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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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Westinghouse Electric Company and the Missouri Electric Alliance led by Ameren Missouri have formed a utility participation group called the NexStart SMR Alliance to advance deployment of the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.; Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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Additionally, these efforts will help build a comprehensive training program that will lay the foundation for a robust hydrogen and fuel cells workforce in the United States. Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation. The Lubrizol Corporation. Nikola Corporation. Missouri University of Science & Technology.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Moser Baer India Ltd.; Thermax Ltd.; and Wipro Ltd. Moser Baer India Ltd.;

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Toyota to begin hybrid powertrain production in US; $374M investment in 5 plants

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liter cylinder heads at Bodine Aluminum’s Troy, Missouri, plant; and modifying the Bodine Jackson, Tennessee, plant to accommodate production of hybrid transaxle cases and housings and 2.5-liter The Huntsville, Alabama, plant will undergo a comprehensive upgrade to enable it to build engines that complement TNGA. liter engine blocks.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

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Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes. “It

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A123 Systems reaches agreement to sell substantially all assets to Wanxiang for $256.6M

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reached agreement on the terms of an asset purchase agreement with Wanxiang America Corporation through which Wanxiang would acquire substantially all of A123’s assets for $256.6 A123 Systems, Inc. Earlier post.) A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive.

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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

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This project complements USDA’s Wood-to-Energy Initiative; it seeks to build a forest restoration economy by integrating energy feedstock within the larger forest products sector to sustain rural jobs and prosperity. ReEnergy Holdings LLC, has three committed facilities dedicated to purchasing from growers in the project area.

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