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US Army and Air Force planning to develop 1GW of renewable energy on installations by 2025

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The plan marks the latest milestone in a multi-year endeavor to find ways to make the military more energy efficient, said Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, and Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics.

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NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

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The new awards complement industry’s efforts and will enable academic researchers to experiment and advance cloud computing architectures that can support a new generation of innovative applications, including real-time and safety-critical applications such as those used in medical devices, power grids, and transportation systems.

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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Ford is providing Escape PHEVs for real world road testing to its new research and utility partners around the country, including: New York Power Authority. American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio. Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; National Grid of Waltham, Mass. Consolidated Edison of New York.

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

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. De Nora Tech, LLC (Concord, Ohio). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Praj Industries Ltd.

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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. The Ohio State University. Stanford University. UC Berkeley.

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GE Aviation signs 10-year supply agreement for biomass FT jet fuel for engine testing; baseline of 500,000 gallons per year

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The 10-year agreement calls for GE’s baseline commitment of 500,000 gallons annually of the low-emissions jet fuel to be used at the company’s main jet engine testing facility in Peebles, Ohio. The electric power for the manufacturing processes will come largely from renewable solar and wind energy.

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Greenius & Obama Celebrate Our First 100 Days!

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And the polar opposite of where people like Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell and Representative Boner of Ohio want to drag us down into. citizen volunteer environment green building renewable energy solar power GRID Alternatives President Barack Obama.

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