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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award

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With ultimate research targets ranging from off-shore wind power and coral reef ecology to electrochemical energy storage, quantum physics and nanotechnology, the 12 projects will launch more than $250 million in new laboratory construction projects beginning early this year. for a nanoscience metrology facility; $6.9

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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As of October 1, 2023, every US state except Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin has passed the legislation needed to redefine a utility and allow kWh pricing. kWh tax in January 2024, with an exemption for chargers with less than 50kW capacity (Level 2 chargers range from 7.2-19.2kW, Oklahoma will also introduce the $0.03

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

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The purchase will add to Lextran's existing fast-charge fleet as well as introduce extended-range buses, allowing for expanded zero emission service, which will help to achieve both Lextran and UK campus sustainability goals. City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Capital Area Transit System (CATS). Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

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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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sunlight, improving energy yields by up to 50% compared to. with the energy grass Miscanthus to increase their geographic. range of cultivation. Nebraska – Lincoln). Fluctuations for Advanced Thermal Energy Storage NAVITASMAX will develop a novel heat storage method for. storage material.

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

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The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Biomass Energy (5 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Carbon Capture (5 projects).

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