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International Battery receives $800K grant to develop bulk energy storage system expandable to 1 MW

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International Battery has received an $800,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) to design, manufacture and test an 800 kilowatt-hour bulk energy storage system (BESS), expandable to one megawatt. A factor in the company’s development of its energy storage systems is its aqueous manufacturing process.

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New solid polymer electrolyte outperforms Nafion; novel polymer folding

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Researchers, led by a team from the University of Pennsylvania, have used a polymer-folding mechanism to develop a new and versatile kind of solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) that currently offers proton conductivity faster than Nafion by a factor of 2, the benchmark for fuel cell membranes. —Karen Winey. Trigg, Taylor W.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process. The grants awarded were in response to RFP-I, a request for proposals the GRI Research Board issued on 25 April 2011. On 30 June, the Research Board awarded 17 grants totaling $1.5 Lead Institution: University of Miami. Craig Venter Institute.

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Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations Launches 50 Fuel-Cell Powered Pallet Trucks

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The warehouse installation is the first commercial site in Pennsylvania to move consumer goods using hydrogen-powered material handling equipment. The project also received a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority. hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.;

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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or geothermal resources for sale for heat, light or power, or for the furnishing of telephone service, sewerage facilities or water. In Pennsylvania , there is an existing alternative fuel tax in effect. The Department of Revenue may grant dealer-users permission to report annually, subject to specified criteria.

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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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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Water will be the primary byproduct. A novel metal complex for electrolysis of water will be used to generate the hydrogen at high rates. Evaluations were based on scientific and technical merit and the potential for high impact on national energy and economic goals. per gallon.

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