects.
  • Avid Solutions was also a nominee for an innovation award at the Rockwell Automation Partner Network Conference, based on their work in the hydrogen sector.

Battery Scanning Company Glimpse Announces Seed Raise and Launch of its X-ray-powered Quality Monitoring Platform

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
BIL, Inflation, EV, Heart rate, Flybridge Capital Partners, Cell, IRA, Diagnosis, CAT, Stanford University, Software, Medical imaging

SOMERVILLE, Mass., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glimpse , a provider of battery quality monitoring solutions for battery producers and electric mobility companies, today announced its official launch, initial capital raise of $4 million, and the release of its high-throughput battery X-ray scanning service.

Key Points: 
  • SOMERVILLE, Mass., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glimpse , a provider of battery quality monitoring solutions for battery producers and electric mobility companies, today announced its official launch, initial capital raise of $4 million, and the release of its high-throughput battery X-ray scanning service.
  • Glimpse has developed a scalable, collaborative, and cost-efficient battery quality monitoring platform designed to help battery producers and buyers save billions of dollars in production scrap, battery pack field failures and fleet recalls.
  • To address the challenge of enabling battery quality at scale, Glimpse harnesses X-ray CT scanning, the industrial equivalent of CAT scanning used in the medical field.
  • “Just like critical minerals and production capacity, battery quality is a major bottleneck to the electrification of everything,” said Glimpse co-founder and CEO Eric Moch.

NextGen Ground Handling Service Announces Expansion to Four Additional Airports

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
BIL, Name, Aircraft, PDX, Transport, Airport, Nextgen, PVD, GHS, ULD, RIC

Combined with its existing operations in Billings, Montana (BIL) and Providence, Rhode Island (PVD), NextGen GHS now offers its ground handling services in six airport locations.

Key Points: 
  • Combined with its existing operations in Billings, Montana (BIL) and Providence, Rhode Island (PVD), NextGen GHS now offers its ground handling services in six airport locations.
  • NextGen GHS specializes in comprehensive, efficient operations that integrate all phases of ground handling.
  • In addition, NextGen GHS offers a Ground Service Equipment (GSE) fueling service that provides fast, efficient and reliable fueling.
  • “We are proud to bring our services to four additional airports, serving some of the most respected names in the Airline industry.”

Ascend Elements Raises Additional $162 Million to Build Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Materials in United States

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
BIL, Goldman Sachs, EV, CAM, Investment, Carbon, Series, Metal, Qatar Investment Authority, Temasek, Lithium

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a follow up to one of last year's largest cleantech private equity placements, Ascend Elements today announced it has raised $162 million in new equity investments. Major investors include Just Climate, Clearvision Ventures, and IRONGREY. The new equity financing brings the company's 12-month funding total to $704 million, including the $542 million funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, Temasek and Qatar Investment Authority in September 2023.

Key Points: 
  • "I'd like to thank our new and existing partners for investing in North America's critical EV battery infrastructure," said CEO Mike O'Kronley of Ascend Elements.
  • By recycling lithium-ion batteries and making new, engineered battery materials with lower carbon emissions, Ascend Elements is accelerating the global transition to zero carbon emissions."
  • "Ascend Elements' Hydro-to-Cathode® technology provides a sustainable option for production of critical battery materials, championing circularity in an industry that is poised to scale significantly.
  • Several peer-reviewed studies have shown Ascend Elements' recycled battery materials perform as well as similar materials made from primary (mined) sources.

Ascend Elements Raises Additional $162 Million to Build Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Materials in United States

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
BIL, Goldman Sachs, EV, CAM, Investment, Carbon, Series, Metal, Qatar Investment Authority, Temasek, Lithium

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a follow up to one of last year's largest cleantech private equity placements, Ascend Elements today announced it has raised $162 million in new equity investments. Major investors include Just Climate, Clearvision Ventures, and IRONGREY. The new equity financing brings the company's 12-month funding total to $704 million, including the $542 million funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, Temasek and Qatar Investment Authority in September 2023.

Key Points: 
  • "I'd like to thank our new and existing partners for investing in North America's critical EV battery infrastructure," said CEO Mike O'Kronley of Ascend Elements.
  • By recycling lithium-ion batteries and making new, engineered battery materials with lower carbon emissions, Ascend Elements is accelerating the global transition to zero carbon emissions."
  • "Ascend Elements' Hydro-to-Cathode® technology provides a sustainable option for production of critical battery materials, championing circularity in an industry that is poised to scale significantly.
  • Several peer-reviewed studies have shown Ascend Elements' recycled battery materials perform as well as similar materials made from primary (mined) sources.

Surfrider Foundation's 2023 State of the Beach Report Exposes Climate Crisis on Our Coasts

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Weather, Legislation, SAN, City, BIL, Surfrider Foundation, IRA, Book, Risk, Senior, Climate change, Climate, Inflation

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Surfrider Foundation released its seventh annual State of the Beach Report, which grades 30 states and the territory of Puerto Rico on comprehensive laws and policies to protect our nation's beaches from coastal erosion, sea level rise, and poorly planned development.

Key Points: 
  • Report finds nearly 70% of coastal states must advance shoreline management and improve responses to rising sea levels.
  • Data shows that nearly 70% of coastal states are doing a poor job of managing their coastlines and planning for climate change impacts.
  • The State of the Beach Report doesn't just assess risk — it also provides a pathway for improved climate resilience.
  • To access the entire report and learn more about the Surfrider Foundation's leadership in protecting our beaches and coastal communities for future generations, visit surfrider.org

New Business Applications Reach Record 16 Million Under Biden-Harris Administration

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Dream, Woman, Native, Journal, KEGG, BIL, Science, Administration, Ministry of Labour, Nanotechnology, Social science, Risk, Optimism, Entrepreneurship, Investment, AAPI, SBA, Human, Small business, Inflation, Humanities, African Americans, Growth, Bank

“In the last year alone, Americans across the country and in a wide range of industries filed a record five and a half million new business applications, bringing the total number under this Administration to a record-breaking 16 million.

Key Points: 
  • “In the last year alone, Americans across the country and in a wide range of industries filed a record five and a half million new business applications, bringing the total number under this Administration to a record-breaking 16 million.
  • The monthly average of 440,000 new business applications during the first three years of the Biden-Harris Administration — is 46% higher than the average of the prior four years combined.
  • Record business starts: 16 million new business applications have been recorded since the start of the Biden Administration - an 86% increase relative to the average pace of annual growth from when the survey began in 2004 until the start of the Biden Administration.
  • It took just two years and 10 months for new business filings during the Biden Administration to surpass the level reached during the prior Administration.

Blue Bird Delivers First Electric School Bus Fleet to Carter County Schools in Kentucky

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Public Transport, Environment, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Other Transport, EV, Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Transport, Green Technology, Other Education, Education, Travel, Multimedia, School, Student, CCS, Forrest Bird, EPA, Vision, Blue Bird Corporation, BIL, Rail transport

Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, is supplying 23 electric school buses to Carter County Schools (CCS) in Kentucky.

Key Points: 
  • Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, is supplying 23 electric school buses to Carter County Schools (CCS) in Kentucky.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240103352606/en/
    Blue Bird is delivering 23 electric school buses to Carter County Schools (CCS) in Kentucky to help the school district accelerate its transition to clean student transportation.
  • “We are thrilled to deploy our very first electric school buses to lower the emissions of our school bus fleet,” said Dr. Paul Green, superintendent of Carter County Schools.
  • Electric school buses mean cleaner air to breathe.”
    CCS received a $9,085,000 grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate Program to purchase its Blue Bird electric school bus fleet.

New User Guide Helps Companies Submit Strong Federal Funding Applications

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Workforce, DAC, Inflation, Health, Education, Federation, Collective bargaining, Science, Public, Negotiation, BIL, Leg

The user guide includes a step-by-step approach and resources to help companies navigate the creation of comprehensive Community Benefit Plans.

Key Points: 
  • The user guide includes a step-by-step approach and resources to help companies navigate the creation of comprehensive Community Benefit Plans.
  • “The process to get the money in the door can be daunting but the benefits to companies, workers, communities, and our planet are undeniable,” said BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh.
  • Implement Justice40 to determine how your project will improve the environmental and public health conditions in disadvantaged communities (DAC).
  • Justice40 requires at least 40% of benefits from federal investments go to DACs.

North American Trench Shoring Equipment Rental Market Reaches $1.85 Billion, Driven by Infrastructure Investments and Safety Regulations - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Research, Acceleration, OSHA, COVID-19, Water, Sewage, Growth, Investment, Transport, Safety, BIL

One significant driving factor for the North American Trench Shoring Equipment Rental Market is the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Key Points: 
  • One significant driving factor for the North American Trench Shoring Equipment Rental Market is the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
  • This report provides an overview of the trench shoring equipment rental market in North America (United States and Canada).
  • This study aims to provide a detailed analysis of the North American trench shoring equipment rental market along with qualitative trends for the year 2022.
  • This study captures the following information on the North American trench shoring equipment rental market: