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The Summit On Clean Tech Law & The New Energy Policy

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Stimulus Package allocated for renewables? And you know if I was there in person I’d also be bringing up the MORAL obligation that is a part of all of these issues. Early bird registration for this Sept 18 Clean Tech Law Summit is extended to Tuesday Sept 15 at 6:00 pm Pacific Time. Are cities leading the way?

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Next-generation Lead Acid Battery Company Firefly Energy Shuts Down, Files for Chapter 7

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The US Army sought high-tech batteries to perform in desert conditions, said Ovan, adding that the company was disappointed when Firefly failed to get a share of the $2 billion distributed by the federal government - part of the stimulus package - for advanced battery research.

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NSF Awards NCSU Team $2M For Research on Deriving Drop-in Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels from Algae

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The $2 million grant is part of the federal stimulus package and comes from NSF’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program. and Innova Tech. For example, people in a remote area could set up a system to grow the algae and produce the fuel on-site, rather than shipping the finished product thousands of miles.

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