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GM and Stellantis to receive over $1 billion from Biden administration for EV projects

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million for Stellantis’ Belvidere Assembly facility in Illinois, and $250 million for Stellantis’ planned EV drive module plant in Indiana. The facilities that would be supported by the grant are located in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia.

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DOE announces $1.7 billion in grants to convert facilities for EV production and support US auto workers – Charged EVs

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To these ends, the US Department of Energy has established the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. This IRA-funded program will provide direct grants to recently closed or at-risk facilities to fund the retooling efforts needed to transform production lines from ICE to EV production. billion in funding.

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The Biden Administration is Issuing Almost $2 Billion for EV and Related Development

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The White House recently issued grants totaling almost $2 billion to facilities in eight states. Biden’s grants will bolster EV supply chains, promote electric school buses, and boost commercial EV development. Facilities in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia are on the list.

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New catalyst improves conversion of CO2 to syngas

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Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have identified molybdenum disulfide as a promising cost-effective substitute for noble metal catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Catalysts Fuels' Paaren Graduate Fellowship.

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Univ. of Illinois team argues that renewable fuel standard needs to be modified, not repealed

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A policy analysis by two University of Illinois researchers argues that Congress should minimally modify, not repeal, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In the study, law professor Jay P. Kesan and Timothy A. Renewable Biomass.

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UIC and Argonne Labs receive NSF grant to develop intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

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SOFCs oxidize fuels by electrochemical conversion to create electricity, using a solid oxide as the electrolyte between an anode and cathode circuit. While their small size and solid state are attractive attributes, their higher operating temperatures—currently as high as 1,000 °C—can be a major drawback.

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Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet – Charged EVs

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In May, the Oakland Unified school district announced the conversion of its entire school bus fleet to EVs. With the help of grant money from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program and the California Air Resources Board , Zum purchased 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers.

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