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ARPA-E Begins Reviewing Second Round of Concept Papers for Transformational Energy RD

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ARPA-E is currently reviewing all concept papers and is scheduled to provide feedback to applicants by mid-February 2010. The deadline for applicants to submit a Full Application will be 31 days immediately later, with final selections expected by late spring 2010. ARPA-E expects to issue an additional FOA in the near future.

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Global Power Company AES Raises $1.58B Through Stock Sale to China Investment Corp; Approx. 15% Stake

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AES, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, owns and operates a diverse portfolio of power generation and distribution businesses in 29 countries. Approvals are expected to be completed during the first half of 2010. More than two-thirds of AES’ revenue is generated outside of the United States.

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ARPA-E holding workshop on increasing efficiency of light collection and bioconversion to liquid fuels

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The US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E will hold a workshop on “Applied Biotechnology for Transportation Fuels: Meeting Today’s Energy Needs by Maximizing Photon Capture” on 2 December 2010, in Arlington, Va. There will also be an optional morning session on 3 December 2010 at the same venue.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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2010 in Arlington, Va. 2010 in Sacramento. EPA will take public comment for 60 days after the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register. The agency will hold three public hearings on the proposal: 2 Feb. and in Houston; and 4 Feb.

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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. Waste Management began generating renewable electricity at the site in January 2010 with the startup of a new landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) facility.

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Lockheed Martin’s CTO Steven Walker on Future Defense Technologies

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in 1997, he moved east to manage an aerodynamics and hypersonics research program at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research , in Arlington, Va. Walker left DARPA in 2010 to serve as deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for science, technology, and engineering. After getting his Ph.D. I'm proud of that accomplishment.".

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GE Receives $1.4B Contract to Supply Turbines for Largest Wind Farm Yet Built in the US

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Construction will begin in 2010 and will be completed in 2012. The wind farm, called Shepherds Flat, has received the majority of the necessary government permits to operate and is ready to be built. When completed it will be larger than any wind farm currently in operation around the globe.

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