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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Green Car Congress

Cyclonatix, Inc is developing an industrial-sized motor/controller to operate with either DC or AC power sources, for applications in electric vehicles, solar-powered pumps, HVAC&R, gas compressors, and other commercial and industrial machines which require high efficiency, variable speed/torque, and low cost.

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FedEx adds 1,900 new lightweight composite Reach vans to fleet; 35% fuel efficiency improvement

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FedEx is also working with XL Hybrids, a developer of low-cost hybrid electric powertrain system, to convert ten conventionally-powered panel vans into more fuel-efficient, hybrid vehicles. In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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DOE Announces $100M Available for ARPA-Es 3rd Funding Opportunity; Focus on Grid-Scale Energy Storage, Electrical Power Technology, and Building Energy Efficiency

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Ultimately, technologies developed through this program will be scalable to the megawatt and megawatt-hour levels of power and energy capacity. Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT).

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New seamless charging network across18 states

Electric Auto Association

While many drivers recognize the benefits of driving an EV, such as the ease of low-cost home charging, some are concerned with the availability of charging stations during long road trips. The Edison Electric Institute estimates 18 million EVs will be on U.S. roads by 2030.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Drexel University aims to design a significantly more efficient, fast, low-cost, compact, and reliable circuit breaker for medium-voltage direct-current (MVDC) power system. BREAKERS projects include: Drexel University, Ultra-Efficient Intelligent MVDC Hybrid Circuit Breaker – $4,413,913.

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