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DOE awards Virginia Tech $3M for EV charging cybersecurity project

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Virginia Tech a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity as part of a larger $80 million investment by the department on advanced technologies research ( earlier post ). —Ryan Gerdes.

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West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd: Coal Must Embrace The Future

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” However, he added, “ scapegoating and stoking fear among workers over the permitting process is counter-productive. It is a non-starter, and puts the entire state of West Virginia and the coal industry in a terrible light. ’ West Virginia would be much smarter to stay at the table.”

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WVU, NETL partner with Pitt, Shell to develop process to transform stranded natural gas into marketable products

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Researchers at West Virginia University will lead a team that will investigate ways to convert stranded gas resources into value-added liquid products that could reduce the United States’ demand for crude oil by up to 20%. Shell is providing a $1-million match for the scale-up activity. A few weeks later, WVU was awarded a $1.25-million

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USDA awards Penn State $10M to develop biomass supply chains for liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in Northeast

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in the Northeast. Earlier post.).

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NEMA endorses Biggert-Markey EV infrastructure bill

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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of its Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment/Systems (EVSES) product section, has endorsed HR 1685 , the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011. Worldwide sales of NEMA-scope products exceed $120 billion. Earlier post.)

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USDA approves conditional commitment for $25M guaranteed loan for new Fiberight biorefinery

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USDA funding will be used to construct a 55,000 square foot facility that will produce cellulosic ethanol by converting municipal solid waste and other industrial pulps into advanced biofuels, as well as using conventional renewable biofuel derived from seed corn waste. million grant from the Iowa Power Fund in 2010.

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CleanFUEL USA Opens Detroit Site for Design an Development of Liquid Propane Injection Systems

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Efforts will include prototype vehicle construction, light assembly of sub-system components, engineering and design in support of product development and system components and inventory management and logistics. The company also named Thomas E. Tucker” Perkins Jr. as president and chief operating officer (COO).

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