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Southern Company acquiring AGL Resources for $8B, creating 2nd largest US electric and gas utility by customer base

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After closing, AGL Resources will continue to maintain its own management team and board of directors, and, as is the case with Southern Company’s other operating subsidiaries, AGL Resources will continue to maintain its own corporate headquarters, which for AGL Resources is in Atlanta. Generating capacity of approximately 46,000 megawatts.

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Infinitum Electric closes $1.8M Series A to bring new electric motor technology to market; increasing R&D for EV applications

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million Series A round of financing, led by Cottonwood Technology Fund (CTF). million in funding, and plans to leverage the new financing to launch an HVAC-specific, fully-integrated motor. The company will showcase its HVAC technology at the AHR EXPO in Atlanta next week. To date, Infinitum has received a total of $2.7

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

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Insurance and $100 worth of gas are also included, and there are no membership or application fees. Members can access popular GM vehicles for an extended time period without the commitment of leasing, financing or buying. Maven Reserve is available now in Los Angeles and San Francisco with plans to expand to other cities.

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Ford and Georgia Tech partner on hydraulic hybrid school bus conversion

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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) donated the bus for the project. Conducted by Georgia Tech, the project is financed by a $50,000 Ford College Community Challenge Grant, one of five given annually for a student-led project that matches university resources with an urgent community need related to sustainability. —Michael Leamy.

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

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Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. gallon with over 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. MicroBio Engineering Inc.,

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Gas Technology.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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will construct new compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for Arlington Transit (ART) in Arlington County, Virginia; Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) in Long Island, NY; and North Kansas City (MO) School District, which is set to become the largest school district in the US to transition its school bus fleet to CNG. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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