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United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

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United and United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced an investment in and commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy. Under the commercial agreement, United has agreed to purchase at least 300 million gallons of SAF over 20 years from Dimensional. The company began construction on a CO 2 -to-fuels demo in Tucson, Arizona in 2021.

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DOE awards Nikola $1.7M to advance fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) development

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The joint grant was funded by the US Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Transportation Office under the recently announced FY19 Commercial Trucks and Off-Road Applications FOA. Testing will begin on Arizona roads this year with full production expected in late 2022. Younan Xia.

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Heliostat Consortium announces 7 projects to receive combined $3.5M in funding; DOE launches Heliostat Prize

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium , announced seven awardees from a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at achieving DOE’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and improved solar field performance.

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DOE awards $15M to ASU-led Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership; data for scale-up of algal fuels

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The US Department of Energy will award $15 million to the Arizona State University-led Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP 3 ) for its Advancements in Sustainable Algal Production opportunity. Testbed facilities for the partnership are physically located in Arizona, Hawaii, California, Ohio and Georgia.

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Nel ASA awarded multi-billion NOK contract for 448 electrolyzers (1 GW) by Nikola Motor

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The Nel modular concept enables deliver of customized indoor hydrogen solutions for any application, configuration and size. The first two stations will be installed in Arizona and California depending on permit timelines. —Jon André Løkke, Chief Executive Officer of Nel.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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Outside of California, the device has been approved for use by commercial fleet vehicles in Michigan, Arizona, and Texas, and 10 additional U.S. per month for 48 months; a hard-wired version for commercial vehicles sells for $24.95 states are considering authorization. Boston said three more U.S.

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Peloton in ARPA-E NEXTCAR project to cut HD truck fuel use by 20% with smart powertrains and platooning

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The Peloton project, led by Purdue University ( earlier post ) will apply next-generation truck platooning technology and concepts for smart, cloud-connected powertrains to achieve 20% fuel savings for tractor-trailers. This approach means that innovations that emerge from the project can be commercialized at low cost.

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