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NEO Battery Materials to collaborate with NanoRial for silicon anode optimization with CNT dispersions

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Once the company redomiciles into Ontario, NEO Battery Materials intends to apply to governmental, non-dilutive funding programs jointly with NanoRial to increase business presence and exposure in the Canadian battery supply chain.

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BIO Asks Congress to Fully Fund Reverse Auction for Cellulosic Biofuel

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The Section 942 program supports the production of cellulosic biofuels by providing payments on a per gallon basis through a reverse auction process. The reverse auction program rewards pioneering cellulosic biofuel producers who can provide the most cost effective product.

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DOE to award up to $2.5M to deploy fuel-cell-powered baggage tow tractors at commercial airports

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This funding is intended to help industry bring advanced fuel cell technologies into emerging markets and provide airlines and airports with new choices for ground support operations that cut energy costs, air pollution, and petroleum use. DOE is encouraging applicants for this FOA to leverage other federal programs and incentives.).

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Washington selects AeroVironment to install fast-charger network along I5 and US2

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Each station also will include a Level 2 charging station, which will cost less for users and take up to four to six hours for a full charge. In the area between Everett and Olympia, additional charging stations will be installed through a federal program, The EV Project, administrated by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Senate Energy Bill Contains $3.8B for Natural Gas Vehicle Conversion and Purchasing, $400M for Plug-in Vehicle Deployment

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In general, rebates will offset 90% of the incremental cost of a qualified alternative fuel vehicle to a qualified owner for the purchase of a 15 qualified alternative fuel vehicles. Recommendations to the President and Congress for changes in federal programs to better promote the deployment of and reduce the barriers to plug-ins.

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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In 2009, the Obama administration launched the Car Allowance Rebate System, a program that was intended to not only stimulate spending, but also to improve energy efficiency and safety by encouraging people to upgrade to new cars. Their paper is published in the Journal of Marketing. —Michael Wiles.

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Rice, Lawrence Livermore scientists develop new efficient non-Pt MX2 catalyst for efficient hydrogen production; Materials Genome Initiative in action

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Scientists at Rice University and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have predicted and created new two-dimensional electrocatalysts—low-cost, layered transition-metal dichalcogenides (MX 2 ) based on molybdenum and tungsten—to extract hydrogen from water with high performance and low cost. —Boris Yakobson.

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