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DOE 2015 SBIR/STTR Phase 2 Release 1 awards include 3 hydrogen projects

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The US Department of Energy announced 94 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase 2 Release 1 Awards , including three Office of Science projects focusing on hydrogen production from electrolysis and hydrogen systems supporting fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Giner, Inc.

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Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

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Of that $37 billion, health costs added up to $24 billion in 2015; the $24 billion represents the monetized sum of harmful emissions responsible for an estimated 220,000 work-loss days, more than 109,000 asthma exacerbations, hundreds of thousands of other respiratory impacts, and 2,580 premature deaths. Massachusetts: $2.9

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DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

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The 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report shows that more than 60,000 fuel cells, totaling roughly 300 megawatts (MW), shipped worldwide in 2015. 2015 also saw the world’s first fuel cell vehicles for sale. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

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Kiessling Transit orders 32 more Lightning Hybrids hydraulic hybrid buses

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Kiessling Transit, a Massachusetts-based transportation company, is ordering 32 more hydraulic hybrid buses equipped with Lighting Hybrids’ Energy Recovery System (ERS) for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. Earlier post.) In addition, Lightning Hybrids has identified ways to reduce vehicle idle time by up to 30%.

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New thermoelectric material offers higher output power than other available materials

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That, coupled with a raw material cost of about $190 per kilogram, according to the US Geological Survey Data Series, makes it commercially viable, the researchers said. Opeil, Stephen Wilson, Ching-Wu Chu, and Zhifeng Ren (2015) “n-type thermoelectric material Mg 2 Sn 0.75 —Liu et al. 1424388112.

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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Within the US, it examines California, Massachusetts, and Michigan—states covering a range of differences in electric power generation and power market structures. In the US, President Obama declared an American goal of putting one million EVs on the road by 2015. sales but well below the run-rate needed to reach the 2015 target.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The buses will be deployed in areas such as downtown and the University.

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