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DOE to award up to $2.5M to deploy fuel-cell-powered baggage tow tractors at commercial airports

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million this year to demonstrate and to deploy fuel-cell-electric baggage tow tractors (BTT) at major US commercial airports. The target market is commercial airports and air freight distribution centers used by passenger airlines and air freight industries. Space required for battery charging can also represent a significant cost.

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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are Federal programs in which agencies with large research and development (R&D) budgets set aside a small fraction of their funding for competitions among small businesses only. Only DOE Phase I award winners may compete for DOE Phase II funding.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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Tax credits for installing EV charging stations are available in a variety of forms, and many of them apply toward the cost of equipment and installation. Some type of incentive program is available in 44 states and Washington, D.C. , on top of the federal program that’s offered everywhere in the US.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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In the interim, we need a large, focused, federal program to develop and demonstrate commercial-scale technologies. Such plants make up less than half of the existing fleet. The primary focus of research and development for existing coal plants should be on cost reduction of post-combustion capture.

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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The ZEV regulation—along with new LEV III criteria pollutant and GHG standards—can be the catalyst to the process of transforming the California light-duty fleet, ARB staff suggests. A savings of $5 billion in operating costs in 2025 for California drivers. LEV III and GHG.

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How to Select the Right Charging Level for Your Parking Facility

Blink Charging

million electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States and there may be 48 million EVs on the road by 2030 , installing electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) in your commercial or multifamily parking is an obvious choice. federal government is simplifying the transition to EVs by offering federal tax incentives.