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• Pablo Koziner named President, Commercial.
• Carey Mendes named President, Energy.

PHOENIX — Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions, today announced two leadership changes that will help advance the Company’s commercial and energy efforts. Pablo Koziner, current President, Energy & Commercial, has been named President, Commercial, and Carey Mendes, current Global Head, Energy Finance, has been named President, Energy. These appointments are effective immediately. Koziner and Mendes will report to Michael Lohscheller, recently named President, Nikola Corporation, and will be the incoming Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2023.

Jeffersonville, Ind.-headquartered marine transportation company American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) is expected to operate Hydrogen One, a first-of-its-kind towboat that will run on emissions-reducing methanol-to-hydrogen generator technology—without diesel propulsion.

BOONE, IOWA — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Buhler Industries Inc. (TSX: BUI), a leading tractor manufacturer under the Versatile brand, announced today that they have signed a letter of intent and plans to integrate the Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile’s equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market.

The goal of the law is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emission and increase the number of electric vehicles on roadways.

HOUSTON — TritenIAG and ReCarbon have partnered on the design and development of three ReCarbon plasma carbon conversion unit (PCCU) based plants in North America, Australia, and Asia. These facilities are designed to produce CO2-free syngas and clean hydrogen. Additionally, TritenIAG will advise on the design of PCCU-based pathways in multiple downstream value chains, including petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and fertilizers. ReCarbon’s PCCU transforms carbon emissions into syngas and hydrogen.

•  Research will focus on hydrogen and its role in sustainable energy and information science.

Northwestern University has received $10.35 million over four years from the Department of Energy (DOE) to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) focused on developing hydrogen-based energy technologies, an increasingly important need in the face of climate change.

Cornell’s Center for Alkaline-Based Energy Solutions (CABES) has received renewal funding of $12.6 million for a four-year period to continue its work developing advanced fuel cell technologies in alkaline media.

Following announcements of a series of White House initiatives intended to advance domestic production of clean and affordable alternatives to fossil fuels, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the University of Virginia Thursday to award a team of researchers a $3.7 million grant to support research into clean energy technologies.