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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Restores Hydrogen Research Funding in FY2010 Funding Legislation

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The House Approprations committee also has agreed to a $40 million increase for hydrogen transportation systems ($108 million total) originally added to the DOE FY2010 budget by the House Energy and Water Development Subcommittee. Differences between House and Senate budgets, once passed, will need to be worked out in a conference committee.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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Student designs will consider the well-to-wheel (WTW) impact of fuel use and select renewable fuels such as hydrogen, E85 (85% ethanol), or B20 (20% biodiesel). Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi). Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado). North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina).

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Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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Mississippi State University was awarded third place for its EREV, fueled by B20 biodiesel. Two of the teams, University of Waterloo and Missouri University of Science and Technology, designed a Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle which uses an onboard hydrogen fuel cell to either propel the vehicle or recharge a battery pack.

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NASA scrubs first SLS Moon rocket launch attempt

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The first problem – a hydrogen leak near the SLS rocket’s base – came after a risk of lightning delayed the start of propellant loading by more than an hour. A very similar, if not identical, hydrogen fuel leak had already occurred during official wet dress rehearsal testing in April and July.

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