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Rio Tinto announced plans to fund two 100 MW solar facilities and 200 MWh of on-grid battery storage in the Pilbara region of Western Australia by 2026 through a $600 million investment package supporting the decarbonization of its iron ore operations in the region.

The Lion Electric Company has entered into a four-year supply agreement to source lithium-ion battery cells in the manufacturing of batteries for its electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles.

Rolls-Royce and easyJet conducted a ground test for the world’s first run of a modern aircraft engine on hydrogen.

Campbell Soup Company signed a 12-year VPPA to purchase electricity and associated RECs from a 115-megawatt share of Enel North America’s Seven Cowboy wind project in Oklahoma.

Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o., an European bus manufacturer, purchased 25 hydrogen fuel cell engines from Ballard Power Systems.

Braskem America signed contracts to receive renewable power and emissions-free energy for its production facilities in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as to purchase RECs for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

The program for Smart Energy Decisions' Renewable Energy Forum continues to take shape as cutting-edge content is added to the agenda. This 10th edition of the Forum is set for December 6-8, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa, in Huntington Beach, California. Registration for the event closes on November 6.