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New A123 Systems LLC emerges

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Included in the acquisition, which has received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), are A123’s automotive, grid and commercial business assets, including technology, products, customer contracts and U.S. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. Electric Grid.

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Cadillac to follow Chevy Volt’s lead

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The Cadillac brand may be one of the most inspirational in motoring history, but its latest model promises to follow in the footsteps of a much more modern icon. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars general motors Bob Lutz Cadillac Cadillac Converj Chevrolet Volt Chevy Volt range extended vehicle Voltec platform.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an. substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. biomass production. Description.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will develop a paradigm shifting new all-liquid metal grid scale battery for low cost, large scale storage of electrical energy. Low Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced Ultracapacitors. Catalytic Biocrude Production in a Novel, Short-contact Time Reactor.

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DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

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The selected projects range from improving manufacturing processes that reduce the energy needed to make components for aircraft and vehicles, to lowering the production costs of carbon fiber for a wide range of clean energy products. process could reduce production costs by 20% and total carbon dioxide emissions by 50%.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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The link to the reveal was posted only on its European site, which may indicate that its first production EV outside China will be available only in Europe. battery production through 2025 – LG Energy Solution said Thursday it plans to invest more than $4.5 battery production capacity. – March 10, via Forbes.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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If governments provide consistent, long-term subsidies, industry standardization and mass production will deliver the gigawatts, Smith says. “We And the wind itself can then orient the rotor, eliminating the need for motors and gears that keep conventional turbines facing into the wind. whose platforms support the 190-meter-high, 9.5-MW

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