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

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Southwest Research Institute: Model Predictive Control for Energy-Efficient Maneuvering Of Connected Autonomous Vehicles Equipped with 12V Micro-Hybrid Engine Technology – $2,900,000. Wichita State University: Alkaline Membrane-Based Ammonia Electrosynthesis with High Efficiency for Renewable and Scalable Liquid-Fuel Production – $855,000.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Under the new contracts, the teams will now develop concepts and models that can be tested in computer simulations, laboratories and wind tunnels. Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., Hybrid electric propulsion also has the potential to shorten takeoff distance and reduce noise. million, three years.

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