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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and energy technologies, such as rare-earth elements used to manufacture high-strength magnets for offshore wind-turbine generators and lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. DOE share: $400,000; Cost share: $100,000; Total costs: $500,000.

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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

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In fact, we found two dealers – Quirk Nissan in Massachusetts and Beaverton Nissan in Oregon – touting lease offers on an SV Plus with an average monthly cost that’s under $300/month before tax and license. McGovern Hyundai in Massachusetts is advertising an Ioniq 6 SE AWD (316 miles of range, 0-60 in 4.2 Need all-wheel-drive?

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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These magnetic powders will enable lower cost and energy efficient magnetic refrigeration and HVAC chillers, as well as other clean energy applications such as electric vehicle motors and wind turbine generators. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 1,000,000.

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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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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California: $4,466,000. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts: $2,500,000. Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater).

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project. Notrees Wind Storage.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation. This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. 1,200,000.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Watertown, Massachusetts). Newton, Massachusetts). Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Alumina Energy, LLC (Los Angeles, California). Newton, Massachusetts). Assessment Robot for Resilient Optimized Wind Energy ARROW(e), $1,000,000. IP Group, Inc.