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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 High Energy Battery Test Facility will possess capabilities that will enable development of low cost batteries that meet real world performance requirements. Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) will receive $4.2 million to modify and enhance its Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory.

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

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The US Department of Energy has selected 13 projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power. eSolar will design, build, and test a CSP power plant system with fundamentally new components.

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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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The DOT is now soliciting nominations from State and local officials to assist in making designations for alternative fuel corridors. DOT will also evaluate applications based on their ability to reduce emissions and collaborate across the public and private sector.

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

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Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Multiscale Manufacturing Design Tool Based on Machine Learning Workflow, $250,000. Highly Efficient Low-Thermal-Budget Hydrogen and Chemical Co-Production via an Electrochemical Activation of Propane, $100,000.