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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. Dow Chemical Company; DowAksa; DuPont; ESI North America; Evonik Corporation; Faurecia US Holdings; Fives; Ford Motor Company; GE Water & Power; Graco Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Why is Hydroelectricity So Green, and Yet Unfashionable?

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I live in Manitoba , a province of Canada where all but a tiny fraction of electricity is generated from the potential energy of water. The United States got the Grand Coulee on the Columbia River, the Hoover Dam on the Colorado, and the dams of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of large dams began before World War II.

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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. —Tennessee Gov. An all-new $5.6-billion

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EPA recognizes Volkswagen Chattanooga with a Green Power Leadership Award for on-site generation

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The array is the largest system of its kind in the North American automotive industry and in the state of Tennessee. We are honored that the EPA has recognized us with a Green Power Leadership award for the renewable energy generated by the Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Park at our LEED Platinum certified factory in Tennessee.

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Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announces $39.8M in first-round application development awards

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Molecular Dynamics at the Exascale: Spanning the Accuracy, Length and Time Scales for Critical Problems in Materials Science, Arthur Voter (LANL) with SNL, University of Tennessee. Exascale Predictive Wind Plant Flow Physics Modeling, Steve Hammond (NREL) with SNL, ORNL, University of Texas Austin.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions. Some €600 million is to be invested in expanding the use of renewable energies such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power. (At Low-flow water fixtures and no-touch sensors throughout the plant reduce water usage by 30%. Protected 100 ft.

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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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