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

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Enovix Corporation. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Exelon Corporation. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). Marquette University.

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DOE to award $4M to 9 projects to recover rare earth elements from coal and by-products

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Low-Cost Rare Earth Element (REE) Recovery from Acid Mine Drainage Sludge Research Triangle Institute plans to use a staged, membrane-based treatment approach to separate, concentrate, and ultimately recover REEs from acid mine drainage (AMD) sludge that will take place over an 18-month performance period. Research Triangle Institute.

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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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West Virginia University Research Corporation. AOI 6: Low?cost cost Infrastructure?based Scalable Ultra Power-Dense Extended Range (SUPER) Inverter. AOI 4: Integrated Simulation of Combustion and Aftertreatment ? Optimizing for Near?Zero Zero Emissions (ISCA?ONE). University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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DOE selects 7 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research projects for further development

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 7 projects that will help develop low-cost solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for central power generation from fossil energy resources for further research. West Virginia University. Georgia Tech Research Corporation.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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Cost: DOE: $749,058 Non-DOE: $187,264 Total: $936,322 (20% cost share). Siemens Corporation. (EPRI) will team with Babcock and Wilcox Company and Wyman-Gordon to qualify improved high-performance structural materials for use in current power plants to improve flexibility. Ohio University.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Accelerated Development and Deployment of LowCost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3). Advances for the Production of LowCost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5). West Virginia University Research Corporation. Description. Federal funding. Description. Federal funding.

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DOE awarding $6M to 11 projects to accelerate alternative fuel vehicle market growth

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West Virginia University Research Corporation. The project will help incorporate low-cost training on alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure into state training systems, allowing far more first responders to be trained on these technologies than would be otherwise.