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South Dakota School of Mines & Technology vying to establish international center for solid-state batteries

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The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is vying to establish an international center to develop solid-state batteries which will be safer, cheaper, smaller and more efficient than lithium ion batteries. The conference is the second step in the process to bring CEPS to its fully-funded fruition.

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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For the study, switchgrass plants will be grown in 14 test sites ranging north to south across the continent, from South Dakota to central Mexico. hallii has been driven by its close relationship to the bioenergy crop switchgrass, Juenger said in a presentation this January at the conference “Plant and Animal Genome XXIII”.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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Various tax and grant programs are available in every state except Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. The National Conference of State Legislatures provides an up-to-date map with detailed information about current programs in every state and US territory.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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By the way Boones plan covers: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Boone Pickens plan, which states that using all the wind power capacity from northern Texas to the Canadian border would produce AS MUCH AS 20%. He states this as a positive of his program. Sounds like a perfect way to dump a TRILLION.

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