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Montauk Renewables signs LOI with European Energy to provide CO2 for e-methanol production in Texas

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Montauk Renewables captures methane, preventing it from being released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid. The company has current operations at 15 operating projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. National Energy Technology Laboratory.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. GE Global Research, Inline Gas Discharge Tube Breaker for Meshed MVDC Grids – $4,350,686.

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BP to sell Carson refinery and ARCO retail network in US Southwest to Tesoro for $2.5B

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A 420MW cogeneration facility located on-site, of which BP has 51% ownership, provides electricity to the Southern California Edison electrical grid. The company is also upgrading the Cherry Point Refinery to produce cleaner burning diesel fuel and investing in a cleaner gasoline project at its joint-venture refinery near Toledo, Ohio.

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DOE awards $22M to support next generation electric machines for manufacturing

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They are more durable and reliable, and can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses in electricity conversion compared to current technologies. WBG components—which control or convert electrical energy into usable power—operate at higher temperatures, voltages, and frequencies than silicon-based technologies.

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President Obama announces new $140M public-private manufacturing innovation institute focused on power electronics

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In electronic devices, WBG semiconductors can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses that currently occur during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC electricity conversion, and they can handle voltages more than 10 times higher than Si-based devices, greatly enhancing performance in high-power applications.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

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Conversely, the abundance of available electricity during off-peak hours provides cost-efficiency for everyone. National Grid – Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island. National Grid is a large utility company in the Northeast. Firelands Electric Cooperative – Ohio. Ameren Illinois.