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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

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. Erb was an advisor to this team from the University of Idaho, finishing in first place with this Camaro EV conversion. We show up at a parking lot and we’ll shoot the breeze.

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

Green Car Congress

Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Johnson-Matthey (Cleveland, United Kingdom). Framatome Inc. Lynchburg, Virginia). Beam Suntory, Inc. First Solar Inc.

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

Green Car Congress

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) Lighting Conversion and Upgrades for Facilities: Converting the lighting system at four RIPTA facilities to more energy efficient systems.

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