WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3 million for high-performance computing, modeling, and simulation projects to improve manufacturing processes.
NORTH LIBERTY, IA — Solar installer Moxie Solar, which installed almost 5 MW of projects in 2018 and likely tripled its business in 2019, has announced plans to set up a 100-MW solar panel assembly operation in Iowa.
CLEVELAND, OH —The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) and the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) announced a reciprocal membership partnership, providing members the unique opportunity to join both industry-leading associations.
LANCASTER, CA—Construction has begun on a solar energy project at BYD’s Coach & Bus assembly plant here. When fully operational, the project is expected to save the factory more than $100,000 per year in electricity costs.
DETROIT—General Motors plans to invest more than $2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of electric vehicles, including pickup trucks and SUVs.
BRUSSELS – Toyota Motor Europe recently announced it reached 100 percent renewable electricity use across all its European operations and facilities in 2019.
American Emergency Vehicles, part of the REV Group and manufacturer of Type I, II, III and Medium-Duty ambulances, announced its vehicles are now Certified Green by TRA Certification, making them the first ambulance manufacturer to receive this certification.
U.S. consumers are increasingly concerned about how their buying habits affect the environment. In fact, a recent Nielsen study found that 48 percent of U.S. consumers would change their buying habits to reduce environmental impacts.