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

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CalCEF/Nexus (Oakland, California) is forming a Qualified Clean Energy Opportunity Zone Fund to deploy solar, wind, energy storage and other clean economy assets. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.) is using pay-as-you-save financing to help transportation companies switch to electric buses.

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

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Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Novel thermal process for conversion of CO2 to CO using metal ferrite oxygen carriers, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Kairos Power, Oakland, Calif. Montgomery Center, Vt.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) will provide technical assistance to TBTA.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. BYD, which is traded on the Hong Kong exchange, has a market value of about $3.8 " When he got back to the U.S.,

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