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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Van Ness Feldman LLP is pleased to announce that Mosby Perrow will join the firm as a partner on September 1, 2021.



Until recently, Mr. Perrow served as a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, where he managed the legal team responsible for Kinder Morgan’s interstate natural gas pipeline systems. Mr. Perrow’s previous experience also includes several years at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Mr. Perrow has a wealth of experience on regulatory and policy issues affecting natural gas pipelines and the electric industry, including work on rate, certificate, compliance, investigation, and enforcement matters. He has successfully managed the full range of legal and regulatory challenges affecting pipeline companies.

Announcing the addition of Mr. Perrow, Susan Olenchuk, leader of the firm’s Pipeline & LNG practice, said, “Mosby is an exceptional and creative attorney who adds valuable private sector experience and perspective to the firm’s energy regulatory team. Mosby is well-positioned to advise clients navigating the challenging transitions underway in the energy sector.” Firm Co-Chairs Nancy Macan McNally and Doug Smith said, “Mosby is highly regarded in the energy industry as a thoughtful, solutions-oriented lawyer and advocate. We are very excited to have him join us.”

Mr. Perrow will provide pipeline and electric sector clients with regulatory counsel and strategic advice on current energy policy debates. He also expects to advise start-up innovators in the energy space.

As President of the Energy Bar Association (EBA), Mr. Perrow is leading EBA efforts to focus on pressing issues such as the Texas energy crisis, cybersecurity risks to critical energy infrastructure, and minimizing methane emissions.

Mr. Perrow will be resident in Houston. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law, a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Richmond and a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Princeton University.

With over 100 professionals in Washington, DC, Seattle, the Bay Area, and Denver, Van Ness Feldman is home to nationally recognized electric, pipeline & LNG, renewable energy, and government advocacy and public policy practices. Our attorneys and policy professionals help clients effectively navigate complex legal, regulatory, policy, transactional and litigation issues, while placing an emphasis on optimizing strategic planning, operations, and revenues. Learn more at www.vnf.com.


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Twenty-megawatt solar array is partnership between MGE and seven local customers.


MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is pleased to announce that Dane County's largest solar array is fully operational and delivering locally generated, sustainable energy to MGE's distribution grid. Known as the O'Brien Solar Fields, the project is providing solar energy to local businesses, municipalities and public institutions under MGE's innovative Renewable Energy Rider (RER).

"We are excited to have this solar array in service, providing carbon-free, cost-effective electricity to our customers. Thank you to our partners," said Jeff Keebler, MGE Chairman, President and CEO. "The O'Brien Solar Fields project serves as a great example of how, by working together, we can advance shared energy goals, including MGE's goal of net-zero carbon electricity for all our customers by 2050."

MGE is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Administration and the following customers on this project through RER agreements.

City of Fitchburg

"We are excited to celebrate the operational launch of Dane County's largest solar array, sited within the City of Fitchburg," said Aaron Richardson, Fitchburg Mayor. "The City's purchases from this project will double our renewable electricity usage, from 20% to 40%, allowing us to surpass our 25% by 2025 renewable electricity target a full four years ahead of schedule."

Placon

"Placon is extremely proud to be a part of the O'Brien Solar Fields project. It is in our mission to be the sustainability leader in our industry and supporting clean energy in our headquarters' hometown fits right in with our company goals," explained Jim Hart, Placon Engineering Manager.

Promega Corporation

"Initiatives like the O’Brien Solar Fields project are helping Promega make significant progress toward meeting our goal of a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030. We are grateful to be part of a community that's working together to provide locally generated, cost-effective, carbon-free energy," said Corey Meek, Corporate Responsibility Program Manager, Promega Corporation.

Tribe 9 Foods

"This is a monumental moment for Tribe 9 Foods – and I don't say that lightly. With the addition of the O'Brien Solar Fields, our company will be powered 100% by renewable energy in Madison," said Brian Durst, Chairman and CEO of Tribe 9 Foods. "This project is the result of amazing partnerships, and that's what it's going to take to drive real change that benefits our community and the planet."

University of Wisconsin-Madison

"UW–Madison is proud to support clean, cost-effective, local energy. Our investment in the O'Brien Solar Fields is an important way to demonstrate our institutional commitment to a more sustainable planet – and it also provides a really exciting opportunity for our students and researchers to work with solar technology," said Rebecca Blank, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor.

Willy Street Co-op

"Buying locally generated, sustainable power from the O'Brien Solar Fields makes so much sense for us at Willy Street Co-op," said Anya Firszt, Willy Street Co-op General Manager. "It's a tangible way we can live one of our core Co-op principles, Concern for the Community, in which cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities. Using renewable energy is good for our owners and our neighbors. The future is now, and we’re proud to be part of the change we want to see in the world."

O'Brien Solar Fields

O'Brien Solar Fields is located at the corner of Lacy Road and South Seminole Highway in Fitchburg. The solar facility spans approximately 160 acres and consists of about 60,000 bifacial solar panels that produce energy from both sides of the panels as they track the sun from east to west during the day. MGE owns the solar array and leases the land from the O'Brien family.

MGE is in the process of adding pollinator plantings in certain areas of the array under the solar panels to boost pollinator habitat for dwindling monarch and honeybee populations.

EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions designed, developed and built the project.

"EDF Renewables is pleased to work in collaboration with MGE to bring this project to completion during pandemic challenges on the construction process," said Jamie Resor, CEO EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions. "Our focus on utility partnerships is exemplified by the MGE relationship, and we look forward to strengthening our relationship in the years to come as we operate and maintain the project. MGE is leading the way in providing renewable options to their customers and we are proud to be part of the solution."

Renewable Energy Rider

Participating customers have entered into RER agreements with MGE. RERs enable MGE to partner with a large energy user to tailor a renewable energy solution to meet that customer's energy needs. RER customers are responsible for costs associated with the renewable generation facility and any distribution costs to deliver energy to the customer. RER agreements require regulatory approval. The innovative model grows clean energy in our community.

MGE's net-zero carbon electricity goal

In May 2019, MGE announced its goal of net-zero carbon electricity by 2050, making it one of the first utilities in the nation to commit to net-zero carbon by mid-century. MGE expects to achieve carbon reductions of at least 65% by 2030.

MGE's net-zero goal is consistent with the latest climate science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) October 2018 Special Report on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. To achieve deep decarbonization, MGE is growing its use of renewable energy, engaging customers around energy efficiency and working to electrify transportation, all of which are key strategies identified by the IPCC.

About MGE

MGE generates and distributes electricity to 157,000 customers in Dane County, Wis., and purchases and distributes natural gas to 166,000 customers in seven south-central and western Wisconsin counties. MGE's parent company is MGE Energy, Inc. The company's roots in the Madison area date back more than 150 years.

About EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions

EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions is a part of EDF Renewables North America, a market leading independent power producer and service provider with 35 years of expertise in renewable energy. The Distributed Solutions group offers on-site clean energy for office buildings, load serving entities, corporates and industrials. The company delivers solar, storage and electric vehicle charging stations as separate products or combined as a full microgrid offering.


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The $5 million round is led by Valor Siren Ventures

KAILUA KONA, Hawaii--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Ocean Barns announced the closure of a new, $5 million seed round of capital, bringing the sustainable agriculture company’s total raised to date to $6.6 million.


The funding round, led by Valor Siren Ventures, will support a significant expansion of Blue Ocean Barns’ farming operations as it readies for commercial sale of its seaweed-based cattle supplement. This week, Blue Ocean Barns signed a lease for 10 additional acres of growing space near its existing operations on the Big Island of Hawai’i.

“Blue Ocean Barns is driven by our mission to mitigate climate change by slashing cattle methane emissions by more than 80%,” said Joan Salwen, co-founder and CEO of Blue Ocean Barns. “Alongside our investors in our most successful fundraising round to date, we’re ready to expand operations, provide a sustainable feed supplement for cattle farmers committed to shrinking their carbon footprint, and assist forward-thinking dairy and beef companies eager to face climate challenges head-on.”

Blue Ocean Barns produces a cattle supplement made with a specific type of seaweed, Asparagopsis, that has been proved in multiple university studies to reduce methane output from cattle by more than 80%, eliminating a greenhouse gas that is at least 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. In addition, research from the University of California, Davis, showed that cattle given a supplement derived from the same seaweed grown by Blue Ocean Barns lowered farmers’ feed requirements by 14% with little to no impact on cattle weight. Dairy and beef trials have shown that the seaweed supplement is safe and does not impact the flavor, fragrance or texture of milk or beef.

Blue Ocean Barns is the first U.S. licensee for FutureFeed, the global IP holder for the technology of feeding the red seaweed Asparagopsis to cattle. Blue Ocean Barns has 11 pending applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for technology related to the growth, cultivation and compositions of the seaweed.

Blue Ocean Barns plans to make its proprietary, seaweed-based feed supplement commercially available to farmers and beef producers later this year.

About Blue Ocean Barns

Blue Ocean Barns is a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation with a mission to support producers of meat and dairy in improving farmers’ business outcomes while significantly reducing the climate impact of cattle. The company, with operations in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, and San Diego, California, is the global technology leader in the production of red seaweed, the most effective feed supplement solution to greenhouse gas emissions. Blue Ocean Barns is scheduled to make its product commercially available by the end of 2021. Find out more at http://www.blueoceanbarns.com.

About Valor Siren Ventures

Valor Siren Ventures’ (VSV) mission is to be the leading innovation engine and investor in early-stage food, food technology, and retail technology investing. Rooted in Valor’s history of food and retail technology, Valor believes there is an opportunity to develop a new model for venture investing with VSV. Its team aspires to create value by generating differentiated investment opportunities, applying our intellectual capital, and accelerating the growth of portfolio companies through operations assistance in scaling.


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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Gas Utilities Market 2021-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.


The publisher has been monitoring the gas utilities market and it is poised to grow by $383.58 billion during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of over 5% during the forecast period.

The report on gas utilities market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current global market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by the growth in global natural gas demand and rising global carbon emissions. In addition, growth in global natural gas demand is anticipated to boost the growth of the market as well.

The gas utilities market analysis includes end-user segment and geographical landscapes. This study identifies favorable government support as one of the prime reasons driving the gas utilities market growth during the next few years.

Companies Mentioned

  • CMS Energy Corp.
  • Duke Energy Corp.
  • E.ON SE
  • ENGIE SA
  • Iberdrola SA
  • National Grid Plc
  • Nextera Energy Inc.
  • PetroChina Co. Ltd.
  • Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom
  • Southern Co.

The report on gas utilities market covers the following areas:

  • Gas utilities market sizing
  • Gas utilities market forecast
  • Gas utilities market industry analysis

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

  • Market overview

2. Market Landscape

  • Market ecosystem
  • Value chain analysis

3. Market Sizing

  • Market definition
  • Market segment analysis
  • Market size 2020
  • Market outlook: Forecast for 2020 - 2025

4. Five Forces Analysis

  • Five Forces Analysis
  • Bargaining power of buyers
  • Bargaining power of suppliers
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Threat of substitutes
  • Threat of rivalry
  • Market condition

5. Market Segmentation by End-user

  • Market segments
  • Comparison by End-user
  • Power generation - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • Residential and commercial - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • Industrial - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • Others - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and recovery by end-user segment
  • Market opportunity by End-user

6. Customer landscape

  • Overview

7. Geographic Landscape

  • Geographic segmentation
  • Geographic comparison
  • Europe - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • North America - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • APAC - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • South America - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • MEA - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
  • Key leading countries
  • Market opportunity by geography
  • Market drivers
  • Market challenges
  • Market trends

8. Vendor Landscape

  • Overview
  • Landscape disruption

9. Vendor Analysis

  • Vendors covered
  • Market positioning of vendors
  • CMS Energy Corp.
  • Duke Energy Corp.
  • E.ON SE
  • ENGIE SA
  • Iberdrola SA
  • National Grid Plc
  • Nextera Energy Inc.
  • PetroChina Co. Ltd.
  • Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom
  • Southern Co.

10. Appendix

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/ozlvpy


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  • Round led by The Westly Group, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, BHP Ventures and Sky Ocean Ventures, Future Positive Capital and 24Haymarket
  • Existing investors in the company include the venture arms of Boeing, Volvo Cars, Jaguar Land Rover and TotalEnergies, Plug and Play as well as BHP Ventures
  • Steve Westly, Founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group, will join the Circulor board
  • Investment will help drive expansion in North America and Asia
  • Reflects Circulor’s success to date and its ability to help companies track and manage their supply chains, support responsible sourcing, analyse supply chain emissions, and improve sustainability

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Circulor, the leading provider of supply chain traceability and dynamic CO2 tracking, today announced it has closed $14m in Series A funding to accelerate the company’s rapid growth. The Westly Group led the round with participation from Salesforce Ventures, BHP Ventures, Future Positive Capital, 24Haymarket and Sky Ocean Ventures. Existing investors in the company include Boeing HorizonX, Volvo Cars Technology Fund, Jaguar Land Rover's CVC arm, InMotion Ventures, SYSTEMIQ, Plug and Play and TotalEnergies Ventures. Steve Westly, Founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group, will join the Circulor board.


Circulor will use the investment to drive ongoing innovation and extend its presence in North America and Asia. The investment highlights Circulor’s success in enabling global businesses, including Volvo Cars, Polestar, BHP, and LG Energy Solutions, to track and manage their supply chains, support responsible sourcing, analyse supply chain emissions, and improve sustainability.

Circulor provides an enterprise software platform that uses a combination of technologies, including blockchain, business logic and machine learning. Circulor’s technology assigns a digital identity to commodities and tracks the supply chain data and embedded carbon at each stage of production, recycling and end-of-life. This provides full visibility across traditionally opaque and complex supply chains, helping companies address ESG objectives.

Circulor has successfully sold its solution to the electric vehicle industry, where it is currently the only proven technology available to automotive manufacturers and suppliers to track materials such as cobalt, mica and lithium. The company is tracing other commodities, including nickel, copper, plastics, and leather, and is deployed in circular economy solutions such as the remanufacturing of automotive parts.

This unprecedented level of traceability means that customers can promote sustainable and ethical practices in their supply chains and provide better transparency for consumers. It will also enable them and their supply chains to meet upcoming EU Battery Passport regulations, which will require transparency of recycling efficiencies and recovery of EV battery materials and carbon intensity, and the meeting of extended producer responsibility. Circulor is also helping customers to reduce emissions across their entire value chains and to fulfil their emmissions reduction and climate-neutral commitments.

Some of Circulor’s notable customers include:

  • Volvo Cars – to trace the cobalt used in the XC40 Recharge, its first fully electric car
  • Polestar – to assess the environmental and human rights risks behind sourcing nickel, lithium and mica for its high-performance electric cars
  • Vulcan Energy Resources – to track the production and embedded carbon of lithium
  • BHP – used in projects to trace certain commodities across its value chain, including CO2 footprint

Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, CEO of Circulor, said: “We are on a mission to make the world’s most complex industrial supply chains more transparent, and help prevent the exploitation of people and our planet. Traceability-as-a-Service is fast becoming a requirement for the world’s leading brands and this funding will help us accelerate our impact and revenue growth.”

The Westly Group, an early investor in automotive leaders like Tesla and Luminar, is enthusiastic about Circulor’s ability to drive supply chain visibility and ESG practices.

Steve Westly, Founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group, said: “Circulor has established itself as a leader in helping manufacturers source responsibly and measure carbon emissions. It has the most commercial traction and mature and complete solution in the space. We’re thrilled to partner with the team.”

Veera Johnson, Co-Founder of Circulor, who will chair Circulor’s Advisory Board, said: “We are looking forward to working even more strategically with our investors and industry leaders to extend our capabilities and market presence in order to consolidate and enhance our position as the leader in sustainable supply chain traceability.”

ENDS

About Circulor

Circulor enables businesses to fully analyse, track and manage their supply chains to support responsible sourcing and improve sustainability. It does this by providing an enterprise software platform, which creates a reliable chain of custody of materials and attaches sustainability and other ESG data to that flow of materials.

About The Westly Group

The Westly Group invests in smart energy, mobility, and industry 4.0 solutions and has 15 of the world’s larger energy and auto companies as investors. The firm has over $500M AUM and has had seven companies go public including Tesla Motors and Luminar. To learn more, visit https://www.westlygroup.com/


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MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rexnord Process & Motion Control (PMC) introduced today the latest addition to its line of Smart Condition Monitoring Systems—the new 1030. This universal model continuously monitors large gear drives for oil quality, temperature and vibration to improve uptime, cost efficiency and safety.



The 1030 can be fitted to nearly any gear drive with an oil port 3/4” or greater—typically on equipment with a 100 HP or larger motor, commonly used in mining, paper, cement, power and forestry industries. It delivers simple, robust 24/7 remote monitoring of critical assets to optimize total operating costs. Quick installation can be completed by end users, authorized service shops or by a Rexnord technician. Rexnord provides training materials for reference.

“This is a comprehensive solution for customers with multiple brands of large gear drives, and can be used throughout your facility,” said Dan Plach, Rexnord PMC director of digital solutions.

Key benefits include:

  • Proven maintenance savings, enabling demand-based oil changes, reducing the need for scheduled maintenance.
  • Increased safety, minimizing hands-on equipment inspections in challenging locations.
  • Improved uptime, avoiding asset failures through cost effective preventive maintenance.
  • Easy integration, with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), allowing end users to quickly initiate remote monitoring via EtherNet/IP®, Modbus® TCP/IP or PROFINET® standards.

The Smart Condition Monitoring System has been engineered with proprietary algorithms to allow continuous monitoring, enabling maintenance managers to easily compare sensor data against models of healthy gear drive operating conditions. Abnormal conditions trigger automated alerts to onsite Andon lights, the PLC control system, and the Rexnord Connect Portal, delivering early warnings to clients that significantly improve uptime. The system puts data in context, enabling customers to focus on outcomes; teams know what action to take when and why.

“The 1030 is the only universal large gear drive solution with oil quality, temperature and vibration monitoring capabilities,” Plach said. “It tracks the humidity level as well as oil quality over time.” Customers know when to change oil or do preventive maintenance, better managing manpower and budget while avoiding unplanned downtime. Having the 1030 system in place may also reduce the number of spare units facilities need to keep on hand in case of breakages, freeing up much-needed space and budget, allowing customers to be more agile.

Condition-based maintenance and remote monitoring also positively impact facility safety. With smart condition monitoring systems in place, the number of hands-on equipment inspections can be reduced, lessening the burden on end users. This is especially important for sites located in harsh environments and areas where equipment is not easily accessible.

Customers in mining, pulp & paper, cement & aggregate, power generation, forestry and other industries with demanding environments can capture significant benefits with the Smart Condition Monitoring System. Rexnord offers scalable options to fit specific applications. Future enhancements to Model 1030 will include the addition of auxiliary sensors.

Customers can purchase the new 1030 on Rexnord.com: https://rxn.bz/3x8jbfa

Additional information is available at the following links:

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  • Find authorized service shops: https://rxn.bz/3pkD1AU

About Rexnord Process & Motion Control (PMC)

Within Rexnord, we design, manufacture, market and service specified, highly engineered mechanical components worldwide used within complex systems where our customers’ reliability requirements and the cost of failure or downtime are extremely high. We keep industry moving with products and services that enhance the reliability of equipment supporting key industries, including food, beverage & liquid, automotive, energy, and mining. Our digital productivity platform, DiRXN (pronounced “Direction”), based on the integration of innovative Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and e-commerce technologies with a leading portfolio of tools, products and services, connects our customers to data and information that allows them to optimize productivity across all stages of their lifecycles.


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Experienced Executive to Build on CLEAResult’s Leading Position in Energy Efficiency
Services and Capitalize on Significant Growth Opportunities

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CLEAResult, a leading provider of technology-enabled energy efficiency programs for utilities, today announced the appointment of Rich McBee as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 6, 2021. Mr. McBee will also join the company's Board of Directors.


Mr. McBee brings to CLEAResult more than 30 years of experience in top leadership roles driving market expansion, revenue growth, and operational excellence at a range of technology companies. Most recently, Mr. McBee served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Riverbed Technologies, where he was instrumental in implementing growth strategies enabling clients to take advantage of new information technology solutions that fuel transformation. Earlier in his career, Mr. McBee served as President and CEO of Mitel and President of the Communications and Enterprise Group of Danaher Corporation, which acquired Tektronix Communications where he held a variety of leadership positions.

A dynamic leader with a track record of driving growth through innovation while enhancing the customer experience, Mr. McBee joins CLEAResult at an opportune time in the company’s growth trajectory. In May 2021, CLEAResult launched CLEAResult ATLAS™ Marketplace to provide a seamlessly connected shopping experience for utility customers as part of the company’s vision for a connected energy future and a new era of innovative technology-based energy solutions.

“I am delighted to be joining CLEAResult, the market leader in energy efficiency services,” said Mr. McBee. “The increasing complexity of the country’s electrical grid as it transitions to clean energy, coupled with the critical role of energy efficiency and strategic energy management in reducing carbon emissions, presents significant growth opportunities for CLEAResult in the coming years. I look forward to working with the impressive team to continue to drive innovation in the next generation of energy efficiency and demand response solutions.”

“Rich has the right mix of experience and expertise to lead CLEAResult in its next phase of growth,” said Mark Fields, Chairman of the Board at CLEAResult. “Our recently launched CLEAResult ATLAS™ has set a new standard for what utilities and customers should expect from a ‘best-in-class’ solution, and we are excited to partner closely with Rich and his team to execute on our shared vision for the company and capitalize on the tremendous growth opportunities ahead.”

Mr. McBee succeeds Scott Boose, who stepped down as CEO of CLEAResult in April.

About CLEAResult

CLEAResult is the largest provider of energy efficiency and demand response solutions in North America. Through proven demand side management strategies tailored to clients’ unique needs, CLEAResult combines the strength of our energy experts and innovative technology to help over 250 utilities change the way people use energy. CLEAResult is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has over 2500 employees in more than 60 cities across the U.S. and Canada. CLEAResult is a portfolio company of the private equity firm TPG and The Rise Fund, a global impact fund led by TPG. For more information, visit clearesult.com.


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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: RNGR) (“Ranger” or the “Company”) announced today that Darron Anderson is leaving the Company after leading Ranger for the last four years. The Board of Directors has appointed the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Bill Austin, as interim CEO. The Board has engaged an executive search firm to assist with the recruitment of a new permanent CEO.


Mr. Austin has served as a member of Ranger’s Board of Directors since May 2017 and will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors while he serves as interim CEO. Mr. Austin has more than 40 years’ experience in varying industries, including oilfield services. Mr. Austin currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Stallion Oilfield Services, a position he has held since October 2017, and was formerly a member of the board of directors of Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. and Express Energy LLP. Mr. Austin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Exterran Holdings from December 2011 until April 2014, and he also served as Senior Vice President and Director of Exterran GP, LLC from April 2012 until April 2014.

“I look forward to working with the Ranger leadership team whom I’ve gotten to know very well over the last several years. We are excited for the future and to capitalize on the strong market position we currently hold. Ranger’s balance sheet continues to afford us access to multiple growth and acquisition opportunities. Our recent Patriot acquisition, along with a host of other potential targets, demonstrates the strategic opportunities available to Ranger and our ability to execute when many others cannot. I personally want to thank Darron for his leadership dating back to our IPO through the development of what Ranger has become today,” said Mr. Austin.

“The last four years have been extremely rewarding. To be part of the team that has developed Ranger into a leading US services company, during very difficult market conditions, is something I’m quite proud of. As I leave for another opportunity, I’m departing with the highest level of confidence in Ranger and the entire leadership team. I firmly believe the level of success achieved by Ranger to date is simply a fraction of what’s to come,” said Mr. Anderson.

Mr. Anderson will no longer serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

About Ranger Energy Services, Inc.

Ranger is an independent provider of well service rigs and associated services in the United States, with a focus on unconventional horizontal well completion and production operations. Ranger also provides services necessary to bring and maintain a well on production. The Processing Solutions segment engages in the rental, installation, commissioning, start-up, operation and maintenance of MRUs, Natural Gas Liquid stabilizer and storage units and related equipment.

Statements made in this press release that are forward-looking in nature are intended to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and may involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to documents filed by Ranger Energy Services, Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which identify significant risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.


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Alterra Mountain Company, Boyne Resorts, POWDR and Vail Resorts Unite

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Alterra Mountain Company, Boyne Resorts, POWDR and Vail Resorts announce the Climate Collaborative Charter, the ski industry’s first unified effort to combat climate change with shared commitments around sustainability and advocacy.


All four ski industry leaders have agreed to operate their respective resorts with sustainability at the forefront and use their collective voice to advocate for effective public policy on climate action in order to leave a positive legacy for future generations of skiers, snowboarders and outdoor enthusiasts. This will translate to further implementation of sustainable practices, including elements from NSAA’s Sustainable Slopes platform, across the combined 71 North American resorts, including marquee destinations such as Steamboat, Mammoth Mountain, Deer Valley Resort, Vail Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Park City Mountain, Big Sky Resort, Snowbird, Mt. Bachelor and Killington.

As part of the Climate Collaborative Charter, Alterra Mountain Company, Boyne Resorts, POWDR and Vail Resorts together announce a set of commitments and pledges.

As business leaders, the resort companies commit to:

  • Reduce energy use wherever possible and aggressively pursue renewable energy sources to be carbon neutral
  • Climate action and advocacy for effective public policy to accelerate the shift to a renewable energy economy
  • Strong efforts and goals to reduce waste
  • Be responsible stewards of the environment - the land, forests, watersheds, and habitats that provide the pristine locations where we live, work and host guests
  • Share best practices to accelerate change in their respective companies and communities
  • Support the National Ski Areas Association’s Sustainable Slopes platform

As stewards of the environment, the resort companies pledge to:

  • Incorporate sustainability into all aspects of their owned and operated mountain resorts
  • Lead by example and educate employees and guests about sustainability
  • Place collaboration over competition when it comes to sustainability
  • Advocate for climate protection

“We are very proud to be a part of this historic action and to co-create the industry’s first Climate Collaborative Charter,” said David Perry, Executive VP, ESG, Alterra Mountain Company. “This is an incredible opportunity for industry leaders to engage in healthy competition while educating, sharing best practices and knowledge, and motivating each other to put our best efforts forth to help support the urgent and core issues of sustainability.”

“It is through bold environmental commitments and ongoing collaboration that we will have the most impact on protecting and preserving the great outdoors,” said Kate Wilson, senior director of sustainability at Vail Resorts. “We announced Commitment to Zero in 2017, our goal to achieve a zero net operating footprint by 2030 across all our 37 resorts, and we are proud to have already made substantial progress toward that goal. Now, through the Climate Collaborative Charter, we look forward to partnering with these passionate leaders, and the entire industry, to leverage our progress and support many others on the same journey.”

“As part of POWDR’s Play Forever commitment to protect the environment and support our community, the importance of collaboration to drive both action and inspiration at scale is paramount,” said Laura Schaffer, POWDR Director of Corporate Responsibility. “We all must reach across the chairlift to work together, and the Climate Collaborative Charter is a phenomenal step of unity that complements on-site actions like using solar power at all of our resorts. POWDR is eager to work with Alterra Mountain Company, Boyne Resorts, Vail Resorts, NSAA and the mountain resort industry as a whole as a united front to drive necessary change.”

“The idea for the four of us to unite in this pledge to combat climate change was actually formed at an industry conference in October of 2019 and it has endured many iterations and diligent review to get us to where we proudly are today,” said Stephen Kircher, president and chief executive officer of Boyne Resorts. “This effort brought momentum to Boyne Resorts’ progress with several environmental sustainability initiatives represented in our ForeverProject and we are excited to welcome the shared knowledge, accountability, collective voice and other benefits to come from the Climate Collaborative Charter.”

As the four largest ski industry leaders unite to combat climate change, they also humbly and urgently ask that all mountain resorts commit to take similar action. Additionally, this coalition is working to broaden engagement and participation from its employees, guests and community members, and be inclusive of voices and perspectives from all backgrounds.

Please click here for the complete Climate Collaborative Charter.

About Alterra Mountain Company
Alterra Mountain Company is a family of 15 iconic year-round destinations, including the world’s largest heli-ski operation, offering the Ikon Pass, the new standard in season passes. The company owns and operates a range of recreation, hospitality, real estate development, food and beverage, retail and service businesses. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with destinations across the continent, Alterra Mountain Company is rooted in the spirit of the mountains and united by a passion for outdoor adventure. Alterra Mountain Company’s family of diverse playgrounds spans six U.S. states and three Canadian provinces: Steamboat and Winter Park in Colorado; Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain and Big Bear Mountain Resort in California; Stratton and Sugarbush Resort in Vermont; Snowshoe in West Virginia; Tremblant in Quebec, Blue Mountain in Ontario; Crystal Mountain in Washington; Deer Valley Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah; and CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures in British Columbia. Also included in the portfolio is Alpine Aerotech, a worldwide helicopter support and maintenance service center in British Columbia, Canada. Alterra Mountain Company honors each destination’s unique character and authenticity and celebrates the legendary adventures and enduring memories they bring to everyone. For more information, please visit www.alterramtnco.com.

About Boyne Resorts
Boyne Resorts is a collection of mountain and lakeside resorts, ski areas, and attractions spanning from British Columbia to Maine. The company owns and operates 11 properties and an outdoor lifestyle equipment/apparel retail division with stores throughout Michigan. Operations include snowsports and year-round mountain recreation, golf, an indoor waterpark, North America’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge, spas, food and beverage, lodging and real estate development. Boyne Resorts is headquartered in Michigan and its geographically diverse locations include Big Sky Resort in Montana, Sugarloaf and Sunday River Resort in Maine; Boyne Highlands Resort, Boyne Mountain Resort and Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, Inn at Bay Harbor - Autograph Collection, and Boyne Country Sports in Michigan; Loon Mountain Resort in New Hampshire; Gatlinburg SkyLift Park in Tennessee; Brighton Resort in Utah; The Summit at Snoqualmie in Washington; and Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C. To learn more, please visit www.boyneresorts.com.

About POWDR
POWDR is an adventure lifestyle company that offers awesome experiences in amazing places. Within POWDR’s portfolio are 11 mountain resorts including Copper Mountain and Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado; Killington and Pico Mountain in Vermont; Boreal Mountain Resort and Soda Springs in the Lake Tahoe region of California; Mt. Bachelor in Oregon; Lee Canyon in Nevada; Snowbird and Woodward Park City in Utah; and SilverStar Resort in British Columbia. POWDR owns the Woodward experiential action sports company which includes Woodward PA, Woodward Copper in Colorado, Woodward Tahoe, Woodward West in Stallion Springs, CA, and Woodward Riviera Maya, Mexico. Sun Country Tours in Oregon is the company’s river rafting outfitter and Powderbird, based out of Snowbird in Utah, is POWDR’s heli-adventure operator. POWDR is headquartered in Park City, Utah. www.POWDR.com.

About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator with 37 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas across three countries. Through EpicPromise, the company’s corporate social responsibility platform, Vail Resorts is committed to supporting its employees and communities and preserving the environment. That includes Commitment to Zero—Vail Resorts’ bold goal to reach a zero net operating footprint across the enterprise by 2030 through zero net emissions, zero waste to landfill, and zero net operating impact on forests and habitat. Vail Resorts’ subsidiaries operate Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia; Stowe, Mount Snow, Okemo in Vermont; Hunter Mountain in New York; Mount Sunapee, Attitash, Wildcat and Crotched in New Hampshire; Stevens Pass in Washington; Liberty, Roundtop, Whitetail, Jack Frost and Big Boulder in Pennsylvania; Alpine Valley, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad River in Ohio; Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri; Wilmot in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and Paoli Peaks in Indiana. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN).


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Local, affordable and reliable wholesale electricity to provide job creation and new economic development opportunities

DENVER & ACOMA PUEBLO, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#energy--Today, Guzman Energy announced it will become the wholesale energy supplier for the Pueblo of Acoma. With this agreement, the Pueblo of Acoma will be purchasing approximately 17,520 MWh per year and will benefit from cost savings and gain local control over their energy.


"Partnering with the Pueblo of Acoma to ensure they have a reliable, cost-effective power source is representative of the types of community driven customer partnerships that Guzman Energy was designed to serve,” said Jeffrey M. Heit, Principal, Managing Director at Guzman Energy. “The fact that we’re finding a better way to meet the Pueblo’s energy needs, while also creating jobs and other positive economic impacts, makes this a particularly meaningful partnership for our company.”

The fixed-price, 15-year power purchase agreement between Guzman Energy and the Pueblo of Acoma begins June 9, 2021, and will bring additional economic benefits to the community, including:

  • Four planned high-paying, skilled jobs for the tribal community: superintendent, journeyman lineman, and two electrical technicians
  • Future forecast of additional jobs will be created including a billing technician, meter reader and administrative assistant
  • One job is sustained as executive director with oversight of the electric utility

“Our goals for this important transition to a new wholesale power provider are to lower wholesale power rates and to have greater control over stabilizing those rates with reliable, fixed pricing,” said Pueblo of Acoma Governor Brian Vallo. “We are also pleased to have found a partner like Guzman Energy, which understands the additional positive impacts our community seeks with immediate jobs and future economic benefits. Establishment of the tribal electric utility will provide the Pueblo with other opportunities for clean, reliable, and affordable energy development, a true exercise of tribal sovereignty and self-determination,” added Vallo.

About Guzman Energy
Guzman Energy is a wholesale power provider dedicated to communities in search of affordable and reliable energy. We partner with cooperatives, municipalities, companies and Indian tribes across North America to customize energy portfolios that make economic and environmental sense for today and tomorrow. Together, we are lighting the way forward. To learn more, visit https://www.guzmanenergy.com/.

About Pueblo of Acoma
The Pueblo of Acoma is a federally recognized Indian tribe located 55 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Acoma is one of nineteen Pueblo tribes in the state of New Mexico who continue to live within their traditional values known to them since time immemorial. As a Pueblo community, the Acoma people are proud of their history, heritage, and cultural values that have ensured their survival since its settlement in 1100 A.D. Exercising its sovereign authority, the Pueblo of Acoma will be the third Indian tribe in New Mexico to operate and maintain their electric utility. To learn more, visit http://www.puebloofacoma.org/default.aspx.


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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#INL--XENDEE Corporation and Idaho National Laboratory have launched a Microgrid Fast Charging Station Designer within the XENDEE platform as well as tested and validated it with two in-depth case studies for grid connected and islanded operation.


“This project was undertaken to offer a design and validation framework for renewable based Microgrid configurations that deliver optimal electric vehicle fast charging, energy security, and value-added grid services,” said Michael Stadler, CTO of XENDEE. “The new features, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Microgrid Program, were built on the existing XENDEE platform to optimize the renewable energy and storage resources within the Microgrid. Additionally, new features were built for scalability, making these projects a reliable and repeatable foundation for a sustainable nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations.”

The designer itself utilizes XENDEE’s advanced and extended Microgrid decision support software to create project simulations, financial optimizations, and operational dispatches that maximize the efficiency of the system and capture early returns on investment. The platform also intelligently maps all cables, transformers, and distributed technology interactions to anticipate and mitigate problems during peak usage or adverse conditions. The optimizations performed by XENDEE were tested by INL to ensure project viability and technical feasibility in real world settings. During these tests, INL’s simulations — which were based on real-world data from the University of California San Diego campus — concluded that all electrical results matched within 5% of the predicted values.

“The rich quality of data available from the UCSD network allowed the project team to model upgrades, determine the optimal renewable energy mix, and consider other distributed energy resources to minimize the costs for electric vehicle and truck charging,” said Anudeep Medam, Research Engineer at INL’s Power & Energy Systems department. “The data used, based on the UCSD campus system, facilitated a real world example of the impact that electric vehicle fast charging stations have on the distribution system. Additionally, we were able to study the impact of upgrades of network equipment.”

The platform also optimizes dispatch and generation at each time step of the day enabling the Microgrid to take advantage of energy sales to the utility and best manage the charging of an electrical fleet even under changing hourly conditions. This allows operators to reliably build Microgrid systems, both grid connected and islanded, and to operate them efficiently under the dynamic supply and demand conditions for fast charging at scale.

The future of high-speed and high-power charging needs a smart process for both Microgrid development and optimized operation of the electric vehicle stations,” remarked Adib Naslé, CEO of XENDEE. “The Microgrid Fast Charging Station Designer is perfectly positioned to meet that demand and help organizations efficiently launch new fast charging sites.”

For More information on the Microgrid Fast Charging Station Designer, or to see how it could be used for your organization's fast charging stations, please schedule a demonstration at xendee.com/demo.

About XENDEE: XENDEE develops world-class Microgrid decision support software that helps designers and investors optimize and certify the Fight-Through™ resilience and financial performance of projects with confidence. The XENDEE Microgrid platform enables a broad audience; from business decision makers to scientists, with the objective of supporting investments in Microgrids and maintaining electric power reliability when integrating sources of renewable generation.

About Idaho National Laboratory: INL is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory that performs work in each of DOE’s strategic goal areas: energy, national security, science and environment. INL is the nation’s center for nuclear energy research and development. Day-to-day management and operation of the laboratory is the responsibility of Battelle Energy Alliance. See more INL news at: www.inl.gov or follow us on social media at: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$HYP #criticalminerals--Hyperion Metals Limited (ASX: HYM) (“Hyperion” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Blacksand Technology, LLC (“Blacksand”) to investigate the commercial development of spherical titanium metal powders using the GSD technology and an option to enter into an exclusive license agreement for the patents associated with the technology (“the Agreements”).

This follows from the previous agreement with Blacksand for the HAMR technology (refer ASX announcement dated 15 February 2021) which when combined with GSD and Hyperion’s Titan Project, has the potential to provide a sustainable, zero carbon, low-cost and fully integrated titanium spherical metal powder supply chain in the USA.

  • Hyperion has secured the exclusive rights to the patented Granulation-Sintering-Deoxygenation (“GSD”) technology developed by Dr. Z. Zak Fang for producing zero carbon, low-cost spherical titanium powders.
  • GSD offers major advantages in the production of spherical titanium for use in 3D printing, including:
    • Production of titanium and titanium alloy powders with low oxygen, controllable particle size and excellent flowability
    • Higher manufacturing yields than current processes, leading to significantly lower costs
    • Energy efficient process leading to a zero carbon process when coupled with renewable power
    • Ability to utilize lower cost and sustainable feedstocks including recycled titanium metal powders/scrap or HAMR titanium powders
  • The combination of producing titanium metal via the HAMR process followed by the production of titanium spherical powders via the GSD process has the potential to substantially reduce the total cost of titanium powders for 3D printing, opening up many potential new markets.
  • The combination of these technologies has the potential to disrupt not just the high value titanium metals and powders market, but also the far larger aluminum and stainless-steel markets.
  • Dr. Fang is a Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Utah. The HAMR and GSD technologies were developed, in part, with the financial support provided by the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the US Department of Energy from 2014-2019:
    • Dr. Fang is a leader in global advanced materials and manufacturing technologies for energy production, storage, and efficiency applications and is the sole or co-inventor on more than 50 U.S. patents
    • ARPA-E has provided over US$2.6 billion in R&D funding for more than 1,000 potentially transformational energy technology projects
    • ARPA-E analyzes and catalogues some of the Agency’s most successful projects through its “Impact Sheets,” which explore a range of individual projects and their achievements
    • The Impact Sheet for the HAMR and GSD technologies is available here: https://arpa-e.energy.gov/impact-sheet/university-utah-metals
    • Further development and optimization of titanium products from the HAMR and GSD technologies has occurred subsequent to the ARPA-E funded activities
  • The Company is making significant progress with Dr. Fang and his team in Utah on both the HAMR and GSD technologies and expects to make key updates, including:
    • HAMR powder production using the company’s titanium minerals from the Titan project
    • Commencement of GSD powder production from HAMR titanium powders and/or titanium recycled scrap
    • Techno-economic assessment for the scale up of production of titanium metal and powders

Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Anastasios Arima, CEO and MD of Hyperion Metals, said:

“Titanium metal is the superior metal for a wide range of advanced applications, from aerospace to defense, and it should also be the logical choice for industrial and civilian applications. Titanium’s widespread adoption has been held back in sectors such as consumer goods and electric vehicles due to its high cost.

The combination of the patented HAMR and GSD technologies together with advances in 3D printing offers a pathway to dramatically reduce the cost and carbon emissions of titanium metal components. Furthermore, recent studies by the Fraunhofer Institute have shown that the fabrication of titanium parts using laser powder-bed additive (a 3D printing technique), emits approximately 70% less CO2 than equivalent production by traditional milling processes.

Hyperion’s vision is to utilize these sustainable technologies and accelerate the rapid penetration of titanium in current and widespread applications in next generation mobility. The light weighting of trucks, trains, drones and electric vehicles will lead to a quantum leap in the energy efficiency of these vehicles and will be large, high growth new markets for titanium.

We aim to scale and commercialize these breakthrough technologies, make the US the global leader in titanium production and deliver technological leadership for in titanium applications for aerospace, space and defense.”

Commenting on the agreement, Dr. Z. Zak Fang said:

“We look forward to commercializing the HAMR and GSD technologies with Hyperion Metals. These technologies have produced titanium metal and powders that consistently met the purity requirements defined by industry standards and they have the potential to significantly lower the costs and carbon emissions of producing titanium metal and powders.

These technologies have the capacity to drastically alter the titanium, stainless steel and aluminum markets and increase the range of applications for high performance, lightweight and low-cost titanium parts.”

Titanium powders for 3D printing / additive manufacturing

Titanium has exceptional material properties including high strength, light weight, superior corrosion resistance and leading biocompatibility versus other metals.

Producing high quality spherical powders from titanium and titanium alloys is one of the critical building blocks for the rapidly growing, industrial scale, 3D printing / additive manufacturing sectors.

Additive manufacturing with titanium can provide many benefits to the medical, aerospace, EV, space and defense sectors, including;

  • Enhanced performance and sustainability by producing strong, lightweight parts that have high levels of corrosion resistance and are 100% recyclable
  • Reduced production lead times through iterative, software led design and rapid printing
  • Reduced waste and cost of producing a part - with scrap rates of less than 10% compared to over 90% for complex milled parts
  • In medical applications, titanium powders allow the rapid production of made-to-measure medical implants that are strong, lightweight, and critically, biocompatible.

To realize the benefits of utilizing titanium powders, they need to meet very high chemical and physical standards. This not only relates to high titanium or titanium alloy purities with low oxygen and other deleterious elements but physical properties of high sphericity, specific particle size distribution and flowability. Hence, these powders are typically produced via complex, post processing techniques following on from the production of high purity titanium metal ingot or wire production.

Spherical titanium powder production challenges

The high cost of titanium spherical powders has curtailed its use in additive manufacturing for products that require its superior properties of strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility.

The price of titanium metal is approximately $8,500 per ton1, with the price of titanium spherical powder suitable for 3D printing potentially over $300,000 per ton1.

The current commercial processes for producing titanium spherical powders include gas atomization, plasma atomization and the plasma rotating electrode process.

Fine spherical powders can be produced with gas atomization and plasma atomization methods but, after size classification, the product yield is low. The plasma rotating electrode process produces titanium powder with good purity and excellent spherical shape, but the particle size is larger than required for many applications.

The limiting factor in all three processes is low product yield for fine powder, which is one of the main technical reasons for the very high cost of titanium powder used in additive manufacturing.

GSD – Breakthrough spherical powder technology

Granulation-sintering-deoxygenation (GSD) is a thermochemical process for producing spherical titanium powders used in 3D printing and additive manufacturing and was invented by Dr. Z. Zak Fang and his team at the University of Utah.

The GSD technology significantly improves the yield, by up to 50%, and produces a spherical powder with low oxygen, controllable particle size and excellent flowability.

The GSD manufacturing process steps are:

  1. Titanium metal or alloy is hydrogenated to make friable hydride and is then milled into fine particles
  2. The fine hydride particles are granulated into spherical granules in the desired size range using spray-drying
  3. The spherical granules are sintered to produce densified spherical titanium powder
  4. The densified spherical titanium powder is deoxygenated with magnesium to reduce the oxygen content to product specifications

The GSD technology can also introduce desirable alloying ingredients with the titanium hydride powder made in Step 1 to make titanium alloys. For example, titanium hydride powder can be blended with aluminum and vanadium powders to create the widely used alloy Ti-6Al-4V. Other alloying elements for titanium include Fe, Nb, Zr and Mo.

Importantly, the source material can also be recycled titanium scrap material. The manufacturing of titanium components and structures can generate a large amount of titanium machining chips (this ‘scrap’ can be over 90% for complex traditionally milled parts). This scrap titanium can be sorted, cleaned, and prepared for processing as the source material in Step 1 above. This recycling pathway for the GSD technology can reduce costs and significantly improve the sustainability of titanium metal manufacturing.

Process

Advantages

Disadvantages

Granulation-Sintering-

Deoxygenation

  • Controllable particle size
  • Low energy consumption
  • Very high powder yield / very low waste
  • A wide range of titanium alloys can easily be made
  • Excellent metallurgical quality
  • Excellent flowability
  • Recently invented and patented
  • Pilot scale – requires commercial scale up

Gas Atomisation

  • Excellent metallurgical quality
  • High powder flow rates
  • New and modified alloys can easily be made
  • Scalable technology: very high volumes available and can easily support AM growth
  • Large supply base
  • Variability in powder properties between suppliers
  • Large number of suppliers and atomising technologies can be confusing
  • Reactive and high melting point alloys not available
  • Few companies currently atomising titanium
  • Low product yield
  • High cost

Plasma Atomisation

  • Excellent metallurgical quality
  • Very high flow rates — near perfect spheres
  • Reactive and high melting point alloys can be made
  • Titanium alloys available
  • Limited supply base
  • Only alloys available as wire can be made
  • Low product yield
  • High cost

Plasma Rotating

Electrode Process

  • Excellent metallurgical quality
  • Very high flow rates — perfect spheres
  • Reactive and high melting point alloys can be made
  • Titanium alloys available
  • Limited supply base but growing
  • High quality bar needed as starting material
  • Low product yield
  • High cost

Table 1: Summary of powder characteristics by manufacturing process2,3

HAMR technology

Hyperion already holds an exclusive license for the patented HAMR technology that is a proven method for the production of titanium metal with significantly less energy than the current Kroll process. This technology was also developed by Professor Zak Fang and his team at the University of Utah with funding from the US Department of Energy.

The HAMR technology has successfully produced titanium metal at pilot plant scale at product qualities that exceed current industry standards. Detailed economic-energy analysis and process simulations indicate that the HAMR process uses ~50% less energy than the Kroll process, and offers a path to dropping the cost of titanium by approximately 50%. Using renewable electricity, it can produce zero carbon titanium metal.

The opportunity

The combination of the two patented technologies - GSD and HAMR - plus the advent of wide scale industrial 3D printing capabilities offers a compelling market opportunity.

The successful scale up of these technologies could potentially produce zero-carbon spherical titanium powders at a fraction of the cost, with economic modelling indicating a reduction in costs per ton of over 75%. Oak Ridge National Laboratories reports that 3D printing can cut down manufacturers’ use of raw materials by up to 90%. This quantum of efficiency and cost reduction would not just disrupt the titanium market, but also the far larger aluminum and stainless steel markets.

Titanium competes with metals such as aluminum and stainless steel for strength, and corrosion resistance, and while there are several other metals with excellent properties in these applications, none have the same combined superior properties of strength, weight and corrosive resistance as titanium.

The size of the global titanium primary metal market is ~US$4.2bn pa4. The size of the manufactured titanium part market, which would be the relevant comparator for additive manufacturing with titanium powders, is a multiple of US$4.2bn pa. The global primary stainless steel market is ~US$115bn pa5 and the aluminum market ~US$150bn pa6,7.

Titanium is a superior metal for a wide range of high-performance applications in the aerospace, medical, space and defense sectors. It is only cost that has held it back from being used for its superior properties in larger consumer markets such as the global transportation industry.

The patented HAMR and GSD technologies have the potential to provide a step change in the titanium supply chain process through eliminating process stages, reducing energy consumption, reducing carbon emissions and significantly cutting costs. Hyperion believes these breakthrough technologies offer a pathway to create the lowest cost, lowest carbon titanium components globally.

Next steps

  • Q3 2021: Produce titanium powders at the Blacksand Technology’s production facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, for customer and partner testing
  • Q3 2021: Commence techno-economic studies for the scale up of the HAMR and GSD titanium metals and powders production facility
  • Q4 2021: Bulk sample from Titan project converted into titanium metal and powders using HAMR and GSD technologies
  • H1 2022: Completion of techno-economic studies and FID for production scale HAMR and GSD plant

Dr. Z. Zak Fang Biography

Dr. Zak Fang currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E is on advanced materials and manufacturing technologies for energy production, storage, and efficiency applications.

Prior to joining ARPA-E, Fang served as a Professor in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Utah. There, he led a number of innovative research projects and was recognized with an R&D 100 Award for his efforts. He is also a serial inventor and entrepreneur. He has founded two small technology businesses and is the sole or co-inventor on more than 50 U.S. patents. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah, he held various technical and management positions in a number of industrial corporations, including Smith International.

Dr. Fang earned a B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, ASM International, and APMI International.

Further information for Dr. Fang can be found at the University of Utah’s website: (https://faculty.utah.edu/u0320607-ZHIGANG_ZAK_FANG/hm/index.hml)

Dr. Fang is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Blacksand Technologies, LLC.

Links

Key Patents and References

  • Z. Zak Fang et al., Powder metallurgy methods for the production of fine and ultrafine grain Ti and Ti alloys, US patent 9,816,157 B2
  • Z. Zak Fang et al., Methods of producing a titanium product, US Patent App. 14/935,245
  • Ying Zhang et al., Methods of deoxygenating metals having oxygen dissolved therein in a solid solution, US Patent 9,669,464
  • Z. Zak Fang et al., Production of Substantially Spherical Metal Powders, US Patent 9,421,612
  • Ying Zhang et al., Methods of deoxygenating metals having oxygen dissolved therein in a solid solution, US Patent 9,669,464
  • Pei Sun et al., A Novel Method for Production of Spherical Ti-6Al-4V for Additive Manufacturing, Powder Technology, 301(2016):331-335.
  • Ying Zhang et al., Thermodynamic destabilization of Ti-O solid solution by H2 and de-oxygenation of Ti using Mg, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(2016):6916-6919.

About Blacksand

Blacksand Technology LLC is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a materials innovation company founded in 2013 by Dr. Z. Zak Fang, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Utah.

Blacksand is the worldwide exclusive licensee from the University of Utah for proprietary & patented technologies to produce low-cost powders for use in additive manufacturing and near net shape manufacturing of metal parts.

Blacksand’s patented technologies produce spherical and non-spherical titanium and its alloys, stainless-steel powders, and refractory metal alloy powders. Core competencies of Blacksand Technology include expertise on metallic materials manufacturing processes, metal powders synthesis, characterization, processing, sintering, and mechanical properties. Blacksand Technology’s expertise covers titanium, refractory metals, hard materials, and other specialty alloys.

Blacksand’s manufacturing and testing facilities in Salt Lake City can produce spherical titanium and titanium metal alloy powders. Testing capabilities include particle size and shape distribution characterization, chemical compositions, microstructure characterization using optical microscope and scanning electron microscopy, and the mechanical and erosion testing of metal parts.

About Hyperion Metals

Hyperion’s mission is to be the leading developer of zero carbon, sustainable, critical material supply chains for advanced American industries including space, aerospace, electric vehicles and 3D printing.

The Company holds a 100% interest in the Titan Project, covering nearly 6,000 acres of titanium, rare earth minerals, high grade silica sand and zircon rich mineral sands properties in Tennessee, USA. The Titan Project is strategically located in the southeast of the USA, with low-cost road, rail and water logistics connecting it to world class manufacturing industries.

Hyperion has secured options for the exclusive license to produce low carbon titanium metal and spherical powers using the breakthrough HAMR & GSD technologies. The HAMR & GSD technologies were invented by Dr. Z. Zak Fang and his team at the University of Utah with government funding from ARPA-E.

The HAMR technology has demonstrated the potential to produce titanium powders with low-to-zero carbon intensity, significantly lower energy consumption, significantly lower cost and at product qualities which exceed current industry standards. The GSD technology is a thermochemical process combining low cost feedstock material with high yield production, and can produce spherical titanium and titanium alloy powders at a fraction of the cost of comparable commercial powders.

Hyperion also has signed an MOU to establish a partnership with Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) that aims to build an integrated, all-American rare earths supply chain. The MOU will evaluate the potential supply of rare earth minerals from Hyperion’s Titan Project to Energy Fuels for value added processing at Energy Fuels’ White Mesa Mill. Rare earths are highly valued as critical materials for magnet production essential for wind turbines, EVs, consumer electronics and military applications.

1 Roskill - Titanium Metal Outlook to 2030
2 Metal AM, An introduction to metal powders for AM: Manufacturing processes and properties, https://www.metal-am.com/articles/metal-powders-for-3d-printing-manufacturing-processes-and-properties/
3 Iver E. Anderson, Emma M.H. White, Ryan Dehoff, Feedstock powder processing research needs for additive manufacturing development, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, Volume 22, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 8-15
4 Roskill Titanium Metal 10 Edition Update 1 – November 2020
5 Alcoa Corporation Investor Presentation, May 2021
6 Outokumpu, https://www.outokumpu.com/en/investors/outokumpu-as-an-investment/operating-environment
7 MEPS, https://www.meps.co.uk/gb/en/products/world-stainless-steel-prices


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BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#2021MidAtlanticFinalist--Enviva, a leading global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, today announced that its Chairman and CEO, John Keppler, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Mid-Atlantic Award finalist. Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors unstoppable business leaders whose ambition, ingenuity and courage in the face of adversity help catapult us from the now to next and beyond.



“It’s an incredible honor to be included in such a distinguished list of accomplished forward-thinking leaders and industry disruptors. I speak for all of my colleagues in saying that we are proud of the contributions we are making in the fight against climate change, providing sustainable wood bioenergy – sourced and manufactured in the U.S. – and making significant strides in the global path to net-zero, while incentivizing private landowners to grow more trees and limiting dependence on fossil fuels,” said John Keppler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Enviva. “Our operations provide rural America and local landowners an access point to the international economy by offering a reliable and dispatchable solution to answer the difficult equation between energy and the environment.”

Enviva has built a large portfolio of production plants and marine export terminals across the U.S. Southeast which produce sustainably sourced wood pellets that are exported to customers in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia to generate electricity and heat, enabling them to reduce their lifetime carbon footprint by more than 85 percent. Global demand for renewable sources of energy is growing, and scientific experts in energy systems the world, including the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, recognize wood bioenergy as one of the pillars of a sustainable climate future.

Keppler was selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced during a special virtual celebration on August 3rd and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, to be announced in November at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2022.

About Enviva Holdings, LP

Enviva Holdings, LP is the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets, a renewable and sustainable energy source used to generate electricity and heat. Through its subsidiaries, Enviva Holdings, LP owns and operates wood pellet processing plants and deep-water export terminals in the U.S. Southeast. We export our pellets to power plants in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan that previously were fueled by coal, enabling them to reduce their lifecycle carbon footprint by more than 85 percent. We make our pellets using sustainable practices that protect Southern forests and employ about 1,200 people and support many other businesses in the U.S. Southeast. Enviva Holdings, LP conducts its activities primarily through two entities: Enviva Partners, LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership (NYSE: EVA), and Enviva Development Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned private company. To learn more about Enviva Holdings, LP, please visit our website at www.envivabiomass.com.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. National Overall winners go on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ title. ey.com/us/eoy

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Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by SAP America and the Kauffman Foundation.

In Mid-Atlantic, sponsors also include

PNC, DLA Piper LLP, the Washington Business Journal, the Baltimore Business Journal and Cooley LLP.


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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE: GEL) announced today that it will participate in the BofA Securities 2021 Energy Credit Conference. The conference is being held virtually on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 and Thursday, June 10th, 2021.


The Partnership’s latest presentation materials are available and may be downloaded by visiting the Partnership’s website at www.genesisenergy.com under “Presentations” under the Investors tab.

Genesis Energy, L.P. is a diversified midstream energy master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas. Genesis’ operations include offshore pipeline transportation, sodium minerals and sulfur services, onshore facilities and transportation and marine transportation. Genesis’ operations are primarily located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, Wyoming and the Gulf of Mexico.


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Collaboration Complements Some of the Lowest GHG Intensity Natural Gas Production in North America


DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aethon Energy Management (Aethon), the largest private natural gas producer in the Haynesville Shale, joined Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: LNG) in a new collaboration to implement quantification, monitoring, reporting and verification (QMRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance.

The collaboration will support Aethon’s broader carbon emissions reduction strategy by monitoring a sample of Aethon’s newest production sites in the Haynesville, helping to methodically test the feasibility and scale for establishing low upstream emissions (LUE) standards.

We’re proud to join Cheniere in this collaboration to drive greater transparency and reporting of carbon emissions that will encourage more sustainable approaches to natural gas production and usage,” said Gordon Huddleston, Co-President and Partner of Aethon. “Aethon remains committed to leveraging innovative solutions that deliver tangible results and drive our company-wide efforts to reduce carbon emissions.”

The QMRV collaboration with Cheniere complements Aethon’s existing carbon emissions reduction programs throughout the lifecycle of the well, including innovative approaches to:

  • Detecting and repairing methane leaks
  • Reducing GHG emissions through natural gas-fired turbine and electric fracturing fleets
  • Pursuing carbon sequestration injection well permitting
  • Designing zero emission wellsites
  • Phasing out gas pneumatic chemical pumps
  • Optimizing and consolidating compressors

Innovative solutions like Aethon’s partnership with BJ Energy Solutions to deploy the TITAN direct drive natural gas-fired turbine fracturing fleet may offset more than 40% of Aethon’s total North Louisiana wellsite emissions as reported in 2020.

For more information about Aethon’s QMRV collaboration with Cheniere, please click here.

About Aethon Energy Management

Aethon Energy Management (Aethon) is a private investment firm focused on direct investments in onshore oil and gas properties in the United States. Aethon is a leading operator and the largest private natural gas producer in the Haynesville Shale. For more information about Aethon, please visit www.AethonEnergy.com.


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CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#H2--Last weekend Proton Technologies began loading a trailer with compressed hydrogen from its oilfield.



“As we scale up, costs below 25 cents per kg of H2 seem probable,” says Chair and CEO, Grant Strem.

The process involves injecting oxygen and CO2 into old oilfields like the one Proton purchased out of bankruptcy. Large old oilfields usually still have most of their oil when they are abandoned. Like in a car engine, oxidizing hydrocarbons releases energy.

This liberates hydrogen within the oil field. Injecting ion-rich waste streams turns CO2 into carbonate, producing additional hydrogen while leaving the carbon locked solidly underground. “Our hydrogen should ultimately have a carbon intensity far below zero since we can inject huge volumes of CO2 with oxygen,” added Mr. Strem.

“Big old oilfields are generally co-located with big infrastructure such as wells, powerlines, roads, towns, and pipelines, so we can avoid new environmental disturbances and costs compared to many alternatives,” says COO Setayesh Afshordi.

Proton Canada’s goal is to supply 10% of humanity’s total energy by 2040 – requiring almost 10% of Canada’s oil resource, assuming a 50 year production timeline, although some of this is expected to come out of the North Sea. Proton Technologies has sold licences in over 20 countries.

“We plan to scale-up and proliferate quickly as possible because air pollution is a crisis that Proton Technologies expects to help eradicate while crushing the price of energy and making great returns. I don’t believe anyone will cure cancer for example, while air pollution reigns. Although decarbonization carrots and sticks all align with Proton, compared to how we utilize oilfields for energy today it is simply much more efficient to oxidize hydrocarbons in the pressure vessels nature put them in” added Mr. Strem.


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— Using Innovation from the Success of 12 Prior “Unicorn” Achievements, Butterfield’s Newest Venture Opens as One of Solar Industry’s Top-Five U.S. Residential Solar Providers —

SILICON SLOPES, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#HomeExperience--In a move that speaks to 2021’s strongest trends in the solar industry, serial successful entrepreneur Greg Butterfield announced today the formal launch of Lumio (lumio.com), an instant Top-Five U.S. residential solar provider.


Lumio’s Co-founder and Chairman, Greg Butterfield, has led and propelled the success of 12 prior organizations beyond the $1Billion-plus “Unicorn” valuation and exit as CEO, Director, or Operator.

Butterfield immediately saw in Co-founder and Lumio CEO, Jonathan Gibbs – a 3X Inc. 500 achiever with Smart Energy Today – their shared mission of ethical leadership and customer-first innovation.

I’ve seen the future and it’s led by those willing to hyper-focus on creating delight at every customer touchpoint,” said Butterfield. “Jonathan (Gibbs) and our Lumio team are driven by this purpose. We know that when we lead with customer delight, the success and longevity will follow.

Lumio is the result of combining five leading regional U.S. residential solar providers:

Atlantic Key Energy,
DECA
LIFT Energy,
Our World Energy, and
Smart Energy Today.

Each company leads their respective markets in customer satisfaction and time-to-install. In a period in which the solar industry’s average install time is 60-90 days, Lumio’s average install time – with high customer satisfaction – is less than 30 days. In some cases, it is less than 10 days.

Current market trends support the timeliness of Lumio’s approach. While reports indicate conditions are growing more challenging for the largest installers, smaller regional providers are rising and thriving. Interest and investment in home improvement is reaching record highs in 2021.

Butterfield and Gibbs have carefully crafted a team at Lumio with some of the top performers in software and technology. Likewise, each of the five U.S. regional solar companies – now inside Lumio – have brought exceptional talent and combined strength in customer experience, supply chain, sales, fulfillment and best-in-class operations.

Speed is the currency of solar,” according to CEO Jonathan Gibbs. “The future leaders of this industry will ultimately find a way to reliably complete installs in seven days or less while elevating the customer experience.

Lumio is also answering customers’ desires to implement multiple home improvements such as new roofs, battery backup systems and smart technology upgrades as integrated purchases at the same time – on the same loan – with install times well ahead of industry norms.

Creating Jobs and Advancing Careers

As of today’s formal launch, Lumio already has a 12-month run rate of more than $1billion in gross sales, with no sign of slowing down.

With more than 3,500 team members across 37 states, Lumio continues to identify top industry companies and individual performers to join their growing roster of partners and key employees.

Organizations, investors, strategic partners and prospective team members interested in participating in Lumio’s growth may contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit lumio.com for more information.

About Lumio

Founded in December 2020, and based in Lehi, Utah, Lumio is an instant Top-Five U.S. residential solar provider comprising five leading regional solar companies and several software platforms. Built upon principles of ethical leadership and customer-first innovation, Lumio’s collective strength lies in experience design, supply chain, unified sales strategies, fulfillment and best-in-class operations. Co-founded by Lumio Chairman Greg Butterfield (WordPerfect, Novell, Legato, Altiris, Symantec, Omniture, Vivint Solar, SolarWinds, Workfront, Domo, Venafi, Route) and CEO Jonathan Gibbs (Smart Energy Today), Lumio is the easiest way for people to learn about renewable home energy, select the right financing options and improve their home and pocketbook with smarter, cleaner and cheaper solar power.

Lumio is Home Experience, Elevated.™


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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. & HOUSTON & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Air Products (NYSE:APD), a global leader in industrial gases and megaproject development, and Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR), a world leader in advanced hydrogen compression and gas turbine technology, have announced a strategic global collaboration to develop next generation hydrogen compression to lower the cost of production and accelerate the adoption of hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel.


As part of the collaboration, Baker Hughes will provide Air Products with advanced hydrogen compression and gas turbine technology for global projects, including NovaLT16 turbines for Air Products’ net-zero hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and advanced compression technology for the NEOM carbon-free hydrogen project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“Air Products chose Baker Hughes for its leading-edge compression and gas turbine offerings and robust hydrogen experience,” said Dr. Samir J. Serhan, chief operation officer, Air Products. “This advanced technology is another key step toward achieving economically viable blue and green hydrogen and net-zero targets.”

“Our transformative hydrogen compression and gas turbine technology lowers the overall production cost for new energy frontiers such as hydrogen and is a strategic enabler for key projects,” said Rod Christie, executive vice president of Turbomachinery & Process Solutions at Baker Hughes. “Our proven technology is helping to accelerate the hydrogen economy, and our collaboration with Air Products will be critical for a net-zero future.”

Baker Hughes developed its first hydrogen compressor in 1962 and today has more than 2,000 units operating around the globe. Baker Hughes’ hydrogen portfolio also includes gas turbines that can burn methane gas and hydrogen blends from as little as 5% to as much as 100% hydrogen.

As the world’s largest hydrogen producer, Air Products’ extensive experience in project execution, plant operations and strength in the hydrogen supply chain, combined with Baker Hughes’ seminal technology and experience, will be key to unlocking and accelerating the energy transition.

About Air Products

Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and world-scale carbon-free hydrogen projects supporting global transportation and the energy transition.

The Company had fiscal 2020 sales of $8.9 billion from operations in 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $65 billion. More than 19,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products’ higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.

Air Products’ Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and are not guarantees of future performance. While forward-looking statements are made in good faith and based on assumptions, expectations and projections that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information, actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors, including risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the assumptions, beliefs or expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any such forward-looking statements are based.

About Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and with operations in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet. Visit us at bakerhughes.com.


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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Methane-d2 (CAS 676-55-1) Global Market Research Report 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.


This global report is a result of industry experts' diligent work on researching the world market of Methane-d2. The report helps to build up a clear view of the market trends and development, identify major players in the industry, and estimate main downstream sectors.

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The first chapter introduces the product (composition, structure, hazards, storage, toxicological & ecological information, etc.). The second chapter focuses on Methane-d2 end-uses. The third chapter summarizes data about manufacturing methods. The fourth chapter is about the related patents. The fifth chapter deals with Methane-d2 market trends and forecast, distinguish Methane-d2 manufacturers and suppliers. The sixth chapter provides Methane-d2 prices data. The seventh chapter analyses Methane-d2 downstream markets.

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ChargeLab, Inc. to Develop Suite of Charging Management Tools and Services for TurnOnGreen’s Portfolio of Residential and Commercial Chargers


LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$AGH #AP--Ault Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: DPW) a diversified holding company (the “Company”), announced today that the Company’s subsidiary, Coolisys Technologies Corp®., a leading-edge technology company (“Coolisys”), has executed a partnership agreement with ChargeLab, Inc. (“ChargeLab”) to design, build and publish cross-platform mobile experiences for residential and commercial end-users of TurnOnGreen™ EV chargers. TurnOnGreen, Inc., a recently established subsidiary of Coolisys, is dedicated to commercializing and launching its full service of electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) and services.

Under this agreement, ChargeLab will support Coolisys in the pre-production stage of the TurnOnGreen EV charging product by performing testing sessions to ensure and validate solid firmware compliance with the Open Charge Point Protocol (“OCPP”).

Mr. Kohn, President and CEO of Coolisys and TurnOnGreen, stated, “ChargeLab has proven experience in the development of custom member-facing applications and providing pre-launch manufacturing support to ensure compatibility with existing platforms at launch for top tier EVSE manufacturers. We are excited to engage in this partnership and feel confident ChargeLab’s support will allow us to launch a cross-platform mobile experience compliant with industry standards for our residential and commercial customers.” Mr. Kohn continued, “The main objectives of the agreement with ChargeLab are:

  • to develop a branded app providing a cross-platform mobile and web experience that allows residential and commercial end-users to interact with TurnOnGreen EV chargers; and
  • to test and validate the onboard firmware uses in TurnOnGreen’s commercial EVSE to assure full compliance with the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) standard before ramping-up to mass production.”

Zak Lefevre, Chief Executive Officer of ChargeLab stated, “Our experience supporting leading manufacturers with their go-to-market efforts allows them to rapidly enter the market with a high-quality, full-service offering. We share in TurnOnGreen’s passion to commercialize an innovative portfolio of EVSE products in the rapidly growing EV marketplace.”

For more information on Ault Global Holdings and its subsidiaries, the Company recommends that stockholders, investors, and any other interested parties read the Company’s public filings with the SEC and press releases available under the Investor Relations section at www.AultGlobal.com or available at www.sec.gov.

About Ault Global Holdings, Inc.

Ault Global Holdings, Inc. is a diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a global impact. Through its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, the Company provides mission-critical products that support a diverse range of industries, including defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, telecommunications, medical/biopharma, and textiles. In addition, the Company extends credit to select entrepreneurial businesses through a licensed lending subsidiary. Ault Global Holdings’ headquarters are located at 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141; www.AultGlobal.com.

About Coolisys Technologies Corp.

Coolisys Technologies Corp. designs and manufactures innovative, feature-rich, and top-quality power products for mission-critical and life-sustaining applications spanning multiple sectors in the harshest environments. The diverse markets we serve include automotive, defense, aerospace, medical and healthcare, industrial, and telecommunications. Coolisys brings decades of experience to every project, working with our clients to develop leading-edge products to meet a wide range of needs. Coolisys is headquartered in Milpitas, CA; www.Coolisys.com, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 1-877-634-0982

About TurnOnGreen, Inc.

TurnOnGreen, Inc. provides flexible and scalable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions with a portfolio of residential, commercial, and ultra-fast charging station products, charging management software, and network services. We believe that we are the only green-energy technology company in the EV charging market that develops a broad range of robust products with smart service management support and cultivates strong partnerships with the passion and purpose that powers positive change. TurnOnGreen is headquartered in Milpitas, CA; www.TurnOnGreen.com, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 1-877-634-0982

About Charge Lab, Inc.

ChargeLab Inc. develops and provides for their customers the operating system for electric vehicle chargers. Their software makes EV chargers smarter by enabling billing, user management, power management, and integrations with third-party systems. ChargeLab partners with leading EV charger manufacturers, utilities, property owners, and governments to deliver seamless experiences for EV drivers across North America. ChargeLab has offices in San Francisco, CA and Toronto, Canada. www.ChargeLab.co, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 1 (800) 636-0986

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