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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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However, they note, a clean US hydrogen economy will require a comprehensive strategy and a 10-year plan. He served as CTO at both Edeniq and Pennsylvania Sustainable Technologies (where was also co-founder), pursuing capabilities and applications in biofuels and catalytic fuel upgrading. A clean H 2 economy does not exist today.

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Study Concludes That Improving Truck Fuel Economy Would Create More Than 120K New US Jobs by 2030

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Strengthening the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty trucks could create as many as 124,000 jobs in the US by 2030, with all 50 states experiencing net job growth, according to a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and CALSTART. Improving the average fuel economy of these trucks by 3.7 per gallon fuel price.

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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 project will save over $234,960 in fuel costs annually and more than 52,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania. 131,100 to buy down the incremental cost of biodiesel blended fuel.

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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

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The announcement provides the opportunity to expand the use of non-food, energy crops for liquid biofuels and to help meet state mandated Renewal Portfolio Standards (RPS). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers BCAP. ReEnergy Holdings LLC, has three committed facilities dedicated to purchasing from growers in the project area.

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

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This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. The Pennsylvania State University.

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DOE awarding $12.5M to nuclear energy projects, training

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construction economy for use in Small. accelerated schedule for deployment, reduction in manufacturing costs while. radiation over standard state of the art. the cost of electricity production in both nuclear. University (Westinghouse). Project will develop Steel-plate Composite. behavior, fabrication efficiency, and.

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The cost of grid management has soared to nearly £2billion a year in the last two decades. And in any case, an inflexible approach to regulation has caused the cost of new nuclear to balloon – despite it being perhaps the most obvious solution to our long-term energy needs.

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