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MAY 14, 2020

GEMINA’s goal is to reduce fixed operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from ~13 $/MWh in the current fleet to ~2 $/MWh in the advanced fleet. These projects will work to develop digital twin technology to reduce O&M costs in the next generation of nuclear power plants. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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MAY 17, 2021

The researchers are currently targeting commercially valuable red algal eucheumatoid species, which are primarily cultivated in East Africa and Asia. To date, eucheumatoids have been difficult to propagate in a cost-effective manner and production has been limited to easily accessible areas near shore. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Critical barriers remain before widespread commercialization can be realized—many of which center around the unique mechanical properties that emerge at solid-solid interfaces in electrochemical cells. MUSIC researchers will look at manufacturing techniques using new materials as a means of lowering battery costs.

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JULY 15, 2020

States signing the MOU are: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Orbia is serving as a development partner to Ascend Elements to scale the company’s technology for commercial production. Ascend Elements is currently producing battery-grade graphite in its facility located in Westborough, Massachusetts. Orbia has also backed the company through several investment rounds.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement will reduce both the costs of critical materials and the environmental impacts of production. DOE funding: $5,577,738; cost share: $5,925,475; Total costs: $11,503,213. DOE funding: $2,272,112; costs share: $2,272,112; Total costs: $4,544,224.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The selected projects are: CALSTART: East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor. This project will create a plan for innovative infrastructure solutions at industrial facilities and commercial zones along critical freight arteries feeding into Southern California’s I-710 freeway.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2015

DOE’s key hydrogen objectives are to reduce the cost of producing and delivering hydrogen to less than $4 per gallon of gasoline equivalent (gge) to enable fuel cell vehicles to be competitive with gasoline vehicles. The 94 projects will receive about $96 million in total funding. Giner, Inc. Giner, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Boston Metal, an MIT spin-off working to commercialize molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) for emissions-free metals and alloys production, announced that Vale and Energy Impact Partners have joined its Series B fundraising, closely following a $50M close announced in January. Sadoway founded Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

States joining with California on the effort to accelerate deployment of zero-emission trucks and buses are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. It will pursue similar coordinated action with industry and stakeholders to identify and address cost, fueling infrastructure, and other barriers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

These projects, operating in 13 states, have the potential to reduce carbon emissions and water-treatment costs while improving water quality and equity of distribution nationwide. Each team will work to bring new water and wastewater-treatment technologies from the applied research and development stage to commercial readiness.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2015

These accomplishments could open the door to a new class of miniaturized, extremely low-cost, robust laser-scanning technologies for LIDAR and other uses. These performers include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the University of California, Santa Barbara; the University of California, Berkeley; and HRL Laboratories.

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JUNE 26, 2022

This demand stems from significantly reduced launch costs driven by commercialization, increased reliance on satellite technologies for global positioning systems, surveillance and broadband internet, and postulated space resource extraction and militarization. —Ryan et al.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

A Massachusetts startup has signed a license agreement with Battelle to commercialize battery technology that can help store large amounts of renewable energy and improve the reliability of the nation''s power grid. based WattJoule Corporation will advance the commercial use of redox flow battery technology. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The NSF grant will address challenges that remain before the renewable strategy can be applied practically on a commercial scale. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Yuanyue Liu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

The project will cost $575 million and produce 66 million gallons of ethanol annually, enough electricity to meet the needs of 35,000 homes, and enough biomethane to heat 10,000 homes per year. The ethanol produced there will meet California’s low carbon fuel standard. —Scott Brittenham, CEO of Clean Energy Capital.

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APRIL 8, 2019

The rebates will be available through the Sacramento County Incentive Project to install both commercial-grade Level 2 chargers and high-powered DC fast chargers. A rebate project to increase access to electric vehicle (EV) chargers throughout California’s Sacramento County is launching with up to $15.5

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts for Phase II of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery recycling contract. The contract award, which includes a 50% cost share, funds a 24-month project. USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR).

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The July commitment additionally alleged the 3 Grieco retail outlets violated the Misleading Industry Practices Office, charging shoppers extra for cars than the fee marketed on their site, then including addendum charges and describing cars to be had at “auction” or “wholesale” costs in February and March 2022.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

US Hybrid Corporation, a global supplier of medium- and heavy-duty electric and hybrid powertrain power conversion components, executed a global licensing agreement with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to commercialize UTC’s proven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell technologies. CALSTART administers the project for the FTA.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

2023 was an interesting year for Mullen Automotive ($MULN) as the veteran EV startup took significant strides in expanding its commercial EV operations after claiming a majority stake in Bollinger Motors in September of 2022 and wholly acquiring ELMS and its IP one month later. starting at a suggested MSRP of $68,500.

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JULY 2, 2018

million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects that will advance solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technologies. The selected projects support the Department’s SOFC program by helping to mature the technology for commercial use to efficiently generate low-cost electricity. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

Under the leadership of Massachusetts-based Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. The new facility will focus on pilot- and commercial-scale development of algae biodiesel that is cost-competitive with existing petroleum- and vegetable-based fuels, with improved performance characteristics.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Brian Baynes, a current board member of both Joule and Red Rock and partner at Flagship Ventures, will succeed Tchuruk and will lead Joule as it enters a commercial deployment phase. By merging Red Rock Biofuels with Joule, we intend to accelerate the commercialization of carbon-neutral fuels and continue to build a world leading company.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies, which boasts Volkswagen as a commercial partner, “has simplified lithium-ion battery production with a new design that requires fewer materials and fewer steps to manufacture each cell,” according to MIT News.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The bus uses a Ballard FCvelocity-HD6 fuel cell module built in Lowell, Massachusetts to provide primary power in combination with BAE Systems HybriDrive propulsion and power management systems to propel the Eldorado 40-foot transit bus. The FCvelocity-HD6 fuel cell module. Click to enlarge. CALSTART administered the FTA project.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

earlier post ) recently launched its Ensemble Module System; a “kit” of standard components that provides OEMs and pack assemblers with a simple, cost-effective way to assemble large format battery pack solutions for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) applications. Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

EV fleets offer benefits such as reduced fuel and maintenance costs , helping you achieve your sustainability targets , and even helping your business partners up and down your supply chain achieve their sustainability goals by reducing their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Where is Blink a verified supplier? Research and other resources.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Saving fleet vehicle costs Finally, there are economic benefits to switching to electric school bus fleets. While electric school buses cost more than diesel buses to purchase, the savings in fuel and maintenance costs even out over the lifetime of the bus.

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MAY 15, 2023

For Massachusetts residents and businesses, there are quite a few options available. Here’s a look at current Massachusetts EV rebates and other incentive programs. Utility and Electricity Provider Incentives and More Customers in Massachusetts can earn a variety of credits, discounts and rebates from their utility companies.

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MARCH 14, 2012

a company that has developed a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), will display a Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo van fitted with the company’s hybrid technology at the 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Conference Energy Showcase on 16 March.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Included in the acquisition, which has received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), are A123’s automotive, grid and commercial business assets, including technology, products, customer contracts and U.S. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. Transportation.

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JULY 11, 2016

Catalytic pyrolysis company Anellotech, which focuses on producing cost-competitive BTX (benzene, toluene and xylene) from non-food biomass, revealed Toyota Tsusho Corporation as a multinational strategic equity investor and corporate partner in the renewable aromatic chemicals supply chain.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

24 in the Cities of Foshan and Yunfu, China; 13 in the US, including the states of California, Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio; 3 in Brazil; and 1 in India. We are strongly positioned for rapid growth in scaled commercial revenue service deployments now underway and planned in China, Europe and the United States.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

Utilities have increased revenues faster than electricity usage in part by creating “demand charges” for businesses that have increased their share of the utilities’ cost burden. SolarCity storage systems are available to new solar power customers through 10-year service agreements including monthly payments, with no upfront cost required.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have discovered that combining comprehensive experimental data and artificial intelligence provide the key for accurately predicting the useful life of lithium-ion batteries before their capacities started to wane.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and its subsidiary Axens have formed a strategic alliance to develop and to commercialize a new technology for the low cost production of bio-based benzene, toluene and paraxylene using Anellotech’s process of Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis (CFP) of non-food biomass. Anellotech Inc., Earlier post.).

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