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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

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Volvo Trucks North America customer, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD)—a Golden State Foods (GSF) company—is increasing its commitment to zero-tailpipe emission freight transport with its latest order of 30 Volvo VNR Electrics. Located in the St.

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ICL breaks ground on $400M LFP battery materials manufacturing plant in St. Louis

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ICL, a global specialty minerals company, celebrated the groundbreaking of its battery materials manufacturing plant in St. Louis, which is expected to be the first large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) facility in the US. ICL’s investment in the plant was augmented by a $197-million grant from the US Department of Energy.

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7 Scholarships Exclusively for Women Studying Engineering

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WIE offers three grants. Hugle Scholarship is named for a pioneering engineer who started several Silicon Valley companies. The 2U Scholarship program is available only to students at George Washington University , American University , Syracuse University , Washington University in St. IEEE Women in Engineering scholarships.

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CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas Working Together on Propane Refueling Network in US

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The companies expect to break ground on the first Dallas-Fort Worth station in the third quarter of 2010, which will be followed with projects in Austin, Baton Rouge, Chicago, Indianapolis, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio and St.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. Fifty-one projects in 39 states will receive a share of the funding.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities.

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Founder of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Labs Dies at 88

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He left the company in 1986 and founded Communications Research, a consulting service for manufacturers, in Palo Alto, Calif. He authored and edited many technical manuals and was granted several U.S. He enjoyed fishing, studying birds, and collecting limericks, and he volunteered at St. Louis, Axelrod joined the U.S.

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