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

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Seattle City Light, Port of Seattle, and SNL will perform a large-scale hydrogen storage risk assessment to accelerate the Port of Seattle and Seattle City Lights’ adoption of hydrogen for energy storage and port operations. Award amount: $770,000).

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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Of the 27 proposed sites, 16 are in California, five are in Oregon and six are in Washington. Those highways include Interstates 8, 10, 80, 210 and 710 and state routes 60 and 99 in California; I-84 in Oregon; and I-90 in Washington. HDR completed the study.

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S4 Energy Solutions to Develop Plasma Gasification Project at Waste Management Landfill for Waste to Fuels and Power

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and InEnTec LLC, plans to develop a plasma gasification facility at Waste Management’s Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon. The electricity is powering 5,000 homes in Seattle through an agreement with Seattle City Light. Based in Bend, Oregon, InEnTec LLC was formed by engineers from MIT, Battelle, and GE.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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The San Jose area had the highest share at 10%, followed by other California areas (4% to 6%) and markets in Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington (2% to 4%). Overall, the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric in these 50 areas is 1.2%, about 3 times the proportion in the rest of the United States.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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While the most populous states will see the highest sales volumes, with California, New York and Florida likely leading the way, as a percentage of total vehicle sales, smaller states will lead, with Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, DC, and Delaware among the top states for PEV penetration. of total light-duty vehicle sales in 2017.

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Notes from the road: a guest post from Portland

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Long recognized as an EV hotbed alongside our brethren Seattle and San Francisco, Portland never disappoints when it’s time to round up and roll out. Everyone who’s anyone in the Oregon sustainable business sector was there to catch the film and the post-film Q&A. We were good & ready for REVENGE !

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Drive Oregon. Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through public ride and drives for a wide variety of PEVs and short term extended test drives in key markets throughout Oregon and Washington. University of Washington, Seattle. Plug In America. 1,250,000.

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