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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. Delaware Transit Corporation. Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funding to purchase Proterra 35' Catalyst E2 battery electric Buses, serving Wilmington and Sussex County. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation.

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

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Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. University of Delaware. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS).

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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University of Delaware. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Washington University, St. Nanostructured Interfaces for Energy Generation, Conversion, and Storage. Understand and control the nature, structure, and dynamics of reactions at electrodes in fuel cells, batteries, solar photovoltaics, and catalysts.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Ten of these projects are new while the rest received renewed funding based both on their achievements to date and the quality of their proposals for future research. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Washington University, St. University of Delaware. Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC).

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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If successful, such a battery would enable the widespread deployment of intermittent renewable resources on the U.S. Washington University in St. The Washington University in St. Louis team will use readily available and inexpensive commercial polymers to create a membrane for use in redox flow batteries.

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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The use of renewable and readily available solar energy reduces equipment costs and greenhouse gas emissions. University of Delaware. The University of Colorado’s multi-faceted, renewable-energy-powered approach to magnesium production could reduce carbon dioxide emissions and lower costs, while also creating a synthetic fuel.

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