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Oshkosh Corporation unveils Volterra platform of electric fire and emergency vehicles

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JUNE 10, 2021

Oshkosh Corporation’s Fire & Emergency segment unveiled the Volterra platform of electric vehicles with the introduction of two new trucks under the Pierce Manufacturing and Oshkosh Airport Products brands. —John Pfeifer, Oshkosh Corporation President and CEO. The Volterra platform uses Oshkosh’s parallel-electric drive train.

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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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JANUARY 20, 2022

BEL launches this coalition effort in advance of federal funds targeted to electric school buses in the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress in 2021. Dairyland Power Cooperative (representing 24 electric cooperatives). Northwest Iowa Power Corporation (representing 7 electric cooperatives).

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Johnson Controls Power Solutions relaunches as Clarios

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MAY 2, 2019

Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Power Solutions, launches as a new entity and world leader in advanced energy storage solutions. The company will maintain its current global manufacturing and operations footprint, including its corporate headquarters in Glendale, Wisconsin.

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Powered Power Energy Storage Li-ion

DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Native Sun Community Power Development. Equitable Mobility Powering Opportunities for Workplace Electrification Readiness (EMPOWER). Eaton Corporation.

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Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

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AUGUST 3, 2014

Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, and CNNC New Energy (China) signed a Memorandum of Intent to cooperate in the development of floating nuclear power plants. The potential use of floating nuclear power plants is significant. the Lomonosov]. RP flow diagram for the KLT-40S.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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AUGUST 23, 2017

CIRCUITS project teams will accelerate the development and deployment of a new class of efficient, lightweight, and reliable power converters, based on wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. If successful, the team will construct a 500 kW building block for a DC fast charger that is at least four times the power density of todays installed units.

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

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JUNE 26, 2021

Madison, Wisconsin). High Efficiency Power-to-Gas in a Modular Hybrid Electrobioreactor, $1,000,000. Kairos Power (Alameda, California). Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Convergent Science Inc.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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JULY 29, 2021

Awardees across 12 projects will focus on developing next-generation lithium batteries with improved lifespan, safety, and affordability; improving the performance and durability of electrolytes that carry ions within batteries; and increasing the power density of electric drive systems. AOI 3: High Power Density Inverters.

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Caterpillar completes $8.8B acquisition of Bucyrus

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JULY 10, 2011

Oak Creek, Wisconsin and will include three mining divisions reporting to Steve. Caterpillar Board of Directors as a corporate Vice President, and will lead the new. These divisions include the Large Power Systems Division, Advanced. Caterpillar Group President Steve Wunning will have executive office. Mining Products Division.

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Odyne Systems introduces new plug-in hybrid system for medium- and heavy-duty work trucks

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JUNE 21, 2011

and Utility Equipment Leasing Corporation (UELC), and relocated to a production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It is also the only plug-in hybrid system to power a gas compressor truck. Equipment Power (hp) 14 kWh Time (min) † 29 kWh. Earlier post.). Examples of continuous minutes of all-electric operation.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Lithium Ion

DOE selects 7 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research projects for further development

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JULY 31, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 7 projects that will help develop low-cost solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for central power generation from fossil energy resources for further research. University of Wisconsin, Madison. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The projects include: ?. Boston University.

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DOE Announces Up to $13M in Funding for Six Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls RD Projects

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MAY 4, 2009

Team members include Michigan Technological University (principle investigator), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Cummins Engine Company, John Deere Power Systems, Navistar International Corporation, Watlow, and Johnson Matthey.

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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The zinc-air battery is a promising technology that has high energy density but limited power density. Based at Stanford, the project includes five corporate sponsors: ExxonMobil, GE, Schlumberger, DuPont and Bank of America. Investigators: Zhenan Bao, Chemical Engineering; Yi Cui, Materials Science and Engineering.

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ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

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JUNE 19, 2015

The six TERRA projects will receive a total of $30 million to accelerate energy crop development for the production of renewable transportation fuels from biomass and the 12 GENSETS projects are aimed at developing generator technologies that will improve efficiencies in residential Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation. 2,613,287.

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Transportation Energy West Virginia Engine

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. MARTA anticipates that the power produced by these photovoltaic panels will be sold to Georgia Power under their Distributed Generation Contract Program. The nearby traction power substation will be switched off when the WESS is operating.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. This project will enable diesel-like efficiency and increased maximum power output in a gasoline engine by using a secondary fuel to suppress engine knock under high load. Optodot Corporation. Advanced power electronics and electric motor (PEEM) technology. UChicago Argonne LLC.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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AUGUST 16, 2016

million through the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance to support projects specifically focused on advanced high-voltage electrolytes for batteries and advanced engine and powertrain technologies to improve vehicle fuel efficiency. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. West Virginia University Research Corporation.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal

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Oshkosh Corporation unveils Volterra platform of electric fire and emergency vehicles

Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

Johnson Controls Power Solutions relaunches as Clarios

DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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

DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

Caterpillar completes $8.8B acquisition of Bucyrus

Odyne Systems introduces new plug-in hybrid system for medium- and heavy-duty work trucks

DOE selects 7 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research projects for further development

DOE Announces Up to $13M in Funding for Six Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls RD Projects

Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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