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DOE Announces More than $5M to Support Wind Energy Development

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The US Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million to support US wind energy development. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment.

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DOE releasing $20M in funding to ARPA-E awardees; NEXTCAR and REFUEL projects

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This completes the approval process for projects selected in ARPA-E’s Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) ( earlier post ) and Renewable Energy to Fuels Through Utilization of Energy-Dense Liquids (REFUEL) ( earlier post )programs. Giner, Inc.: REFUEL SBIR/STTR. Molecule Works, Inc.:

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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Reducing vehicle emissions Electric school buses, and their electric car and truck cousins, produce no tailpipe emissions, which is a big step in lowering air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based agency, has pre-vetted and pre-negotiated competitive pricing for electric vehicle charging stations and services.

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Study finds EV deployment in China to increase Environmental Justice challenge there

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A new study by a team from the University of Tennessee, Tsinghua University and the University of Minnesota has found that the wide-scale deployment of electric vehicles in China can increase the Environmental Justice (EJ) challenge in that country. These increases in renewables and nuclear power can positively impact PM 2.5

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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. High Efficiency Power-to-Gas in a Modular Hybrid Electrobioreactor, $1,000,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Honeywell (Plymouth, Minnesota).

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Gevo and Trafigura enter into long-term contract for low-carbon premium gasoline and sustainable aviation fuel; 25M gpy

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entered into a binding renewable hydrocarbons purchase and sale agreement with Trafigura Trading LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. Gevos’ SAF is expected to have greenhouse gas profile reduction of 70% compared to the fossil-based jet fuel alternative. —Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo.

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