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North America just got its first recycled Li-ion battery materials plant

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Photo: Green Li-ion Green Li-ion has launched North America’s first commercial-scale plant to process unsorted battery waste, or “black mass,” from used lithium-ion batteries. They have hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone.

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NYC to use REG renewable diesel in more than 1,000 city vehicles, including many sanitation trucks

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REG utilizes Bio-Synfining technology developed and patented by its Synthetic Fuels Division in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The City also uses solar and wind energy to power government buildings and vehicles. Increased cetane aids self-ignition of fuel and allows for easier starting, smoother running engines and reliable operation.

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ARPA-E announces $11M for innovations in energy-water processing and agricultural sensing technologies; fourth, fifth OPEN+ cohorts

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Oregon State University (OSU) is developing a system for extracting clean irrigation water from hydraulic fracturing wastewater using low-grade solar or industrial waste heat. University of Oklahoma, An Innovative Zero-Liquid Discharge Intermediate-Cold-Liquid Eutectic-Freeze Desalination System – $608,333.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. Oklahoma, will recommend building codes to accommodate alternative. Carolina Solar Center. The Pennsylvania Partnership for Promoting Natural Gas Vehicles project. will provide education and outreach to municipal and school district. Gas Technology.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). First Solar Inc.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). A CNG fueling station will be constructed at 2 of the recipient’s, Allied Waste, locations. The Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition’s Idaho Petroleum Reduction Leadership Project.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects). Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). DIRECT SOLAR FUELS. Cyanobacteria Designed for Solar-Powered Highly Efficient Production of Biofuels. The R&D seeks to be a major contributor to future-generation direct-solar fuel technologies. Biomass Energy (5 projects). Water (1 project).

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