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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas - $989,800. Washington State University - $1,451,784. University of Nevada, Las Vegas - $451,269. University of Washington - $899,518. Light Water Reactor Sustainability (2 projects, $764,140). University of Florida - $894,042. University of Michigan - $931,603.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The initiative includes 17 new propane fueling stations along high traffic roadways from Washington, D.C. The initiative will provide financial and technical assistance to many large fleets including: ARAMARK, Efficiency Enterprises, Nestle Water Company, Sysco, and UPS to purchase 150 hybrid electric vehicles. Southern CA Assoc.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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decrease water use compared to conventional algae reactors. engineered to use fertilizer and water more efficiently and. Washington. The University of Washington will develop microbes that convert. convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into fuel. innovative water-based, lithium-sulfur battery.

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US government to lend Lithium Americas USD 2.26 bn for Nevada’s Thacker Pass mine – ET Auto

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billion to build Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium project, one of Washington’s largest investments to date in the mining industry as part of a push to boost domestic production of critical minerals for the energy transition. Shares had jumped more than 20% during intraday trading. Last year, the DOE made its first loan to a U.S.

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