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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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Westinghouse Electric Company and the Missouri Electric Alliance led by Ameren Missouri have formed a utility participation group called the NexStart SMR Alliance to advance deployment of the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.; Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Delaware Transit Corporation. The Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funds to purchase of battery electric buses with supporting equipment and infrastructure to replace diesel buses that have exceeded their useful life. Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation. City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri.

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

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Electric trucks created in Washington, Tyne & Wear are today on the roads of Washington DC. Four major US corporations and two utility companies took delivery of the Smith Newton, the largest road-going electric truck in North America.

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

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The Curators of the University of Missouri-Missouri S&T (Rolla, Missouri) seeks to develop an active health monitoring system for MHK tidal turbines. This new rotor technology could reduce costs, improve reliability, and yield lower cost of energy than existing MHK configurations. DOE Funding: $158,000. DOE Funding: $400,000.

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

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Not long ago, the idea that major corporations around the world would make the bold move of switching to all-electric vehicle fleets would have seemed far-fetched, if not inconceivable. The initiative, led by Ceres, aims to push more corporations toward fleet electrification and help expand the demand for electric vehicles.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. KEMET Corporation. Production of DC bus capacitors including soft wound film and stacked film capacitors necessary for electric drive system power electronics. Missouri University of Science and Technology. $5. Brownstown, MI. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd.

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