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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

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APRIL 7, 2021

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts an increase in demand for petroleum products during the 2021 summer driving season as the impacts of COVID-19 diminish in the United States. EIA expects US coal production to total 585 MMst in 2021, 46 MMst (9%) more than in 2020. gal this summer, up from an average of $2.43/gal

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008/9, the COVID19 pandemic, and now the Ukrainian War, economic stimulus packages were meant to put the world on a cleaner and greener path, but this is not at all evident in the CO 2 emissions data. parts per million, 51% above its pre-industrial level. GtCO2, and are projected to be 41.1

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The company intends to sell the product to diesel producers in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and possibly the United States, which will include a percentage of biodiesel in their diesel. The award is part of the $1.5 The project consists of converting vegetable or cooking oil or animal fat into biodiesel.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

million grant to develop a fully integrated, production plug-in hybrid system for Class 2 – 5 vehicles (8,501 – 19,500 lbs gross vehicle weight), and the accompanying demonstration of a fleet of 378 plug-in hybrid trucks and shuttle buses. The funding is part of the recently announced $2.4 Earlier post.)

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MARCH 16, 2010

Firefly co-founder and CEO Ed Williams said that Firefly Energy board decided to cease operations “ after 15 months of unsuccessful attempts to raise $20 million in equity capital, in the midst of this worldwide financial crisis, funds that would have enabled the company’s transition to full production and commercial sales. ”.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

million) to Husky Energy to support the production of ethanol at its Minnedosa plant. The Husky subsidy is part of the government’s ecoENERGY for Biofuels program designed to support reaching the renewable fuels target by providing operating incentives to encourage greater production of renewable fuels. million (US$67.8

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MAY 1, 2020

IHS Markit cut its forecasts for global light vehicle sales and production as the impact COVID-19 impact has depressed demand. IHS Markit forecasts a similar decline for global light vehicle production, falling to 69.3 Europe will see mixed recovery cycles, as a result of local restrictions and varied economic support and stimulus.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

for the addition of lithium hydroxide production at its current operation in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The project is funded in part by a $28.4-million million grant from the US Department of Energy to expand and upgrade the production of lithium materials for advanced transportation batteries. Rockwood Holdings, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Growth in advanced biorefinery infrastructure will be moderate through 2015 as new commercial facilities seek to demonstrate viability at scale and government support retreats from post-stimulus highs across the United States, Europe, and China. take, or in what quantities specific products (e.g., Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 20, 2012

This latter development is due as much to the fact that developed bus markets may experience a general slowdown, due to austerity measures and the end of stimulus funding, as to any changes in demand for electric drive. Europe is behind on hybrid bus deployments, although stimulus. The exception to this is China, which has been.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. Oil companies are making painful cuts to spending, which will translate into much lower production than expected in the years ahead. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

AEP Ohio’s gridSMART Demonstration Project, funded in part by $75-million Department of Energy (DOE) stimulus funding, will be deployed to 110,000 AEP Ohio customers in northeast central Ohio. We believe that together with International Battery we can design and deliver a product that meets CES requirements.

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MARCH 28, 2023

considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. A variety of analysts agree that the most problematic shortages will begin to ease in the third or fourth quarter of 2021, though it could take much of 2022 for the resulting chips to work their way through the supply chain to products. In March of 2023, the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The growth capital and Chinese government incentives will be used predominantly to scale manufacturing, research and development, and business development activities in China for the company’s energy storage technology and products. As part of its plans, Boston-Power is establishing an R&D and EV battery engineering facility in China.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Chrysler unveiled four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the US Postal Service (USPS) in Washington, DC, as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) also has signed an LOI to provide USPS integration tools.

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MAY 24, 2009

Foreign demand for small cars has been growing in part because of stimulus measures in some countries to encourage consumers to replace their cars. liters, in India and China at an unspecified date, and launch UK production this fall. Japanese automakers plan to increase exports of small cars with engine displacements of 1-1.5

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The modular configuration is a part of Proterra’s approach to electrifying mass transit routes across the United States. The XR Extended Range product, using NMC Li-ion cells, allows longer distances between charge events. Moreover, the contract seeks to match and qualify contract users with federal grant and/or stimulus funds.

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MAY 12, 2009

The battery business will be a part of GE Transportation and will serve customers in the rail, marine, mining, telecommunications and utility sectors. The announcement coincides with GE’s submission this week for federal stimulus dollars from the US Department of Energy. Earlier post.).

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MAY 14, 2010

will deliver to FedEx the first full-production eStar —Navistar’s all-electric commercial truck. million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. With the first eStar trucks coming off the production line today, Navistar is fully capable to support our customers through select dealers networked in our initial launch regions.

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The Austin-based company has been launching new products and making strategic acquisitions to build complete solution-level capabilities for EV battery testing and validation, led by its automotive customers who don’t have time to build up the technology themselves. There is also a growing sense that a few EV winners could take all.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

The company has introduced two cell products from its technology platform: Swing cells for transportation and stationary energy storage applications; and Sonata cells for notebook and portable power applications, as well as a family of battery blocks, modules and systems for large format applications. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 27, 2009

of combined gross domestic product (GDP) each year by 2100, more than twice the projected global average loss. Climate change is exacerbating water shortages, constraining agricultural production and threatening food security, causing forest fires and coastal degradation, and increasing health risks.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

ZAP and Jonway partnered on the production of an electric version of the compact 5-door Jonway A380 SUV, integrating AC propulsion and lithium-ion battery system technologies to produce a mid-range electric vehicle (EV) that ZAP intends to offer to the fleet market in China. ZAP Hangzhou. Better World International, Ltd.,

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JULY 22, 2009

Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions. As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. Energy Markets in a State of Change. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008).

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Daimler AG and leading energy companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Berlin, with the participation of the German Minister of Transport, Wolfgang Tiefensee, to evaluate and expand the setup of a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany to support the series production of fuel cell electric vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 14, 2009

The 1,551-acre Glendale site, which sits adjacent to Interstate 65 and the CSX rail line, runs along what is called “Auto Alley” and will be submitted as part of NAATBatt’s application to the US Department of Energy. Total square footage of the campus is expected to reach 1 million square feet.

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MAY 27, 2009

Their company, Farmers’ Ethanol , plans to combine energy and food production within the same facility and by doing so create a business that can survive the wild fluctuations in commodity prices that plague today’s corn ethanol business. As in a traditional ethanol plant, corn will be used as a feedstock to make the ethanol.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Once that has been done, the researchers plan to replace those genes with genes from other organisms to produce the desired fatty acids and overcome the internal regulatory mechanisms that could potentially limit fatty acid production.

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Many municipal and federal governments, for example, have expanded consumer benefits for EV sales, mostly as part of stimulus efforts aimed at mitigating the pandemic’s economic effect. That is mainly because the pandemic is not over yet and it is still going fiercely in certain parts of the globe.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

kW h electricity, $400/kW h Li-ion batteries, $600/kWh NiMH batteries, and 5% discount rate, PHEVs are part of the least-cost solution for gas prices above $2.6/gal, At a 10% discount rate, Li-ion pack cost must fall below $410/kWh for PHEVs to be part of the least-cost solution. Relative to our base case of $3.30/gal

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APRIL 7, 2010

This growth is the result of an expected recovery in the global economy, with world gross domestic product (GDP, on an oil-weighted basis) assumed to rise by more than 3 percent per year. Non-OPEC supplies are then expected to fall slightly in 2011, as declining production in mature areas more than offsets any new production growth.

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MARCH 13, 2009

As part of its report on fourth quarter and year-end 2008 results, Ener1 outlined its EnerDel unit’s customer programs underway for its lithium-ion battery technology in applications spanning hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and full electric vehicles. Overall, Ener1 reported 2008 revenues of $6.8 million compared to $280,000 in 2007.

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APRIL 5, 2011

The automotive industry is living proof that private companies will rarely change their behaviors without a significant stimulus to that change, and furthermore one that needs to be mandated. Without the CAFE standard and stimulus monies to promote green vehicle tech, the industry would not be headed toward a greener horizon.

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MARCH 20, 2017

IRENA’s macroeconomic analysis suggests that such investment creates a stimulus that, together with other pro-growth policies, will: boost global GDP by 0.8% Liquid biofuel production must grow ten-fold. of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2050. Electric vehicles need to become the predominant car type in 2050.

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MAY 14, 2009

The business will be part of GE Transportation and is expected to serve consumers in the rail, utility, telecommunications, marine and mining sectors. Initial investment in the factory will reach $100million with GE also making a submission this week for Federal stimulus dollars from the US Department of Energy.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation is lending its support to the Electrification of Mercedes-Benz Small Vans in Development and Production project (EMKEP) in Berlin. The two promotional initiatives are part of the German federal government’s second economic stimulus package.

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