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DOE to award up to $2M to 3 projects for hydrogen and fuel cell supply chain and manufacturing analysis

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Funded in part by the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, this funding opportunity supports the Department’s broader effort to boost US competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. solar, photovoltaic, wind, and electric vehicle battery technologies).

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NASA moves Environmentally Responsible Aviation project into next phase of research with 8 large-scale technology demonstrations

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Flap and Landing Gear Noise Reduction Flight Experiment : Analysis, wind tunnel and flight tests to design quieter flaps and landing gear without performance or weight penalties. and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Our next steps will help us work towards that goal.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Under the new contracts, the teams will now develop concepts and models that can be tested in computer simulations, laboratories and wind tunnels. The program’s Subsonic Fixed Wing Project oversees the work at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and Langley Research Center in Virginia. million, three years.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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Kia invited media to the Alila Marea Beach Resort in Encinitas, California, from which we ventured out over the Cuyamaca Mountains and through the Cleveland National Forest to the 1800s silver mining town of Julian , with an elevation of 4,245 feet. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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Chicago Plugging Green

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This is way beyond tree hugging in Chicago," said Johnston, 31, who before coming to Chicago helped dust some of the rust off of Cleveland's image by serving as executive director of the non-profit Cleveland Green Building Coalition. Now, as a Plug In Partner , Chicago becomes an important part of the move toward Plug in Hybrids.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The 43 winning proposals were submitted by transit agencies from across the country as part of a nationwide competition for the $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. Red Rose Transit Authority – RRTA, Pennsylvania: $2,450,000.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enable Reliable Non-Destructive Characterization of Additively Manufactured Parts using X-ray CT, $756,689. Assessment Robot for Resilient Optimized Wind Energy ARROW(e), $1,000,000. IP Group, Inc.