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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Cold Spray Manufacturing of High-Performance Magnets and Energy-Harvesting Materials, $300,000 TTEC LLC, Berryville, Va. Louisville, Colo.

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DOE to award up to $156M for applied R&D projects to drive industrial decarbonization

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Some technologies needed to fully decarbonize the industrial sector are in early stages of development, while others are much closer to commercialization. The industrial sector is also one of the most complex due to the wide diversity of energy inputs, processes, and operations. Subtopic 3a: Enabling Flexible Industrial Energy Use.

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Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ally for heavy-duty truck charging

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Three of the largest commercial truck manufacturers have joined forces on charging infrastructure. The three manufacturers, which claim to represent approximately 70% of medium-duty and heavy-duty truck sales in the U.S., Reducing emissions from the nation’s commercial truck fleet is a worthwhile goal, though.

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Velocys sells its second commercial license for FT renewable diesel and jet technology to Red Rock Biofuels

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Velocys plc, a developer of microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) biorefineries, has received a “notice to proceed” action to commence manufacturing the FT reactors and catalyst for the Red Rock Biofuels LLC ( RRB ) biorefinery that will be located in Lakeview, Oregon. Velocys’ role will be as a licensor for its technology to the project.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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This makes the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 the first sixty-foot fuel cell-electric bus to complete Altoona, and establishes New Flyer as the only manufacturer to offer both a forty-foot and sixty-foot fuel cell-electric model that qualifies for federal funding. New Flyer has more than 50 years of experience manufacturing zero-emission buses (ZEBs).

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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As one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, we have the ambition to be the innovation and technology leader also with alternative drive systems. Mercedes-Benz Trucks was the world’s first manufacturer to present a heavy-duty electric truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in 2016.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore., I think investigators are going to be focused on the manufacturing process of this particular airplane,” said Jeff Guzzetti, a former investigator for the N.T.S.B. Their work is expected to carry on for weeks.

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