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State of Hawaii to fund BioTork cellulosic biofuels project

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The State of Hawaii recently passed legislation to assist in funding a project that converts crops, crop residues, dedicated energy crops, and agricultural waste into biofuels and value-added co-products. BioTorks bioconversion development efforts in Hawaii date back to 2010 when it launched proof of principle research for its technology.

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US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

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California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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The curve is based on decades of measurements taken from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, and is named for Charles David Keeling, who started the CO? The Keeling Curve Prize is named for the Keeling Curve, which shows the accumulation of CO? in Earth’s atmosphere since the 1950s. monitoring program.

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DOE to award $500K for testing of wave energy device in Hawaii

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DE-FOA-0000705 ) The funding will support one project to deploy and test a wave energy conversion device for one year at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site in Kaneohe Bay, on the island of Oahu. These efforts complement an ongoing collaboration with the Navy to advance ocean energy technologies.

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SpaceX in talks with Apple about Starlink connectivity for the iPhone

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Elon Musk shared that Apple and SpaceX have had a few conversations about Starlink connectivity for iPhones. We’ve had some promising conversations with Apple about Starlink connectivity. Apple might want to bring Starlink services to its users, as hinted by a new feature on the recently announced iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. .

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DOE to Award $106M to Six CO2 Conversion Projects; $156M in Matching Private Funding

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Phycal will design, build, and operate a CO 2 -to-algae-to-biofuels facility at a nominal thirty acre site in Central O’ahu (near Wahiawa and Kapolei), Hawaii. Hawaii Electric Company will qualify the biocrude for boiler use, and Tesoro will supply CO 2 and evaluate fuel products. DOE Share: $24,243,509). DOE Share: $18,417,989).

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Hydrogenics awarded contract by US Hybrid Corporation for 5 HyPM HD fuel cell modules

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US Hybrid specializes in the design and manufacture of power conversion systems for medium and heavy duty electric, hybrid and fuel cell commercial buses and trucks. The power modules will be used in a dump truck, a step van and several buses.