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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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BEL launches this coalition effort in advance of federal funds targeted to electric school buses in the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress in 2021. Great River Energy (representing 28 electric cooperatives). Hoosier Energy (representing 18 electric cooperatives).

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Germany awards €233K to N-ERGIE to support 84 charging points in Bavaria; part of €300M federal program

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A prerequisite for funding is, inter alia, that the charging columns are publicly accessible and are operated with electricity from renewable energy sources. The subsidy is pro rata and covers not only the installation of the charging column but also the grid connection. The charging pillars must be accessible 24 x 7.

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BIO Asks Congress to Fully Fund Reverse Auction for Cellulosic Biofuel

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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) released a letter to House and Senate appropriators asking them to fund Section 942 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels, at the $25 million level in Fiscal Year 2011.

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Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. Congress created the program in 2005 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversees the RFS program.

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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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On Tuesday, US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid released the “Clean Energy Jobs 5 and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010”—the latest version of the energy bill to emerge from the Senate. The bill also provides funding to establish fueling infrastructure, and a loan program for domestic manufacturing. Plug-in vehicles.

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DOE fuel cell technologies report finds largest growth in capacity in 2016 occurred in transportation

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report documenting growth and opportunities in the fuel cell industry. The report also examines 2016 activities related to hydrogen production, power-to-gas, energy storage, and components used by fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. and Denmark.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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The MIT Energy Initiative has released a new report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. In the interim, we need a large, focused, federal program to develop and demonstrate commercial-scale technologies. Professor Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI).

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