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DECEMBER 15, 2012

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs. Vilsack highlighted the announcement with a visit to Michigan State University, a grant awardee.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

million grant by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to begin engineering and development on a plant to produce jet fuel. Fulcrum matched this DoD grant with $4.7 USDA is negotiating three additional loans for biorefineries in Iowa, North Carolina and Oregon. In 2013, Fulcrum was awarded a $4.7-million

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

Oregon-based Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co. Fred Meyer will receive a total of 40 LNG trucks over the next several months, making Fred Meyer the first in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks. The trucks are manufactured at Freightliner’s North Carolina plant. Kroger has invested $6.5 since 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

ReVolt, based in Stäfa, Switzerland, has selected Portland, Oregon as the location for its US headquarters and manufacturing center. By locating in Oregon, the company will be eligible, and intends to apply for, Business Energy Tax Credits from the Oregon Department of Energy for battery research and production.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The PNNL-developed technologies were made available the on the laboratory’s Available Technologies website as well as on DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy website, the Energy Innovation Portal. A third option was granted based on PNNL’s millimeter wave technology. Vorbeck Materials , based in Jessup, Md.,

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

received a $5-million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues. The award is a portion of a $40-million grant presented to the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance ( NARA ), a consortium led by Washington State University (WSU).

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The award was part of nearly $9 million in grants that went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.; The stations will be compatible with both the CCS plug used by electric vehicles manufactured by BMW, GM, and Volkswagen, and the CHAdeMO plug used by Kia, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. EV Connect Inc.; NRG EV Services LLC; and Recargo, Inc.—which

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