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US Departments of Treasury, Energy Announce More Than $3B in Recovery Act Funds for Direct Payments for Renewable Energy Projects

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The US Departments of the Treasury and Energy announced the availability of an estimated $3 billion for the development of renewable energy projects around the country. Eligible types of renewable energy propertires inlcude: Large and small wind. Marine and hydrokinetic. Biomass (closed-loop and open-loop). Geothermal.

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NSF Awards NCSU Team $2M For Research on Deriving Drop-in Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels from Algae

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The team will begin working with marine algae called Dunaliella , which grow in brackish or salty water. We’re looking at microscopic marine algae that produce fatty acids and do not have a cell wall. The $2 million grant is part of the federal stimulus package and comes from NSF’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program.

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

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The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

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Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

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more than 50% of demand—will be available for passenger cars, given the potential demand for biofuels from other sectors, such as goods vehicles, aviation, marine, power and heavy industry. There is also uncertainty as to whether large amounts of (sustainably produced) biofuels—i.e.

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