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Lightning Systems converting 35-foot diesel buses to battery-electrics in Boulder; cost-effective electrification

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Via Mobility Services, a local nonprofit social enterprise, operates Boulder’s HOP transit route, a high-frequency shuttle service serving Boulder hotspots like the University of Colorado campus and Downtown Boulder. Recycle them and make buses out of buses. That’s the motivation we’ve had for doing this.

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USTMA report finds that recycling of end-of-life tires dropped from 96% in 2013 to 76% in 2019

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While tires remain one of the most recycled products in the US, end-of-life markets are not keeping pace with the annual generation of scrap tires, according to a new report released by the US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA). We must take immediate steps to grow new and existing markets to recycle 100% of scrap tires.

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ARPA-E awards $38M to 12 projects leading used nuclear fuel recycling initiative

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Projects funded through the Converting UNF Radioisotopes Into Energy ( CURIE ) program will enable secure, economical recycling of the nation’s UNF and substantially reduce the volume, heat load, and radiotoxicity of waste requiring permanent disposal. Most of the nation’s used fuel is stored at more than 70 reactor sites across the country.

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GKN Hydrogen, SoCalGas and NREL to collaborate on solid-state hydrogen storage project; HY2MEGA

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million in DOE funding, two HY2MEGA hydrogen storage subsystems will connect to an electrolyzer and fuel cell at the ARIES facility on NREL’s Flatirons Campus near Boulder, Colorado. The fuel cell will then convert the green hydrogen to produce renewable electricity. Supported by $1.7

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard. When BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, the original Mini (which began production by the British Motor Corporation in 1959) was still being built. That means I refuse to play the marketers' clever games with the Nissan LEAF, smart fortwo, Volkswagen up! department. department.

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DOE awards ~$34M to 11 projects to advance waste and algae bioenergy technology

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Biomass feedstocks can be produced by municipal solid waste (MSW) streams and algae and converted into low-carbon fuels that can significantly contribute to the decarbonization of transportation sectors that face barriers to electrification, such as aviation and marine. Improve algae farming practices to increase production ($18.7

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DOE launches Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium; making CdTe solar cheaper and more efficient

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium (CTAC) —a $20-million initiative designed to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more efficient and develop new markets for solar cell products. efficiency in converting sunlight into electricity. competitiveness.

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