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

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Madison, Wis. Amesbury, Mass.

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Punching above its weight

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If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. He has been working with electric vehicles (EVs) since 1986, when he was involved with electric and hybrid development in the bus industry.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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FIVSIM – An Accurate And Efficient Code for the Industrial Simulation of Flow Induced Vibrations, $1,500,000. Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Praj Industries Ltd. Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. NovaCentrix (Austin, Texas).

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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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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. The facility is a 70,000 square foot building located in an industrial zone in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lighting Conversion and Upgrades for Facilities: Converting the lighting system at four RIPTA facilities to more energy efficient systems.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

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With the recent growth of the electric automobile industry , it’s no surprise that EVs are a hot topic of conversation. In Cleveland, Ohio, Oliver Frichtle claimed his battery-powered car could make it 100 miles before needing a charge. It All Began in the More than a Century Ago. Story by Martin Banks. EVs started simple.

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Gas2 secures £5.5M in funding to further catalytic ceramic membrane gas-to-liquids technology

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By contrast, Gas2’s GTL process involves a single step during the syngas generation and is aiming to have one single step for conversion into liquid hydrocarbons during the Fischer-Tropsch stage. Step 2 uses two Fischer-Tropsch units arranged in series, to convert the syngas to liquid fuel products. Gas2 GTL process. Click to enlarge.

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