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TriMet puts first Xcelsior CHARGE electric bus into operation; powered by Portland General Electric renewable energy

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TriMet partnered with Portland General Electric (PGE) to purchase, own, and maintain six ABB chargers and the related infrastructure. million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s 2016 Low and No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Deployment Program. The program was funded in part with a $3.4-million

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Ocean Power Technologies Wins A$66.5M Award from Australian Government for 19MW Wave Power Project

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million (US$61 million) grant from the Federal Government of Australia to build a 19 MW wave power project off the coast of Victoria, Australia. The award is one of four renewable energy projects approved by the Federal Government after considering more than 30 applications, and is the sole wave energy venture.

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Maxwell supplying ultracapacitors for light rail braking energy recuperation system; 2.8% energy savings

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is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT), is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Oregon area’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet). Maxwell Technologies, Inc. kWh of energy for use in commercial transit applications.

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Zinc-Air Battery Company ReVolt Applying for $30M in Recovery Act Funds; Targeting EV Applications

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ReVolt, based in Stäfa, Switzerland, has selected Portland, Oregon as the location for its US headquarters and manufacturing center. Securing government grants and tax credits will allow ReVolt to significantly accelerate its operations in Portland and US expansion, the company says. Earlier post.) million in ReVolt.

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Clean Energy to provide LNG to Hawaii Gas; additional agreements in trucking, transit and refuse markets

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Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) has renewed a three year operations & maintenance contract with Clean Energy representing approximately 3 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) over the three year term of the contract. Clean Energy has supplied the City with LNG for more than a decade.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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To measure freight efficiency, DTNA ran vehicle testing on highway routes in Oregon and Texas; one city route in Portland, Ore.; DTNA and three other major truck OEMs were awarded multi-million dollar grants by the DOE and each matched the DOE funding dollar for dollar. and anti-idle testing in both a cold chamber and hot chamber.

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