First Mode Holdings, Inc.
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| Founded 📆 | March 14, 2018 in Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | 10 Bloomsbury Way, Holborn, London, England |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 350 (2023) |
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First Mode is an American multinational decarbonization company that designs, manufactures, and distributes alternative fuel and battery engines for heavy duty vehicles, along with hydrogen refueling equipment. Its headquarters are in London, England. The company has operations in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.
It has been named one of Built In Seattle’s Best Places to Work in 2020,[1] 2021,[2] 2022,[3] and 2023.[4] First Mode received GeekWire’s Innovation of the Year award in 2022[5] for the creation of the world’s largest hybrid powerplant, later additionally winning Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas awards.[6]
History[edit]
First Mode was founded on March 14, 2018 in the Seattle, Washington area by 11 former members of asteroid mining company Planetary Resources. Several of the co-founders were engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including Chris Voorhees, the recipient of NASA’s Exceptional Achievement[7] and Exceptional Engineering Achievement[8] medals.
The company was named after the concept of a first mode, which is the fundamental vibration pattern of an object or system, characterized by the lowest frequency and the greatest amplitude. The name is a nod to the company’s engineering background, as the first mode is often what determines how structures interact with one another.
First Mode partnered with mining corporation Anglo American plc in 2019, signing a three-year agreement to develop a diesel alternative for the company’s fleet of mining haul trucks.[9]
On May 6, 2022, First Mode and Anglo American debuted the world’s first and largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in South Africa with a converted Komatsu 930E Haulpak truck.[10] The launch was attended by President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.[11]
First Mode announced the creation of a proving grounds for product testing in October 2022.[12] Located in Centralia, Washington, it is at a former TransAlta mine site. The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded First Mode a $250,000 grant in February 2023 to support the continued development of the site and its facilities.[13]
In January 2023, First Mode and Anglo American announced the signing of a $200 million binding agreement to combine First Mode with the Anglo American nuGen team, thereby making Anglo American the majority shareholder.[14] The two companies also signed a supply agreement for First Mode to provide Anglo American with several additional hybrid powerplant retrofit kits for mining haul trucks.[15]
In July 2023, First Mode announced the construction of its first manufacturing facility in Seattle, Washington.[16] The 45,000 square-foot factory will produce zero-emission powerplants and associated ground infrastructure for the company’s nuGen haulage solutions, which replace diesel engines in mining haul trucks and locomotives by retrofitting customer’s existing fleets with battery and hydrogen fuel cell solutions.[17]
Product Range[edit]
- nuGen Haulage Solutions:
- First Mode makes the largest hydrogen FCEV powerplant in the world, the nuGen Aftermarket Kit.
- nuGen Energy Management Platform.
- nuGen Refueling Stations.
See also[edit]
- List of mining companies
- Carbon Neutrality
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Energy Transition
- Energy Efficiency
- Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Low-Carbon Economy
- Environmental Technology
- Ballard Power Systems
- ABB
- Williams Advanced Engineering
- Engie
- NPROXX
References[edit]
- ↑ "50 Best Small Companies to Work For in Seattle 2020". Built In Seattle. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "50 Best Small Companies to Work For in Seattle 2021". Built In Seattle. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "100 Best Midsize Companies to Work For in Seattle 2022". Built In Seattle. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Seattle, WA 2023". Built In Seattle. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Schlosser, Kurt (13 May 2022). "2022 GeekWire Awards revealed: Community celebrates big winners in Pacific NW tech". GeekWire. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ Peters, Adele (2 May 2023). "This massive zero-emissions truck can help shrink mining's footprint". Fast Company. Retrieved 5 July 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Innovation at the Edge. 8th Annual Pacific Northwest AIAA Technical Symposium" (PDF). AIAA. Retrieved 6 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2013 NASA Agency Honor Awards" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 6 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Boyle, Alan (17 December 2019). "First Mode forges $13.5M agreement with Anglo American to develop mining tech". GeekWire. Retrieved 6 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Boyle, Alan (6 May 2022). "Mammoth zero-emission mining truck makes its debut in South Africa, powered by First Mode". GeekWire. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "President Cyril Ramaphosa: Launch of Anglo American nuGEN | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 15 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Boyle, Alan (25 October 2022). "First Mode will develop zero-emission trucks at proving grounds south of Seattle". GeekWire. Retrieved 3 June 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "State support advances First Mode Proving Grounds for hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery-powered mining trucks at former coal mine in Centralia". Washington State Department of Commerce. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "First Mode secures US$200m in funding from Anglo American". Mining Digital. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Boyle, Alan (7 December 2022). "Anglo American follows through on $200M combination agreement with First Mode". GeekWire. Retrieved 29 May 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "First Mode Announces Smart Manufacturing Facility to Produce nuGen™ Haulage Solutions". First Mode. 12 July 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Morgan, Rick (13 July 2023). "Clean energy company First Mode to set up factory in Sodo". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 17 July 2023. Unknown parameter
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