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How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

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If you have a reliable, effective airport, youre helping to support economic resiliency, said Joey Cathcart, a sustainable aviation expert at RMI, a sustainability nonprofit in Colorado previously known as the Rocky Mountain Institute. The Federal Aviation Administration has provided airports grants to explore such options.

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William Ratcliff, Former IEEE Region 3 Director, Dies at 80

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There he helped design bulk power systems and developed engineering software. Under his leadership, the team won a grant from the Advanced Research Projects AgencyEnergy. The three vehicles in the IEEE-USA initiative provide U.S. He left in 1985 to join manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace , in Savannah, Ga.,

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Lightning Systems more than tripling size of manufacturing and R&D facility in Colorado

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With more than $32 million in pending orders from commercial and government fleets, commercial electric vehicle supplier Lightning Systems is more than tripling the size of its manufacturing, research and development facility in Loveland, Colorado.

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Eaton’s Vehicle Group partnering with Ballard and NREL to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology

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The partnership is the result of a grant Eaton’s Vehicle Group received from the US Department of Energy to develop highly efficient hydrogen fuel cells capable of powering heavy-duty machinery. The new fuel cell technology will leverage Eaton’s Twin Vortices Series (TVS) technology to improve fuel efficiency.

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DOE awards $1.2M to Colorado State Energy Institute team to study ultra-low emissions, high-efficiency natural gas engines

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A team of researchers from Colorado State University’s Energy Institute has received a $1.2-million million grant from the U.S. The Colorado State team is working with commercial partners Cummins Inc. This level of research in a wide range of fuels has not been done before, and it will help with engine design and control.

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Pilot program to provide e-bikes to low-income workers in Durango, CO; NREL/CEO study on use patterns, efficiency benefits

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Supported by a $50,000-grant from the Colorado Energy Office, 16 low-income workers in Durango, Colorado will receive e-bikes through a pilot program of the 4 Corners Office of Resource Efficiency ( 4CORE ). The nonprofit received the grant funding from the state’s “Can Do Colorado Community Challenge.”.