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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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Ford and Georgia Tech partner on hydraulic hybrid school bus conversion

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The Ford Motor Company Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering on the US’ first conversion of a traditional school bus to a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools (APS) donated the bus for the project.

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Virginia Clean Cities requests proposals from Southeastern fleets interested in converting to propane Autogas

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The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) at James Madison University (JMU) are requesting proposals from fleets in the southeastern US interested in converting eligible gasoline vehicles to run on propane autogas. The application deadline is Friday, 12 August 2011, at 5pm EDT.

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British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement

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British Airways will invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial-scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia and acquire cleaner burning sustainable aviation fuel from the plant. The plant in Georgia is due to begin construction this year. BA expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022.

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Tolero Licenses Biomass Pyrolysis Technology from Univ. of Georgia

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LLC, a Sacramento, California-based biofuels company, has licensed a biomass pyrolysis process from the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc (UGARF). The exclusive license provides Tolero Energy global rights to the technology, including the right to grant sublicenses.

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US Gov’t set to spend $46 million to electrify container ports

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Multi-million-dollar grants adding up to more than $46 million from the US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will help support electrification efforts at several American ports. million grant from the FHWA to replace 155 on-site commercial trucks and buses with zero-emission vehicles (ZEV). reduction in harmful carbon emissions.