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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition’s New Jersey Compressed Natural Gas Refuse Trucks, Shuttle Buses and Infrastructure. Total DOE award: $14,999,658. Total DOE award: $14,997,240.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

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Hydrogen stations are being built in these areas from industrial gas suppliers such as Linde, Air Products, Air Liquide, Iwatani and other companies such as H2 Logic, First Element and Hydrogen Frontiers are working to create these stations. In addition, they plan to use carbon capture for their reformation of natural gas to hydrogen.

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ARPA-E awards $33M to 13 intermediate-temp fuel cell projects; converting gaseous hydrocarbons to liquid fuels

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The University of California Los Angeles. Fuel Cells with Dynamic Response Capability The University of Los Angeles (UCLA) will develop a low-cost, intermediate-temperature fuel cell that will also function like a battery to increase load-following capability. The University of South Carolina. Description.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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University of South Carolina. University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies. $10. Design and synthesize new forms of matter with tailored properties for gas separations in applications including carbon capture and sequestration.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

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We’ll know soon enough when we get the opportunity to see the debut of the all electric plug-in MINI E in November 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The MINI E will give its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19 and 20, 2008. Click here to see more photos of the BMW MINI E. ].

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