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Dept. of Interior to auction nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for wind energy development

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The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will offer nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for commercial wind energy development in a 19 August 2014 competitive lease sale. Competitive lease sales have generated more than $5 million in high bids for more than 277,500 acres in federal waters. Bluewater Wind Maryland, LLC.

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US Departments of Energy and Interior unveil national offshore wind strategy and major offshore wind initiatives

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Unveiling a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced steps forward in support of offshore wind energy in the United States, including new funding opportunities for up to $50.5 Next-Generation Drivetrain (up to $7.5

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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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Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Wind Energy Project: GLPTC seeks to reduce its electrical energy usage by investing in a renewable source of energy to be generated by wind using equipment on site.

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US to hold second auction for renewable energy on Outer Continental Shelf

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offering nearly 112,800 acres offshore Virginia for commercial wind energy leasing. The nation’s first wind energy lease sale for an area offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts was held on 31 July. Under the terms of the Final Sale Notice, the wind energy area offshore Virginia will be auctioned as a single lease.

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

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Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Providence, Rhode Island). Mesofluidic Inline Separation for Produced Water Treatment, $246,979. Alkaline Water Electrolysis, $100,000. Assessment Robot for Resilient Optimized Wind Energy ARROW(e), $1,000,000.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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The amount of water on fuel cell electrolyte membranes has a substantial influence on electricity generation efficiency. Toyota says that the side profile evokes the flowing shape of a droplet of water to express the vehicle’s characteristic of drawing in air and emitting water. mm and weight of 102 g. The Prius analogy.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The engine also uses an electrically driven air conditioning compressor and water pump to reduce mechanical losses. The electrically driven water pump allows coolant flow rate to be controlled with greater precision based on vehicle conditions for better fuel efficiency. Vehicle deliveries begin in Spring 2012.

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