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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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BEL launches this coalition effort in advance of federal funds targeted to electric school buses in the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress in 2021. Great River Energy (representing 28 electric cooperatives). Hoosier Energy (representing 18 electric cooperatives).

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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology. Mainstream Engineering Corporation. US Hybrid Corporation. Ballast Energy, Inc.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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The MIT Energy Initiative has released a new report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. In the interim, we need a large, focused, federal program to develop and demonstrate commercial-scale technologies. Professor Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI).

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MIT study suggests carbon tax could help reduce US deficit, lower other taxes, reduce emissions

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—John Reilly, co-director of the Joint Program and co-author Sebastian Rausch, now at ETH Zurich University, calculated the impact a carbon tax starting at $20 per ton would have using a national economic model that details energy, taxes and household incomes. They found that the tax would raise $1.5

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