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Obama Administration Announces $8.33B in Loan Guarantees for New Nuclear Power Reactors in Georgia; First New US Nuclear Power Plant Project in Nearly 3 Decades

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billion in loan guarantees for the construction and operation of two new nuclear reactors at a plant in Burke, Georgia. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant—Vogtle units 3 and 4—will supplement the two existing reactor units at the facility. —President Obama.

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Georgia Tech study suggests unlinking EVs from CAFE and coordinating with power sector for low-cost benefits

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For the study, they define EVs as including both battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles. Only in the case of high EV market share and a high renewable electricity standard (RES) do EVs make a material contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, they found. Credit: ACS, Choi et al.

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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Phase 1 FLECCS projects are: GE Global Research. 8 Rivers Capital. 8 Rivers Capital.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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There, d elegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania finalized an ambitious plan: to generate up to 6 gigawatts of clean energy in the Caucasus region, run the electricity through a cable along the bottom of the Black Sea, and deliver it to Europe. GW , by 2030. It could help the E.U. GW the country currently generates.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. gas into a liquid transportation fuel by combining fuel cell. In contrast, this reactor produces electricity as a byproduct of fuel production. provide not only liquid fuel but also electricity, increasing the. utility of geographically isolated gas reserves. University.

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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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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Of that, $26.5 VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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DeltaWing partners with DHX Electric Machines; ultra high-torque motors for automotive applications

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DHX traction motor technology is based on proprietary direct-winding heat exchange cooling technology that is able to remove motor heat at the source—the stator windings. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. Our DHX Falcon electric motor features standard materials, not exotic steels and magnets.

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