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Biden commits $7B to low-income solar, expands climate corps on Earth Day

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The $7 billion in grants are part of the EPA’s Solar For All program, which was funded as part of the $27b Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund in the Inflation Reduction Act. Today’s announcement includes the opening of a website, ClimateCorps.gov , where job-seekers can apply to some 2,000 current open positions across 36 states and Puerto Rico.

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

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University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Center for a Sustainable Water, Energy, and Food Nexus (SusWEF) SusWEF initiates a strategic research and education partnership between researchers in Puerto Rico and South Carolina to address problems at the nexus of food, energy and water systems. Nelson Cardona-Martinez.

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IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the regulatory authority for international shipping, decided to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) (5,000 ppm) on fuel oil starting 1 January 2020 during its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting for its 70 th session in London.

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What are the investment opportunities in the Alternative Fuel Corridor Program?

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They are designed to support a network of electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure. Alternative Fuel Corridor designations are now found in all 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico. There are two types of corridors – ready and pending. million public chargers.

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MAN Diesel & Turbo to convert 3 more coastal container ships to LNG

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Wessels Reederei signed a letter of intent with MAN Diesel & Turbo regarding the conversion of three of its fleet to dual-fuel gas operation. It promotes a global turn to ga’, driven by the IMO, and a common approach by the shipping industry and politics to invest in infrastructure development and retrofits. Earlier post.)

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