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Loop Energy and BayoTech in joint market development agreement to accelerate deployment of hydrogen vehicles and fueling infrastructure

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The agreement further supports BayoTech’s objective of offering fleet operators a clear path to market leading cost of ownership based on the company’s unique on-site hydrogen production solution, best-in-class fuel efficiency and performance of the vehicles powered by Loop’s eFlow technology ( earlier post ).

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles. Metro Transit will receive funds for the design and construction of indoor overhead quick chargers as well as a solar power supply and a battery storage system. City of Albuquerque.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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These improvements will all be made in the hopes of driving down the cost of solar energy. General Atomics will carry out feasibility and design studies to validate the concept of supplying reliable, steady baseload power using a concentrating solar power plant integrated with sulfur-based energy storage. Albuquerque, NM – up to $4.3

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INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment

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Albuquerque. The deployment of highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs) is expected to deliver substantial benefits: reduced traffic congestion, decreased emissions, lower-cost of mobility and safer travel. New Orleans.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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A multi-partner team, led by PNNL as part of the Battery500 research consortium, will receive an award of up to $10 million per year for five years to drive progress on DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of vehicle battery technologies.

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