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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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Some folks fear that the transition to EVs will lead to major job losses in the auto industry—and not without reason, as EVs require different (and fewer) components than legacy ICE vehicles. It could also go a long way toward building support for the EV transition among workers in the auto industry and its vast network of related industries.

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

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The facilities that would be supported by the grant are located in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia. The grants are intended to support the production of electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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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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Biden awards $1.7B to bring auto manufacturing back to 8 states

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billion in grant awards today targeted at helping automakers keep 11 troubled manufacturing plants open and to start building EVs there. The grants are part of the “ Domestic Conversion Grant Program ,” intended to direct government support to help convert plants over to electric vehicle manufacturing.

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WVU, NETL partner with Pitt, Shell to develop process to transform stranded natural gas into marketable products

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Researchers at West Virginia University will lead a team that will investigate ways to convert stranded gas resources into value-added liquid products that could reduce the United States’ demand for crude oil by up to 20%. Shell is providing a $1-million match for the scale-up activity. A few weeks later, WVU was awarded a $1.25-million

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U. Houston-led project looking for new exhaust treatment catalysts for low-temperature lean-burn combustion engines

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Michael Harold, chairman of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UH, will serve as principal investigator on the grant, funded by the US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE NETL). The challenge is to achieve high NO x conversion with minimal fuel penalty while sustaining long catalyst life.

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USDA approves conditional commitment for $25M guaranteed loan for new Fiberight biorefinery

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USDA funding will be used to construct a 55,000 square foot facility that will produce cellulosic ethanol by converting municipal solid waste and other industrial pulps into advanced biofuels, as well as using conventional renewable biofuel derived from seed corn waste. million grant from the Iowa Power Fund in 2010.

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