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AUGUST 27, 2009

Twenty five projects have been selected for a collective cash injection of $300million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Cities Programme. The projects will put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy efficient vehicles on the road, while establishing 542 refuelling locations across the US.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Energy Markets in a State of Change. by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

It’s good to be Mercedes Benz, as the German manufacturer picks up a grant of up to €9million for the research and development, testing and trial of battery electric vans. The focus will be placed on adapting the drive system, along with energy management and the recuperation of braking energy.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Switzerland based ReVolt Technology, a spin-off from Norway’s SINTEF, is developing rechargeable zinc-air batteries and wants $30million in grants from the US Department of Energy to accelerate their commercialisation for both energy storage and electric vehicle applications. Tags: Green cars Latest news.

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APRIL 23, 2009

The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), the focal point for UK research on sustainable energy, today launched an extensive review of policies which could significantly reduce transport CO 2 emissions. Subsidies for low carbon cars are likely to be effective, because the evidence is that people tend to discount long run costs.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Sheffield-based firm ITM Power has won a grant from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) grant to investigate a new method of storing energy produced from clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar. As the UK is expected to increase the share of its energy generation from renewable supplies by a factor of five over [.].

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The first round of projects funded under the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has been announced with 37 energy research projects to benefit from a total of $151million in funding. They have received a grant of $4,462,162.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Osage Bio Energy (OBE) is a Virginia-based company that will use regional grain, primarily winter barley, to produce ethanol and high value co-products for East Coast markets via a fairly conventional pathway of converting starch to sugar, followed by fermentation. Osage Energy Annual Plant Production. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 26, 2011

Thanks to a grant from the Swedish Energy Agency of 6.57million Swedish kronor, Volvo Car Corporation is developing and testing a flywheel kinetic energy recovery system in a joint project with Volvo Powertrain and SKF.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Department of Energy (DOE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Grant to continue its efforts to design, develop and manufacture a cost-competitive commercial hybrid truck drive system. The Allison Transmission DOE grant will further increase U.S. Department of Energy. million U.S.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Ford’s new C-Max Energi has been named the US’ most efficient plug-in hybrid, after being granted an official city fuel economy rating of 108MPGe city.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to help complete key routes of the West Coast Electric Highway (WCEH), a network of fast charging and Level 2 electric vehicle stations expected to stretch from Canada to Mexico. The award was part of nearly $9 million in grants that went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.;

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Yesterday a report on electric car ownership in California was published by the state’s Center for Sustainable Energy. Covering a sample base of nearly four thousand plug-in owners, it reported some interesting facts about the type of people who own electric cars, their reasons for buying them, and [.].

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JUNE 14, 2010

The California Centre for Sustainable Energy is leading a research study into using electric vehicle batteries as household electric storage devices after receiving a grant for $992,000 from the University of California. The grant was awarded by the Plug-in Hybrid [.].

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JULY 8, 2010

A $3,417,000 cash boost is headed the way of Coulomb Technologies courtesy of matching funds from the California Energy Commission. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news California California Energy Commission ChargePoint Network Coulomb Coulomb Technologies electric vehicle infrastructure.

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APRIL 22, 2016

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. PHEVLERs use the Existing Energy Infrastructure.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Businesses in London could save collectively save £200 million a year if just ten per cent of the vans registered in the city were electric, according to new analysis from the Energy Saving Trust. Firms could save 75 per cent in fuel costs, while also benefitting from plug-in van grant supplements[.]. Green credentials'

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AUGUST 13, 2009

OriginOil Inc, a developer of technology for efficient and non destructive extraction of oil from algae, has submitted an application for a grant with a consortium that includes the Idaho National Laboratory of the Department of Energy, two top US universities and Media & Process Technology, a materials technology firm.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Fresh from gloating about its new claim of being the ‘US’ most efficient plug-in hybrid’, Ford’s new C-Max Energi now reveals that that it also has the longest driving range of any utility or compact vehicle too. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the model as having a driving range of 620 miles-80 more [.].

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APRIL 28, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, logo pictured) is ready to back clean diesel engines – with a $20million grant for a number of projects aimed at reducing pollution from existing diesel fleets.

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JUNE 25, 2009

It seems like only a few days since Ford was granted $5.9billion in federal loans to help it develop and build the green cars of the future. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Department of Energy funding Ford EcoBoost. In fact, come to think of it… it is only a few days.

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APRIL 27, 2012

After receiving a US Department of Energy grant two years ago, Delphi and partners including Hyundai Technical Centre, Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, set about developing a low temperate combustion system using petrol direct-injection compression ignition.

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JUNE 30, 2009

Algenol submitted a formal request for a grant from the US Department of Energy last week with the intention of building a refinery that would be based at Dow’s Freeport site in Texas. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news Algenol Biofuels Dow Chemical Company.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Quallion LLC, a developer of customized lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs for medical, military, aerospace, and vehicle applications, remains on track to develop an advanced lithium-ion anti-idling HVAC system for heavy-duty trucks, Dr. Hisashi Tsukamoto, the company’s co-founder, CEO and CTO, recently told Green Car Congress.

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JULY 5, 2009

Approval has been granted for the restart of a natural gas vehicle research and development programme at the Department of Energy. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news compressed natural gas vehicles Department of Energy natural gas vehicle programme natural gas vehicles.

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APRIL 3, 2012

The UK is getting serious about carbon capture and storage – with the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (logo, pictured) to pour £1billion into direct grant support for capital funding. Now [.].

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Five projects have been selected by the California Energy Commission for a $26million boost in funding to produce biomethane for use as a transportation fuel.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Clean vehicle technology specialist Zytek has scooped a huge £1.35million grant from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund to assist with the development of its Electric Powertrain Technologies Centre.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

The green car race is not restricted to vehicle manufacturers desperate to steal a march on their rivals – it’s also apparent that some of the leading nations are battling to be the first to have infrastructure in place for the electrification of the automobile. So how will this be achieved?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

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AUGUST 4, 2006

T his story comes from the Energy Blog. Bruno today announced a new $10 million State program to convert vehicles in the State fleet to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art alternative fuel research laboratory at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP).

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MAY 4, 2009

The US Department of Energy will grant up to $13million in funding to six cost-shared University Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls research and development projects. It is also hoped to attain 55 per cent brake thermal efficiency in heavy duty engine systems.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

becomes one of the first vehicles eligible for the new Plug-in Van Grants (PIVGs), Renault is also making improvements to the rest of the Kangoo range, to ensure the Z.E’s sibling aren’t left behind in the race to cut emissions. Two new engines join the combustion-engined Kangoo range; the Energy dCi [.]. As the Kangoo Z.E

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AUGUST 16, 2011

They have received a $1.2million grant from the Department of Energy to study and evaluate the technologies that provide feedback to drivers so they [.]. The way you drive could have a huge impact on the money you spend at the pump – and researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are determined to prove it.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

The very first Peugeot iON electric car in the UK have been delivered to EDF Energy for use in the firm’s fleet including testing recharging solutions. Based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Peugeot iON is one of the first electric cars which becomes available to buy through the Plug-in Car Grants, meaning its buyers can [.].

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AUGUST 18, 2009

This means that a vehicle owner could choose to accept a charge during off-peak hours when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is only using renewable energy. The system will communicate directly with the electric grid and allows the vehicle operator to program when to recharge the vehicle, for how long and at what rate.

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MAY 2, 2009

The programme will expand to 250 vans if the Department of Energy offers the company grants. Tags: Chrysler Electric cars Green cars Latest news Chrysler Town & Country Dodge Circuit EV ENVI.

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