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FTA awards almost $16.6M to coordinate fuel cell bus research

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million to the Center for Transportation and the Environment in Atlanta and $10.17 Funded projects include: Next Generation Fuel Cell Power System Development Towards Transit Bus Commercialization (Phase I). Partners: CTE, Atlanta, GA; Proterra, Greenville, SC; Ballard Power Systems Inc., DC/DC Converter Development Program.

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DOE awarding up to $13.4M for 5 projects for advanced biofuels and bioproducts

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Vertimass LLC of Irvine, California will receive up to $2 million to commercialize technology to convert ethanol into diesel fuel, gasoline, and jet fuel blend stocks compatible with the current transportation fuel infrastructure. This process could be used for the commercialization of biomethane to fuels. Earlier post.).

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment. The ethanol will be converted to sustainable aviation fuel at LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels facility, in Soperton, Georgia. Comstock Inc.,

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US Postal Service rolls out first EV charging stations

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The US Postal Service showed off its first EV charging stations at an event in Atlanta yesterday, with hundreds of new sorting and delivery centers set to open around the country this year. The USPS also plans to buy another 11,750 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) vehicles from other manufacturers.

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Allison Transmission introduces new 9AT for release in 2020; extends xFE fuel-saving to Series 1000, 2000

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Allison Transmission recently introduced its first nine-speed model at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. The Allison nine-speed model leverages the proven durability of the Allison 2000 Series six-speed commercial transmissions, which have accumulated more than 100 billion miles globally. Max package.

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Team led by CTE delivers 2 extended range hydrogen fuel cell utility vehicles to DoD

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A research team led by Atlanta-based. The analysis identified trade-offs in performance for each of the options, including weight, volume, cost, safety and commercialization potential. The CEM is also working with the Defense Logistics Agency to convert additional operational vehicles to hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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The models now serve as a standard for many geoscientific, remote sensing, topographical, and commercial applications. It consists of an antenna divided in several parts, each of which has its own receiving channel and analog-to-digital converter. Moreira’s technology also helps to track the effects of climate change.