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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). Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Raleigh, N.C. Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., Pipersville, Pa. New York, N.Y.

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BASF to concentrate plant biotechnology activities on main markets in North and South America

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The headquarters of BASF Plant Science will be moved from Limburgerhof, Germany, to Raleigh, North Carolina. Research and development activities will be concentrated mainly in Raleigh, Ghent, Belgium and Berlin, Germany. Regulatory approval processes which have already started will be continued.

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Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

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The first participants included Google, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Duke Energy and Clemson University, with installations in the Spring of 2012. Commercial reservations for the Plugless Level 2 EV Charging System opened in June at www.pluglesspower.com , with the first shipments to individual EV owners expected in August.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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There are significant challenges for new lightweight and modern metals to reach widespread commercial production. The integrated design, development, and production of highly complex systems, leveraging software, can speed ideas from the lab into commercial production, reduce costs, and shorten production lifecycles.

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A Dab of Sunscreen Key To Solar Windows That Last Decades

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A new approach by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor might dramatically extend the working life of solar windows. Yongxi Li , an assistant research scientist at University of Michigan and first author of the paper in Nature Communications. "If Kan Ding/University of Michigan Engineering.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Level 2 AC charging (L2) with universally accepted J1772 connectors will serve charging at long dwell-time locations.

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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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Texas A&M University will lead the Gulf Coast center—a region anchored in the chemical, oil and gas sectors—and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will lead the Northeast center, where glass, ceramic and microelectronic manufacturing has a strong presence. Power America (Raleigh, NC). of Virginia; Virginia Tech; U.