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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. High Power Density Compact Drive Integrated Motor for Electric Transportation – $2,982,389. Ionic Materials, Inc.

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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 winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. MARTA anticipates that the power produced by these photovoltaic panels will be sold to Georgia Power under their Distributed Generation Contract Program. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Of that, $26.5

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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thermoelectric energy converters to recharge the hot and. transportable like fuels, 100% renewable, rechargeable like a. develop processes that use water and recycled CO2 as the. Georgia Tech Research. Georgia Institute of. Georgia Tech/NEETRAC, Carnegie Mellon. electrical battery is being charged.

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