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

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Raleigh, N.C.

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Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

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Participants represent various industries, from car rental agencies to corporate campuses to utility providers, with installations in locations across the United States. The program follows EV drivers as they use the Plugless system on their own Chevrolet Volts and Nissan LEAFs.

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HR Biopetroleum changes name to Cellana

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Barry Raleigh, Ph.D., Prior to joining HRBP, he led the corporate development function at Diversa Corp., Cellana intends to construct and operate commercial facilities to produce algae-based biorefineries. Algae-based biofuels and bioproducts company HR BioPetroleum, Inc. has changed its name to Cellana, Inc.,

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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It is now Vietnam’s largest corporate entity by far — with loads of global business partners, an insatiable appetite for growth, and serious political influence. From VinFast: The first group of VinFast dealers consist of Leith VinFast (Raleigh, North Carolina), Smith Haven VinFast (St. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

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Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Corporate/city/state fleets commit to buy a certain number of plug-ins (RFPs for major purchases or conversions). Laura Schewel, project manager.

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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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Power America (Raleigh, NC). The institute will also provide the manufacturing communities with easy and affordable access to real-time analytic tools, infrastructure, and industrial applications. LanzaTech; Materia; SEVA; TowerJazz; Small: Able Industrial Products Inc.; VRCO; and many more small and medium-sized manufacturers.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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IBM's large commercial customers faced the implications of this emerging technology: Who would maintain the equipment and its software? The product also had to attract corporate customers, although it was unclear how many of those there would be. Tom Munnecke/Getty Images. How secure was the data in these machines?

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