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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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USDA and DOE Partnership Awards $8.9M to 9 Projects to Develop Better Plants for Biofuels

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The research grants will be awarded under the joint DOE-USDA Plant Feedstocks Genomics for Bioenergy program, which is focused on fundamental investigations of biomass genomics to harness lignocellulosic materials for biofuels production. University of Delaware, Newark. University of California, Berkeley. 1,000,000 (USDA).

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Energy Research projects receive financial boost

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In all, the grants are spread across 17 states with 43 per cent of the cash going to small businesses, 35 per cent to educational institutions and 19 per cent to large corporations. They have received a grant of $4,462,162. The aim is to deliver power from batteries to electric motors with up to 50 per cent more efficiency.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $6,949,624). If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. DOE grant:$5,349,932). DOE Grant: $4,000,000).

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Waxman of California and Edward J. It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Representatives Henry A. RGGI was the first regional cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases in the United States.

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