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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment. BorgWarner Inc. Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). Marquette University.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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Ernie Smith For years, 3M’s reel-to-reels had one of the strongest reputations in the music industry; they were built to be of superhigh quality. IEEE Spectrum But 3M, much as with mechanical tape, was well positioned to improve on it, leveraging its skills with mechanical media in the budding computing industry. inch floppy disk.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Enovix Corporation. Exelon Corporation. Regents of University of Minnesota. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). Roush Industries. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Regents of the University of Minnesota. Group14 Technologies Inc. Dream Team Co LLC.

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Lithium Corp. shuts down rumors of a Tesla buyout following fake press release

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Lithium Corporation, a North American energy metals company, shut down rumors of a buyout by electric car company Tesla on Wednesday, contradicting early speculation that circulated through social media. and no employees have left Lithium Corporation to take up employment with Tesla. Lithium Corp. Lithium Corp.

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Eaton to develop affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles; liquid piston technology

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Eaton Corporation will develop an affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles, utilizing existing natural gas sources in the home and innovative compressor technology. The effort is funded in part by a $3.4-million million grant from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) MOVE project.

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Gevo and Avfuel enter into renewable jet fuel supply agreement; first long-term commercial supply agreement for Gevo ATJ

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Gevo has entered into a long-term agreement to supply its renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) to Avfuel Corporation, effective 1 July 2018. Avfuel is a leading global supplier of aviation fuel and services to all industry consumer groups, servicing more than 3,000 locations worldwide.

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Gevo to supply alcohol-to-jet fuel to Virgin Australia

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The ATJ is derived from isobutanol produced at its commercial isobutanol plant located in Luverne, Minnesota. The Queensland government is supporting the arrangement as a first step in the development of a renewable jet fuel production industry in the state. Gevo will supply the ATJ from its hydrocarbon plant based in Silsbee, Texas.

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