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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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University of Alabama. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. Topic 7: Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis. Scalable CO 2 electrocatalysis technologies. Project title. Federal share. Topic 1:Scale-Up of Bench Applications. University of North Dakota. Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. Montgomery Area Transit System, Alabama: $2,675,000. VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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National Renewable. University of Alabama. type Hexaferrite The University of Alabama led team will demonstrate. resulting in reduced cost for renewable solar electricity. transportable like fuels, 100% renewable, rechargeable like a. develop processes that use water and recycled CO2 as the. If developed.

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