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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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Colorado Association for Manufacturing & Technology; Cray; Dassault Systems; Deere & Company; DMG Mori; Evolved Analytics LLC; General Dynamics - Ordnance & Tactical Systems; General Electric; Haas Automation; Honeywell; Illinois Tool Works; Imagecom Inc. .; UTRC; Wolf Robotics. Aspire 3D); International TechneGroup Inc.;

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AEP Signs on as Corporate Sponsor of Pickens’ Energy Plan

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American Electric Power has signed on as a corporate sponsor of The Pickens Plan, proposed by oil and gas industry veteran T. We can’t significantly develop renewable energy resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and introduce competition for liquid transportation fuels without a well-designed, reliable national transmission grid.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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In the first group, 16 awards totaling $435 million will support fully integrated, regional Smart Grid demonstrations in 21 states, representing more than 50 utilities and electricity organizations with a combined customer base of almost 100 million consumers. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX).

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Smart Grid projects pick up huge funding boost

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It will link 1,000 residential smart meters, 75 commercial meters and plug-in electric vehicle charging sites. - NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation – The project will demonstrate the use of advanced sensors and monitoring instrumentation networks in downtown Boston to boost reliability and safety.

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