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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Alumina Energy, LLC (Los Angeles, California).

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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These new GaN power devices will enable the next generation of low-cost, fast, small, and reliable power electronics, which are key for efficient power conversion in data centers, solar farms, power grids, and electric vehicles. University of Houston. Stanford University.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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University of Houston. Energy Laboratory, SuperPower, Tai-Yang. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. Concentrating Solar Power/Nuclear: Novel Tuning of Critical. energy density over existing systems by an order of. storage material. power applications.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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French construction company Bouygues Immobilier is working on an office in Meudon, western Paris, which uses 4,000 square metres of solar panels to meet not only its own energy needs but also to export surplus energy back to the power grid. February 17, 2009 9:11 am Link Smart grid great Dumb govt.

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