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Oregon DOT selects AeroVironment for 22 EV fast chargers along transportation corridors

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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has selected AeroVironment to supply, install, operate and maintain twenty-two (22) electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations along major transportation corridors and travel destinations in northwest Oregon. states since late 2010.

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Ocean Power Technologies Signs Stakeholder Agreement for Oregon Wave Energy Project

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has signed a Settlement Agreement (SA) with 11 federal and state agencies and three non-governmental stakeholders for its utility-scale wave power project at Reedsport, Oregon. Manufacturing of the first 150 kW PB150 PowerBuoy is already underway at Oregon Iron Works under its contract with OPT. Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

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Maxwell supplying ultracapacitors for light rail braking energy recuperation system; 2.8% energy savings

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is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT), is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Oregon area’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet). kWh of energy for use in commercial transit applications.

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Neste to open office for growing Renewable Aviation business; launching Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the Netherlands

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It has been tested in over 1,000 commercial flights and is already being sold and used in the market. Besides the Netherlands, Neste MY Renewable Diesel is available for customers in the United States in California and Oregon, Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania. —Neste’s President and CEO Peter Vanacker.

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Daimler Trucks to invest $40 million in Portland engineering center

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Daimler Truck North America is proud to call Portland, Oregon our home,” said John O’Leary, president and CEO, DTNA. “We Daimler says its new, 110,000-square-foot engineering facility will bring together multiple research projects in one place, including battery electric and hydrogen-fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Agility’s New Factory Can Build Thousands of Humanoids a Year

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The factory is located in Oregon, which, in the opinion of this native Oregonian, is an excellent state in which to locate anything. This includes everything from supply chain (how many actuators do 10,000 robots a year need and where the heck are you going to find them?)

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Joule and Red Rock Biofuels intend to merge; solar fuels plus biomass F-T

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Red Rock adds a proven technology pathway to Joule’s own Helioculture technology and strengthens Joule’s platform for global supply of carbon neutral fuels, the two said. The company is poised to begin construction of its first refinery located in Lakeview, Oregon in early 2016. —Serge Tchuruk.

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