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Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

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The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8 Initial project phases will include technology modeling, analysis, concept selection and design. Earlier post.). Later stages involve building a demonstration truck and testing it under highway conditions.

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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Lane Transit District (LTD) in Oregon has awarded New Flyer a contract for 11 Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses, including seven ABB depot chargers to support electric bus infrastructure development. LTD has a longstanding commitment to sustainability.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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economy, there’s a potential problem: Where will the industry find the qualified workforce needed to run these plants and design the chips they’ll make? There were around 20,000 job openings in the semiconductor industry at the end of 2022, according to Peter Bermel , an electrical and computer engineering professor at Purdue University.

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Researchers devise seawater-resilient bipolar membrane electrolyzer for turning seawater into hydrogen

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University with collaborators at the University of Oregon and Manchester Metropolitan University have developed a seawater-resilient bipolar membrane electrolyzer. —Marin et al.

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DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of the American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, a $4-million competition designed to advance technologies and techniques to support direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines. The Phase 1 semifinalists are: Boston University – Pober-Strauss.

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DOE to award $12M to two companies to further next-generation nuclear reactor designs

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected two companies—X-energy and Southern Company—for a combined $12 million in awards ($6 million each) to develop further advanced nuclear reactor designs. The MCFR is also a next-generation design with the most advanced safety features that enable its potential use across the country.

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DOE awarding nearly $8M for national laboratory H2@Scale projects

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NREL and GE Renewable Energy will optimize wind turbine design specifically for hydrogen production from electrolysis, and validate designs using NREL’s ARIES facilities. (Award amount: $1,722,089). Award amount: $500,000). Topic 2: Applied Risk Assessment and Modeling for H2@Scale Applications. Award amount: $525,000).

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