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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Four of the top 15 markets are in California: San Francisco (1), Los Angeles (2), San Diego (7) and Sacramento (8). Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. Another three are on the West Coast and in Hawaii: Seattle (4), Portland (5), and Honolulu (6).

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Fabrication and Testing of Solid-solution Strengthened Corrosion Resistant Alloys For Service in Molten Fluoride Environments, $625,000 Haynes International, Kokomo, Ind. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.

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DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply

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Methane hydrate can form in Arctic and marine environments. University of California at San Diego. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. further assess resource volumes, particularly in deepwater settings. Lead organization. Description. DOE Funding. 626,000.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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These teams will investigate the fate of petroleum in the environment; the impacts of the spill; and the development of new tools and technology for responding to future spills and improving mitigation and restoration. Project Title: Consortium for Advanced Research of Hydrocarbon Transport in the Environment (CARTHE).

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Sandia, ASU collaborate on algae computational modeling, look for algae pond predators

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ATP 3 partners include Sandia; ASU; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo; the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta; and the algae companies San Diego-based Cellana Inc.

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DOE to award more than $27M to 12 plastics recycling R&D projects

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The BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment funding opportunity is jointly funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies Office and Advanced Manufacturing Office. Partners include BASF and University of Georgia.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation plans to develop and test MIL-101(Cr)-based sorbents in the form of powders, in composite polymer/MOF fibers and on the surface of monoliths. Harvard University plans to perform an experimental demonstration of a novel process for capture of CO 2 from the air and release into a concentrated CO 2 environment.

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