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Pennsylvania invests $7.9M in 21 alt-fuel projects

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Pennsylvania recently announced the investment of $7.9 Endless Mountains Transit Authority —$750,000—to convert five public transit buses to CNG that will be fueled at a public fueling station built by Dandy Mini Marts in either Towanda or Sayre. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc. Giant Eagle Inc.

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Pennsylvania Awards Axion Power $800,000 to Demonstrate PbC Batteries in Hybrids, PHEVs and EVs

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The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. The process uses pressurized propane to extract ethanol, potentially cutting production costs by one-third.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. Today, nearly 120 projects operate worldwide, and Spain claims more than a third of total installed capacity.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. Today, nearly 120 projects operate worldwide, and Spain claims more than a third of total installed capacity.

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Innovative hybrid rotor compressor design can extend productive life of stripper wells; improved transport and efficiency, lowered operating costs

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The increased thermal transfer allows a larger amount of the input energy to be efficiently converted. By reducing the capital and operating costs of compression, natural gas producers can continue to operate stripper wells at very low flow rates and low natural gas prices.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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Bayer Material Science LLC (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) will analyze an innovative, non-turbine approach to harnessing river currents. Boston, Massachusetts) will develop a cost-effective, high efficiency, power take-off system for a wave energy converter, a mechanism to convert water’s mechanical energy into usable electricity.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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Advanced cells and design technology for electric drive batteries : Twelve projects awarded to develop high energy or high power batteries for electric vehicles that should significantly exceed existing state-of-the-art technologies in terms of performance and/or cost. The Pennsylvania State University. Grantee Description.