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JANUARY 8, 2010

The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization. million to Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.)

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AUGUST 17, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Dynamic Fuels, LLC Part 79 registration for its Renewable Gasoline Blendstock 10 by the U.S. This designation enables Dynamic Fuels, a joint-venture of Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation, to generate 1.5 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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The collections have been made possible by the IEEE Region 4 Science Kits for Public Libraries program with funding from Region 4 members and corporate sponsors. Only public libraries in IEEE Region 4 currently are eligible for an SKPL grant. The SKPL committee set up a formal application process for granting money to libraries.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

As a leading producer in the Gulf of Mexico with approximately 150 million barrels of oil each year, Shell also operates extensive onshore facilities in Louisiana, including its Norco and Geismar plants, a major training center in Robert, and corporate offices in New Orleans. Shell built the first commercial GTL facility in Malaysia in 1993.

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MARCH 14, 2009

But the most immediate and pervasive risk to the economy is a wholesale collapse of the automotive supply base, Grant Thornton LLP partner Laura Marcero told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit. Grant Thornton LLP is the US member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

is expected to expand A123’s manufacturing capabilities by up to 600 MWh per year when fully operational, contributing to the company’s plan to expand global final cell assembly capacity to more than 760 MWh hours annually by the end of 2011. expected to come on line during the first half of 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

In addition, the company also announced the sale of $10 million in senior convertible notes to strategic partner ITOCHU Corporation. This follows a $65 million investment from principal shareholder Ener1 Group in June of this year, and a $20 million investment from ITOCHU Corporation in December, 2009.

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JUNE 19, 2010

The measures for increasing production capacity at the 28-hectare Redford production plant are scheduled to commence in July 2010 and continue until September 2011. million (approximately €46 million), which is granted by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, as well as other state and local tax credits and abatements.

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APRIL 12, 2010

The Definitive Agreement includes the development of a nationwide electric car charging infrastructure by ESB, the supply of electric cars by the Renault- Nissan Alliance from 2011, as well as Government policies and incentives that will support the widespread adoption of such vehicles. later in the year. for a pilot project in Ireland.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

In April, a collaboration between the companies Hybricon AB, Opbrid SL, e-Traction BV, Umeå Energi AB and the Umeå City Corporation began testing a fast rechargeable hybrid bus. Volvo Buses expects to have a prototype bus ready for testing in 2011. Last week, the project was granted a subsidy of €1.4

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AUGUST 28, 2012

In 2010, DGS partnered with Propel Fuels on a State and Federal grant opportunity to build 75 E85 alternative fuel stations throughout California. In 2011, the DGS launched a YouTube video educating State drivers about the attributes and availability of alternative fuel vehicles.

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APRIL 21, 2016

Production of the material, targeted to the $100 billion-plus automotive steel market, is the result of a multi-year joint development program between NanoSteel and AK Steel Corporation—an industry-leading innovator in steel product development.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

—Takao Asami, Corporate Vice President of Nissan, who is head of the Nissan Research Center. Suzhou Automobile Research Institute was founded on 1 July 2011, and is an independent organization within Tsinghua University. It receives city grants (i.e., expense budget), land and tax support.

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MAY 13, 2009

Ford also granted to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 45 million additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments. That includes three separate payments of $610 million due in December 2009, June 2010 and June 2011. per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $1.4

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JUNE 6, 2011

TransCanada Corporation said that its 590,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) capacity Keystone Pipeline system resumed transporting oil sands crude on Sunday, 5 June, after a shutdown 29 May following an above-ground spill at a pump station in Kansas involving less than 10 barrels of oil. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 14, 2011

Joe Project is expected to begin in August 2011, with the facility anticipated to be in service in 2013. Rentech expects the project to qualify for a federal cash grant equal to 30% of eligible project costs under the US Department of Treasury Section 1603 Grant Program for renewable power projects. Construction of the Port St.

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JULY 6, 2012

However, concerned that some manufacturers of heavy-duty engines might be forced out of the marketplace if they are unable to meet these standards, Congress required EPA to grant such manufacturers a certificate of conformity if they pay a non-conformance penalty (NCP). Source: William de Ojeda , DEER 2011. Navistar and Supertruck.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process. The grants awarded were in response to RFP-I, a request for proposals the GRI Research Board issued on 25 April 2011. On 30 June, the Research Board awarded 17 grants totaling $1.5 Lead Institution: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Hydrogenics Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, has entered into a strategic alliance with CommScope, Inc., No assurances can be provided that such product development milestones will be achieved by Hydrogenics.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

In May 2011, Dauenhauer was awarded a five-year, $800,000 Early Career Award in Basic Energy Sciences from the DOE. The grant provides support for his research on understanding the catalysts that control the process of breaking down plant matter into chemicals and fuel byproducts. Mettler, Samir H. Mushrif, Alex D. Paulsen, Ashay D.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Envia Systems was selected for a $4-million grant from ARPA-E in the Agency’s first round of solicitation in 2009 ( earlier post ) and received another $1 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC). (GM 12/938,638; Publication number: US 2011/0104551 A1; Filing date: 03 Nov 2010. 13/100,579, filed on 04 May 2011.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

In October 2013, Panasonic and Tesla had already expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. Earlier post.). billion.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Seeo is targeting the production of a total of 1,000 cells with optimized power and energy by December 2011, with final pack design by June 2012. The remaining projects are from PIER’s Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) program. These grants are capped at $95,000.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

One study surveyed by the CAR group found auto companies make up one-quarter of the top 20 corporate spenders on R&D globally. Source: Wards 2011; IRI 2013a; and Center for Automotive Research 2013. Sample of 2012 R&D Spending by Leading US Companies (in millions USD). Source: IRI 2013, CAR. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation provided an update on its Horizontal Niobrara and Codell drilling program in the Wattenberg field (Wattenberg HZ) of northeastern Colorado. To date, the company is producing from 11 horizontal wells within the Wattenberg field boundaries, with each well achieving strong initial rates and high liquids yields.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

This is roughly a 34% increase over total shipments in 2011 and a 321% increase over total shipments in 2008. The number of fuel cell units manufactured in Asia continued to grow steadily, rising from about 13,500 units in 2011 to roughly 22,000 units in 2012.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

—Frank Novachek, Xcel Energy director of corporate planning. A final report is expected in summer 2011. The project received a $1 million grant from Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund. We are greatly encouraged by these results. The project is being conducted in Luverne, Minn.,

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

The project is expected to pass several key milestones by late 2011. These include the drilling of co-injection well pairs at the demo site (completed in 2009), injecting of steam in early 2010, and co-injection beginning in the autumn of 2011. million Energy Innovation Grant from the Alberta Government. and Sojitz Corporation.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The pilot plant is expected to become operational in the first quarter of 2011 and marks a major milestone in the commercialization of Avantium’s technology. With the strong market pull from corporations and consumers for green materials, the time is right for the scale-up of our technology. —Tom van Aken, CEO Avantium.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Ford’s commercial vehicle investment Jiangling Motor Corporation opened its first Quick Lane outlet in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, earlier this month. In addition, for every car produced in China last year, the company sent 86% less waste to landfills compared to 2011, and used 19% less energy.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

DOE Grant Amount. The pilot plant will have the capacity to produce up to 890,000 gallons of ethanol and 690,000 gallons of potassium acetate per year starting in 2011. DOE Grant Amount. Enerkem Corporation. DOE Grant Amount. Description. Non-Fed Amount. Algenol Biofuels Inc. 25,000,000. 33,915,478. 17,944,902.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

—Robin Mackie, Chief Technical Officer of Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation. Smith US expects to install more than 500 Smith Newton electric trucks with Smith Telemetry by 2011, as part of a $32-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE).

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JANUARY 3, 2011

In India, we met with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The Government of India will do a matching grant with us on the shuttle. Rivers said that AEV’s goal for 2011 is to produce 50 shuttles, which will initially be targeted for southern China for testing and demonstration driving. —to bring people into Delhi.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company will now partner with Azure Dynamics Corporation to deliver a pure battery electric Ford Transit Connect van for the United States and Canadian markets in 2010. Battery electric Ford Focus passenger car in 2011. Ford and Azure. Oak Park, Mich.-based Next-generation hybrid vehicle in 2012.

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JULY 28, 2010

Eaton Corporation displayed its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and Eaton-branded Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle (iMiEV) car. kW, 240V at 32A) inductive charging system that it plans to roll out on a commercial scale in 2011. Siemens: Level I and II residential and public charging stations in the US, Canada and Europe.

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MARCH 11, 2010

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) presented the preproduction plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show. FCCC initiated our all-electric project well before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-power transportation projects.

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