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SAE International and ChargerHelp! partner to assist in EV charging infrastructure workforce development

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The recent US Department of Transportation announcement indicates that all 50 states, including Puerto Rico, have been approved to begin deploying their projects and will need to consider workforce development to meet high uptime. Resources. “ To help address this need, ChargerHelp!

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DOE awards up to $40M for open-water, grid-connected wave energy testing facility

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The facility will be constructed in Newport, Oregon, by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University and will support innovations in wave energy technologies capable of harnessing the significant wave energy resources along United States coastlines.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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Assessing and managing sustainable resource utilization in the Gulf Coast requires rapidly deployable, highly sensitive, specific sensors. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Nelson Cardona-Martinez. Nelson Cardona-Martinez.

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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

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General Motors (GM) has secured a next-generation lithium extraction deal with Puerto Rico-based startup, EnergyX. This has pushed many, including GM, further down its supply chain, buying up companies and securing supplies for the future.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids.

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DOE reports show major potential for wave and tidal energy production near US coasts

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released two nationwide resource assessments showing that waves and tidal currents off the nation’s coasts could contribute to the United States’ total annual electricity production. —Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource.

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NSF Awards Rutgers $7.6M for Sustainable Energy Development, Graduate Education

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million to fund graduate research in clean and sustainable energy resources using biotechnology and nanotechnology. Lam and his colleagues will collaborate with University of Puerto Rico and two historically black universities, Virginia Union University and Delaware State University.