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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Groundwork Renewables Inc.,

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DOE to Award $106M to Six CO2 Conversion Projects; $156M in Matching Private Funding

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Converting captured CO 2 into products such as chemicals, carbonates, plastics, fuels, building materials, and other commodities is an important aspect of carbon capture and storage technology, the DOE said. The host site for the pilot project is Cedar Lane Farms in Wooster, Ohio. DOE Share: $6,239,542). DOE Share: $18,417,989).

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. Decision support and policy analysis tools.

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Partners Target Biomass-to-Liquids Demo Plant for Toledo

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Renewable Energy Institute International (REII), Toledo’s Red Lion Bio-Energy , the University of Toledo, Midwest Terminals/Port of Toledo, SolarTurbines/Caterpillar, and other partners are working to build a biomass-to-liquids demonstration plant in South Toledo, Ohio.

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

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Clean Fuels Ohio. The Fast Track to Ohio AFV Adoption project will streamline local and state. compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. on various fuels; and expand the Ohio Green Fleets program and the Ohio. on various fuels; and expand the Ohio Green Fleets program and the Ohio.

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President Obama announces new $140M public-private manufacturing innovation institute focused on power electronics

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In electronic devices, WBG semiconductors can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses that currently occur during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC electricity conversion, and they can handle voltages more than 10 times higher than Si-based devices, greatly enhancing performance in high-power applications.

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DOE awards $22M to support next generation electric machines for manufacturing

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—Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson. They are more durable and reliable, and can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses in electricity conversion compared to current technologies.