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AlphaStruxure and Montgomery County, Maryland, announce integrated microgrid and electric bus charging infrastructure project; EaaS

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AlphaStruxure , a provider of Energy as a Service (EaaS) solutions, announced an agreement to deploy an integrated microgrid and electric bus charging infrastructure project for Montgomery County, Maryland. AlphaStruxure is a joint venture between the Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund and Schneider Electric.

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DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

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Diesel is the predominant technology in commercial trucking, school, and transit bus sectors, according to the Diesel Technology Forum’s analysis of data sourced from S&P Global Mobility TIPNet data of vehicles in operation for Class 3-8 as of December 2021. Electric and other categories each register less than 1%.

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ARPA-E awarding $33M to 10 projects for natural gas pipeline retrofitting: REPAIR

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REPAIR teams will develop natural gas transmission pipeline retrofitting technology to rehabilitate existing cast iron and bare steel pipes by creating new, robust pipes inside of old ones. Natural gas is a crucial energy source for 75 million American households and businesses. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

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After the projects are complete this fall, GM will house more than 38 MW of solar power at 13 facilities around the world and more than 60 MW of renewable energy globally when combined with its landfill gas and biomass energy use. —Rob Threlkeld, GM global renewable energy manager.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. University of Maryland. Structurally and Electrochemically Stabilized Silicon-rich Anodes for Electric Vehicle (EV) Applications.

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

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The study suggested battery-electric sales comprised 8.6 Power’s vice president for electric vehicle practice, told Automotive News that cost incentives and local policies can likewise play a massive role. Those states are California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon and Maryland. percent witnessed in June of 2022.

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Hyundai and Kia license Paice’s hybrid vehicle technology, ending litigation

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Dr. Alex Severinsky formed Paice in 1992 with the support of the University of Maryland incubator program. In dynamometer tests of a prototype simulating a Cadillac DeVille, gas mileage improved from 24 miles per gallon with a V8 engine to 44 miles per gallon with a Paice hybrid electric design utilizing a 4-cylinder engine.

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