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AFE to Use Plasma Gasification of Waste in 25MW Power Project in Milwaukee

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Alliance Federated Energy (AFE) last week announced the development of “Project Apollo,” a $225-million, 25MW energy project located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Project would turn Milwaukee trash into energy”, JSonline , 2 February 2010. Project Apollo plans to utilize Westinghouse Plasma Corp.’s A hat-tip to George!).

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US Army Awards CD Technologies $19M Contract for Development of Large-Format Lithium-ion Batteries

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This contract will allow C&D Technologies to establish a world class research and development facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including pilot production capability dedicated to large-format lithium-ion batteries, and will establish a domestic manufacturing base for C&D designed lithium battery systems.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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The core business is the production of renewable fuels and clean, efficient energy conversion technologies. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland. ID-Technologies is a Swiss engineering company specialized in energy technologies. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

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Chemrec CEO Urges Serious Consideration for DME at Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

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Addressing methanol marketers at the conference, LeBlanc noted that converting methanol into DME offers the methanol industry a new market for its product. Chemrec is currently building BioDME production plants in Sweden. One, a demonstration-scale facility, is scheduled to begin biofuels production in 2010. Earlier post.).

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ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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Macroalgae can be utilized as a feedstock for domestic transportation fuels, chemicals and other commercial products without competing with food crops for land and water. Finally, the team seeks to demonstrate a prototype harvester that could be adapted to renewable power sources. —ARPA-E Acting Director Eric Rohlfing.

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

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Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. Productive Alternatives/Transit Alternatives, Minnesota: $845,000. VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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