article thumbnail

NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

Green Car Congress

The NNCI framework builds on the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), which enabled major discoveries, innovations, and contributions to education and commerce for more than 10 years. Through a fiscal year 2016 competition, one of the newly awarded sites will be chosen to coordinate the facilities.

article thumbnail

FTA selects 7 projects to receive $22.5M in grants for battery-electric and fuel cell buses, infrastructure

Green Car Congress

FTA awarded the FY 2015 funds after a competitive review process that prioritized transit agencies and bus manufacturers with strong records in building, deploying, and operating clean buses and infrastructure. This program builds on UTA’s extensive commitment to low and no-emission vehicles and technology. King County.

article thumbnail

First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

Green Car Congress

Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Background. As required by Appendix C to the 2.0-Liter personnel, other business expenses).

Charging 150
article thumbnail

Panda Power finances conversion of retired coal plant to natural gas; one of largest power conversion projects in US

Green Car Congress

The plant is expected to supply large power markets, including Philadelphia and the New York metropolitan area, when it enters commercial operations in the first quarter of 2018. to build the Hummel facility on a turn-key basis. Panda Power Funds selected a construction consortium of Siemens Energy Inc. and Bechtel Power Corp.

Coal 150
article thumbnail

Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

The CSRC was formed in January 2011 with three charter members; the first phase of research will conclude in 2016. CSRC will concentrate on supporting a safe transition to the future of mobility, particularly through emerging automated- and connected-vehicle technologies.

Connect 210
article thumbnail

Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

Green Car Congress

Liter Partial Consent Decree entered by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Background. Background.

America 150
article thumbnail

Hyperloop: An Engineering Marvel or An Elite Day Dream

Get Electric Vehicle

“Although Hyperloop will be fast, the systems we are building will accelerate with the same tolerable G-forces as that of taking off in a Boeing 747,” and acceleration and deceleration will be gradual with no G-forces and turbulence it added. Hyperloop: How Much Do The Tickets Cost? ” Now the real question.

Engine 45