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ARPA-E Begins Reviewing Second Round of Concept Papers for Transformational Energy RD

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ARPA-E is currently reviewing all concept papers and is scheduled to provide feedback to applicants by mid-February 2010. Separately, ARPA-E will hold a “ Power Technologies ” public workshop on 10 February in Arlington, Va. ARPA-E expects to issue an additional FOA in the near future.

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Global Power Company AES Raises $1.58B Through Stock Sale to China Investment Corp; Approx. 15% Stake

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AES, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, owns and operates a diverse portfolio of power generation and distribution businesses in 29 countries. AES also announced the signing of a letter of intent with CIC to raise an additional $571 million of equity for an approximate 35% interest in its wind generation business.

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UTA study indicates air contamination near fracking sites result of operational inefficiencies, not inherent to the extraction process

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A study led by chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) indicates that highly variable contamination events registered in and around unconventional oil and gas developments are the result of operational inefficiencies and not inherent to the extraction process itself.

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US DOE awards nearly $7M for cost analyses to advance fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems research

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The design of systems and manufacturing process is guided and vetted through system models at National Laboratories, patent and literature research, presentation from developers, and peer review. Arlington, VA – up to $3 million for two projects. The four projects selected for award are: Directed Technologies, Inc.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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As part of its reconsideration, EPA conducted a review of the science that guided the 2008 decision, including more than 1,700 scientific studies and public comments from the 2008 rulemaking process. 2010 in Arlington, Va. EPA will take public comment for 60 days after the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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Géraldine Merle, Matthias Wessling, Kitty Nijmeijer (2011) “Anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells: A review,” Journal of Membrane Science Volume 377, Issues 1–2, Pages 1-35, doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.043. Proceedings from the Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop Arlington, Virginia May 8-9, 2011. 2011.04.043.

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EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Cause or Contribute Finding Identifies Motor Vehicles as Contributing Source

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After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the US Supreme Court, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal with two distinct findings regarding greenhouse gases. The scientific analysis also confirms that climate change impacts human health in several ways.

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