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US Departments of Interior and Defense partner to promote renewable energy on federal lands

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The MOU sets out the guiding concepts for the Renewable Energy Partnership Plan, the departments’ roles and responsibilities under the agreement, and how they will work together to carry out the initiative. About 13 million acres of these withdrawn lands are located in the west and are high in wind, solar and geothermal resources.

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US Departments of Interior and Defense partner to promote renewable energy on federal lands

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The MOU sets out the guiding concepts for the Renewable Energy Partnership Plan, the departments’ roles and responsibilities under the agreement, and how they will work together to carry out the initiative. About 13 million acres of these withdrawn lands are located in the west and are high in wind, solar and geothermal resources.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. will conduct a one-year “proof-of-concept seedling” program. Berkeley, Arizona State.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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The projects were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. would leverage abundant, domestic natural gas resources and. Arizona State University. expensive to deploy at smaller scales. Small-scale conversion. reduce US dependence on foreign oil. Lead organization.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

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Written by Josie Garthwaite 9 Comments Posted March 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am in Automotive Before unveiling the concept version of its Model S sedan, an $57,400 electric car that Tesla Motors wants to build using loans from the Department of Energy, the startup said the Model S battery would be designed to handle rapid charging.