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💴 This Week in Manufacturing

Innovators keep finding new ways to use technology to utilize existing infrastructure.  Whether through clean energy or fast charging, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel! This week’s newsletter highlights major efforts to stay efficient as we grow our tech adoption.

Kicking it off is this week’s feature company, FreeWire Technologies, which is supporting our growing electric vehicle dependence. No one has time to wait hours and hours for a charge!

Next, headlines are popping up to support clean energy innovations and funding increases in more than a dozen states–batteries, EVs, charging, and more!

Finally, today’s Fun Fact showcases just how far the US has come in providing clean energy. What milestone will we hit next?

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⚙ Manufacturing Headlines

• EcoG opens US HQ in Detroit with Michigan Strategic Fund grant [Renewable Energy Magazine]

• White House Investing $530M in 10 US Innovation Clusters [3D Print.com]

• Tesla to bring LFP supply chain to Nevada [Economic Times Auto]

• California company developing remote, fast-charging vehicle tech [CompanyWeek]

• Toyota Boosts Spending on Kentucky EV Production by $1.3B [Transport Topics]

• AstraZeneca Expands Manufacturing in Maryland to Accelerate Next-Generation Cell Therapy [PharmaLive.com]

ENERGY

♨️ FreeWire Technologies

Embracing a mission of growth, FreeWire Technologies COO Martin Lynch looks to build on a fast-moving target to evolve remote charging products for a disparate range of customers.

The eight-year-old company was established to meet the need for fast, reliable charging products, says Lynch, who has been with the company for four years.

As has been widely reported, electric vehicle use is on the rise, and the call for reliable, fast-charging batteries is top-of-mind for customers. So, too, is the most efficient and effective use of the electric grid.

Upshot: “Our customers are basically able to time out when they want to buy the energy and then time out how they want to provide that energy to their customers.”

FROM THE FEED

📱Plastic water bottle manufacturing

 🤨 Did You Know?

The U.S. has enough installed clean energy to power 64 million American homes.

^{Source: American Clean Power}

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