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New corporate Electrification Leadership Council working on national model for EV deployment

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scale electric vehicle (EV) demonstration project that will help create a comprehensive national model for EV deployment. A new coalition of executives from major companies in the transportation and utility industries plans to design a large?scale —Mark Aubry, vice president of Navistar’s eStar Electric Vehicle Brand.

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Ethanol, Petroleum and Ag groups call for Congress to adopt legislation to support year-round E15

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In a letter sent to US Senate and House leadership, a broad coalition of energy and agriculture organizations called on Congress quickly to adopt legislation that would resolve inconsistent fuel volatility regulations.

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ANL fluorinated cation electrolyte could help enable high-performance, long-lasting Li-metal batteries

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a fluorinated cation electrolyte that could enable high-voltage lithium metal batteries. Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Computing time on the ALCF was awarded through DOE’s ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge. Resources Liu, Q., Jiang, W.,

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General Fusion receives two funding awards from DOE to advance Magnetized Target Fusion technology

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The awards will advance Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology for use in commercial fusion power plants through collaboration with the Savannah River National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. —Mark Berrill, Principal Investigator, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Kirkpatrick, Irvin R.

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UN delegates reach agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

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Delegates of the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) have finalized a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, calling it a “breakthrough” after nearly two decades of talks.

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GE Hitachi signs contract for the first commercial N American small modular reactor

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We can’t express our appreciation enough for the leadership role that OPG and the Province of Ontario are taking for a project that will benefit Ontario, Canada and the world. Advanced nuclear technologies such as the BWRX-300 are a key pillar of GEH’s energy transition leadership.

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NHTSA estimates trafic fatalities increased 18.4% y-o-y in 1H 2021

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The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (January-June) of 2021 , which shows the largest six-month increase recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history.