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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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The aim of this program is straightforward: no school district or utility should miss out on that opportunity simply because they lack access to information or resources to participate in this valuable federal program. Dairyland Power Cooperative (representing 24 electric cooperatives).

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Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

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The university is taking part in an utility rate program developed by its local utility New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC), electrification software provider Bellawatt, and Fermata Energy. These programs have proven effective at offsetting surging customer demand by dispatching power from customer-owned batteries.

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EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

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Diesel-powered engines move approximately 90% of the nation’s freight tonnage, and today nearly all highway freight trucks, locomotives, and commercial marine vessels are powered by diesel engines. California Air Resources Board (CARB)-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations.

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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

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Much of the meager wind power that does exist comes either from other states or from the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm—the first offshore wind farm in the US—which consists of just five turbines and only came online in 2016. But Rhode Island plans to fill the gap with as much as 600 megawatts of new wind power.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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Researchers will design, build, and test a new borehole-sampling tool that will allow direct, in-place measurements of methane hydrate-bearing sediment properties by reaching beyond the zone disturbed by drilling. Geological Survey and the University of New Hampshire on the project. DOE Investment: approximately $480,000 ?.

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Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo

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Leaving the Pavement: Bronco Off-Roadeo Ford hosts Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo programs in Austin, Texas; Gilford, New Hampshire, and where we went through the program—Moab, Utah. Ford wants to be seen as being a resource for the information they need as they continue their interest in off-road vehicles.”

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The Department of Energy is working with industry, universities, national laboratories, and other groups to develop technologies capable of harnessing these resources to generate environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive power. Shift Power Solutions, Inc. DOE Funding: $240,000. Total Project Value: $686,000.

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