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

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Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure and a back-up generator to maintain bus service in a disaster situation. Description. 54,992,016.

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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

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Wide ranging sustainable aviation jet fuels, including quantification of benefits; and. Safety and transition strategies that enable “drop in” replacement for petroleum-derived aviation fuels. Last year, GE started wind tunnel testing with NASA to evaluate counter-rotating fan systems for an open rotor engine.

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