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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

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UPS announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Renewable natural gas, produced naturally from bio sources such as landfills and dairy farms, not only turns trash to gas, but it turns it into clean gas. UPS fueling stations in Albuquerque, N.M.; will use the RNG from Clean Energy to operate UPS delivery vehicles. .;

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. Dunhuang, China Built in an industrial park in Northwest China, this project began commercial operations in June 2020. Panels are oriented north-south to track the sun.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. Dunhuang, China Built in an industrial park in Northwest China, this project began commercial operations in June 2020. Panels are oriented north-south to track the sun.

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DOE To Award $104.7M to Establish Research and Testing Facilities for Carbon Fiber Manufacturing, Advanced Batteries, and Net-Zero Energy Building Technology

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The projects will support the development and improvement of clean energy and efficiency technologies of strategic national interest. million to develop an Integrated Net-Zero Energy Buildings Research Laboratory that includes a commercial building field research platform. Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) will receive $4.2

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

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States. Clean Future, Inc. CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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Abengoa is currently the only company with a full-scale, operational power tower, and thus proving this technology could help it reach commercial maturity. There is currently no commercial storage mechanism that is compatible with CSP solar dishes, and thus this storage technology could be a breakthrough for the CSP solar dish industry.

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