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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Louisville, Colo. Catalyst Leaching Resistance for the Oxidative Production of Biobased Chemicals, $335,000 Forge Nano, Louisville, Colo. Computer Programs for Analysis of Thermally Reactive Tracer Tests in Geothermal Reservoirs, $150,000 Geothermal Scientific Inc., Tustin, Calif. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo.

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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Louisville, Ky.; UPS currently operates 31 CNG fueling stations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia and runs CNG vehicles in 38 states in the U.S. The six new CNG stations will be built in Ontario, Calif.;

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ZEON to introduce new anode and cathode binders for Li-Ion batteries

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will introduce their newest grades of anode and cathode binders for Li-ion batteries at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) held January 2011 in Pasadena, California. ZEON Corporation and its North American subsidiary, Zeon Chemicals, L.P., Zeon Chemicals L.P.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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University of Louisville. The project goal is to develop and imbed an SM workforce model that leverages existing education and workforce training systems in California. University of California, Irvine.

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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San Diego Nanotechnology Infrastructure, University of California, San Diego, PI: Yu-Hwa Lo. The Kentucky Multi-scale Manufacturing and Nano Integration Node, University of Louisville with partner University of Kentucky, PI: Kevin Walsh. Stanford Site, Stanford University, PI: Kathryn Moler.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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The winning coalition, headquartered in Los Angeles, California brings together a consortium of nearly 200 partners from across academia, industry, and non-profits to spur advances in smart sensors and digital process controls that can significantly improve the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. manufacturers and the nation up to 1.6

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Sunline Transit Agency, in partnership with Southern California Association of Governments. Sunline Transit Agency, in partnership with the Southern California Association of Governments, will receive funding to build and deploy five hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses. The selected projects are: NoLo Awards. Project sponsor.

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