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DOE awards $27.5M to 16 water infrastructure projects

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Modern technology has the potential to reduce energy use in aging water infrastructure, particularly in wastewater treatment, which demands up to 2% of domestic electricity use each year. Evaluating flexible grid service for opportunities to generate biopower from wastewater. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $27.5

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Structurally and Electrochemically Stabilized Silicon-rich Anodes for Electric Vehicle (EV) Applications.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio).

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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million to seven projects to develop medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans across 23 states. Gas Technology Institute: Houston to Los Angeles (H2LA)–I-10 Hydrogen Corridor Project. National Grid: Northeast Electric Highways Study.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Electric cars will not save the climate. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help catalyze the agency’s research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts into affordable, market-ready energy solutions, by strengthening partnerships between DOE’s National Labs and American entrepreneurs. Westinghouse Electric Company (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania).