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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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The competition “allows students to take an idea, a passion, and turn it from a simple prototype to a fully deployed solution,” says Stephanie Gillespie , associate dean of the University of New Haven’s engineering college , in Connecticut. Delaine Access to fresh produce is challenging in many low-income neighborhoods.

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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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s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. Total DOE award: $13,299,101. Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Inc.’s The project will deploy multiple fuels and technologies.