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American Airlines Orders 260 Planes From Airbus, Boeing and Embraer

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It is the airline’s largest aircraft order since 2011 and reflects the strength of demand for air travel. Boeing, the second biggest, is based in Arlington, Va. American’s last large plane order was in 2011, when it bought 260 Airbus planes and 200 Boeings. The order announced on Monday is the largest placed by any U.S.

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ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel to convene 2nd meeting in November

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To date, the work has been carried out electronically among seven working groups focused on energy storage systems, vehicle components, the vehicle-user interface, charging systems, communications, infrastructure installation, and education and training.

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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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Stretching across 30 square miles of Gilliam and Morrow Counties in north-central Oregon, near the town of Arlington, the 845-megawatt Shepherds Flat project marks the US debut and largest single global order of GE’s 2.5xl wind turbines, which has been proven in Europe and Asia. A total of 338 turbines will be installed in 2011 and 2012.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. Arlington). installed on walls or roof-tops. materials, manufacturing, shipping and installation, and. Pacific Northwest.

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