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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Furthering its success in powering traditional medium-duty shuttles and trucks with its cutting-edge electric drivetrain technology, Phoenix Motorcars will integrate EasyMile’s driverless technology to its range of zero emission vehicles.

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Phoenix Grant Houston 2003

NIST awards $7.4M in grants for additive manufacturing research

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding grants totaling $7.4 Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a group of new technologies that build up objects, usually by laying down many thin layers on top of each other. University of Louisville, and 23 others.

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Manufacturer Grant El Paso North Carolina

Michigan State University deploys full-size autonomous electric bus

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APRIL 29, 2022

Michigan State University officially has deployed its full-size autonomous electric bus ( earlier post ) and is accepting passengers on the 2.5-mile As part of the process to greenlight accepting passengers, validation of the bus, route and infrastructure was granted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Michigan

Michigan Universal Electric Electrical

FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

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AUGUST 22, 2020

million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). This is the third round of ASSURE grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.

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Grant North Dakota Mississippi Kansas

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power and AeroTEC have established a Hydrogen Aviation Test and Service Center at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington. Earlier post.).

Washington

Washington Hydrogen Universal Plug

ClearFlame Engine Technologies secures $17M in Series A financing

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

ClearFlame Engine Technologies , a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), has secured $17 million in Series A financing, which will enable commercialization of the company’s innovative engine technology for the long-haul trucking, agriculture and power generation sectors.

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Financing Engine Iowa Diesel

Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant located at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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Universal Hydrogen Energy South Carolina

ClearFlame Engine Technologies secures $2.5M to advance diesel-free truck demonstration; ethanol-fueled MCCI

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JUNE 18, 2021

ClearFlame Engine Technologies , a growing startup dedicated to the development of clean engine technology ( earlier post ), secured $2.5 The new funding will help ClearFlame deploy pilot Class 8 trucks with its patented technology. The new funding will help ClearFlame deploy pilot Class 8 trucks with its patented technology.

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Diesel Engine Fuel Iowa

Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

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AUGUST 7, 2022

In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need. GEKOT will integrate its technical solutions package into Razor electric scooters soon to be deployed on the campus of Oakland University.

Michigan

Michigan Oakland Grant Detroit

Niron Magnetics raises $21.3M to commercialize rare-earth-free iron-nitride magnets

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JULY 30, 2021

The Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Volta Energy Technologies join existing investors Anzu Partners and the University of Minnesota. Niron will use the funding to build its pilot production facility in Minnesota and accelerate the development of its Clean Earth Magnet technology. million in new financing. Background. 2019.165962.

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Minnesota Commercial Clean Cleaning

University Of Georgia purchases 20 Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses with DuoPower drivetrain

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APRIL 4, 2019

The University of Georgia has placed an order for twenty Proterra 40? Catalyst E2 buses with DuoPower drivetrain technology and fourteen 125 kW Proterra PCS chargers. The University of Georgia offers free rides for students, faculty and visitors with an average daily ridership of about 40,000.

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Georgia Universal Purchase Montana

American Battery Technology expands R&D center at the University of Nevada, Reno

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AUGUST 2, 2022

The labs are currently housed at the Nevada Center for Applied Research (NCAR) located at the University of Nevada Reno (UNR). Since March 2021, ABTC’s technology team has taken residence at NCAR development facilities, and has since expanded from a single laboratory to five private and shared laboratories totaling more ethan 3,000 ft 2.

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Nevada Universal Lithium Ion Batteries

ClearFlame Engine Technologies partners with Alto Ingredients to demo ethanol-fueled MCCI in heavy-duty diesels; high efficiency, low emissions

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MAY 18, 2021

Startup ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced a partnership with Alto Ingredients, a leading producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients, to conduct pilot demonstrations of ClearFlame’s solution for diesel engines using low-cost ethanol in Class 8 trucks.

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Diesel Emissions Engine Fuel

Advent Technologies and Safran Power Units partner to advance HT-PEM fuel cell technology for aerospace

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JUNE 4, 2023

Fuel cell systems company Advent Technologies Holdings signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Safran Power Units, a leader in auxiliary power systems and turbojet engines. Led by Safran Power Units and with the support of Advent, the consortium has secured a grant for the Clean Hydrogen Partnership TC3-08 NIMPHEA Project.

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Fuel Powered Power Polymer

Qualcomm, partners launching new CV2X pilot in Honolulu

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Applied Information will exclusively implement C-V2X technologies developed by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., while working with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the University of Hawaii College of Engineering to extend the deployment of connected vehicle infrastructure across the entire state of Hawaii with C-V2X.

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Honolulu Hawaii San Diego Connect

DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC). UTCs advance transportation expertise and technology in the varied disciplines that comprise the field of transportation through education, research, and technology transfer activities.

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Universal Transportation Texas South Carolina

UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The US Department of Transportation announced that the National Center for Sustainable Transportation ( NCST ), housed at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), would receive $20 million to lead a group of seven universities studying transportation effects on the environment. Earlier post.)

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Davis Sustainable Transportation Federal Grant Grant

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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Emissions Engine Diesel Miles

AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

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APRIL 26, 2022

million grant from the US Department of Energy to design and engineer an integrated carbon dioxide capture and conversion plant co-located at Nutrien’s Kennewick Fertilizer Operations plant in Kennewick, Wash. Carbon dioxide capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93-million

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Conversion Grant Waste CO2

Imperium3 New York produces its first full-sized prismatic cells

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JUNE 18, 2021

Australia-based Magnis Energy Technologies Limited announced that Imperium3 New York (iM3NY) has produced its first full-sized prismatic cells ahead of schedule for limited testing and customer sampling in Q3 2021. million, including a $4 million Upstate Revitalization Initiative grant and $3.5

New York

New York Lithium Ion Tanzania Tax Credit

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

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MAY 3, 2020

The European GRAMOFON Project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center has developed an innovative CO 2 capture process based on novel nanomaterials and microwave energy. million, with a total of nine partners (companies, technology centers and universities). The project had a budget of €4.2

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South Korea United Kingdom CO2 Belgium

DOE, DOT collaborate to improve public transportation efficiency and effectiveness using data and technology

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Recently, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced project selections for $130 million in advanced vehicle technologies research across the United States. VTO and FTA are partnering to use data and technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public transportation so that it better meets Americans’ transportation demands.

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Transportation MIT Utah Affordable

Purdue’s whitest white paint now a Guinness World Record; sub-ambient radiative cooling

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

reflective, developed by engineers at Purdue University, has earned a Guinness World Records title for the whitest paint. Such paints are considered to be a potential technology for keeping cities cooler and reducing electricity use; buildings with a coating of this would need to rely far less on energy-hungry air conditioning.

Universal

Universal Commercial Building Grant

Japan scientists develop new catalyst capable of assisting three different key hydrogen reactions

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JUNE 12, 2020

Scientists from Kyushu University and Kumamoto University in Japan have developed a new catalyst capable of assisting three key reactions for using hydrogen in energy and industry. —Professor Seiji Ogo, Kyushu University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Credit: Kyushu University.

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Hydrogen Japan Universal Grant

DOE awards Magna a grant to develop and ‘auto qualify’ advanced motor; 1/2 the cost, 8x power density

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Magna has been awarded a grant by the US Department of Energy to develop and ‘auto-qualify’ advanced electric motor technologies for next-generation vehicle propulsion systems. —Swamy Kotagiri, Chief Technology Officer, Magna. The electric motor technologies will be presented to US DOE for evaluation in 2021.

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Grant Motoring Motors Motor

Syzygy raises $5.8M in Series A to develop photocatalytic platform for clean chemical and fuel manufacturing

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Syzygy Plasmonics , a technology company developing the world’s highest performance photocatalyst, raised $5.8 Licensed from Rice University, the “antenna-reactor” plasmonic photocatalyst has been published in leading academic journals such as Science , Nature , and PNAS. million in Series A funding. Antenna-Reactor photocatalyst.

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Manufacturer Fuel Clean Cleaning

Fairfax County & Dominion Energy launch Virginia’s first publicly funded autonomous electric shuttle pilot project

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Fairfax County and Dominion Energy have launched passenger service on Relay—the first publicly funded autonomous electric shuttle and test of driverless technology in public transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The County received a $200,000 grant from VDRPT for the operations of the pilot and provided a $50,000 local match.

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Virginia Energy Transportation Electrical

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology vying to establish international center for solid-state batteries

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is vying to establish an international center to develop solid-state batteries which will be safer, cheaper, smaller and more efficient than lithium ion batteries. We are excited about the possibility of Mines taking such a major role in new green technology that could really change the world.

South Dakota

South Dakota International Battery Batteries

European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

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JUNE 1, 2020

A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

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Hydrogen Gas Power Powered

Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Rice University researchers have won a $3.3-million million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. The climate is already changing and we must act with urgency.

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Convert Carbon Grant Hydrogen

IMMORTAL consortium developing long-lifetime fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks

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APRIL 18, 2021

IMTEK, a research group at the University of Freiburg, will focus on understanding degradation mechanisms using chemical and structural techniques. The IMMORTAL project receives funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 101006641.

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Fuel Hydrogen Europe Industry

NSF funds U of Kansas researcher developing machine learning technology to monitor and prevent thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries

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APRIL 21, 2019

Supported by a new five-year, $500,000- grant from the National Science Foundation, a researcher from the University of Kansas is developing machine learning technology to monitor and prevent overheating in lithium-ion batteries. That’s because the lithium metal is highly reactive, and the commonly used electrolyte is flammable.

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Kansas Lithium Ion Li-ion Batteries

Michigan State University introduces electric autonomous bus through collaboration with state, Karsan and ADASTEC

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. A $100,000-grant through the Michigan Office of Mobility and Electrification, which was awarded to ADASTEC, helped make this collaboration possible.

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Michigan Universal San Francisco North America

5G network testing revolutionised with $1.9m federal grant

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JANUARY 15, 2024

grant from NTIA, a new Rice University project is advancing 5G network testing methods. federal grant appeared first on Innovation News Network. Funded by a $1.9m Read more here. The post 5G network testing revolutionised with $1.9m

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Federal Grant Grant Universal

Topsoe to lead FrontFuel project for SAF from CO2 and renewable electricity; DKK 26.9M grant

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JUNE 28, 2023

million DKK (US$4 million) grant from Denmark’s EUDP (Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program) to fund the project. The FrontFuel project will use carbon dioxide and renewable energy to produce a synthetic crude, to demonstrate the value chain of SAF, using Topsoe technology. Topsoe will receive a 26.9

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Grant Renewable CO2 Denmark

Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

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APRIL 21, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has been granted €1 million in funding by Business Finland, a state-run public agency for funding important research projects, to support research in the field of Power-to-X (P2X) technology. It gives us a brilliant opportunity to speed up the move to a 100 percent renewable energy future.

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Powered Power Finland Climate Change

Simple method for ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries; mass production at room temperature

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APRIL 12, 2020

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new practical method to make a flexible composite Al-doped LLZO (Al-LLZO) sheet electrolyte (75 ?m Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University. However, there are major technological hurdles associated with lithium metal anodes. 9b21251.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Production

MHO-Co to head consortium to develop green solutions for shipping; fuel cells and batteries

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APRIL 10, 2021

Together with Aalborg University, among others, and with grants from the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP), MHO-Co will test fuel cells and new battery technology on the shipping company's advanced hybrid vessels. million, €2.15 This is where Sterling PlanB contributes to the project.

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Green Fuel Batteries Battery

Mass spectrometer enhances SwRI’s USGR automotive catalyst testing

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JANUARY 6, 2021

Southwest Research Institute has expanded its capability to evaluate internal combustion engine aftertreatment catalysts, integrating an existing SwRI technology with a mass spectrometer. —project leader Dr. Grant Seuser, a postdoctoral researcher in SwRI’s Powertrain Engineering Division. —Grant Seuser.

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Pollution Exhaust Grant Hydrogen

European project to develop cobalt-free EV batteries awarded €11.8M

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JUNE 24, 2020

million grant to develop Next Generation Cobalt-free batteries. The proposed Li-ion battery technology will be demonstrated at TRL6 (battery pack) and validated on an automotive EV testbed. The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications) project has been awarded a €11.8-million Useful cycle life of >2000.

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Batteries Battery Li-ion 2000

Germany awards G+L innotec funding for development of fuel cell technology using media gap motor: Project REZEBT

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AUGUST 12, 2020

The joint project “Recirculation blower development for fuel cell technology” ( REZEBT ) together with The Institute of Turbomachinery and Fluid Dynamics (TFD) at the Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH), The hydrogen and fuel cell center ZBT GmbH, Duisburg, and G+L innotec, is to be completed by 2022.

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Motoring Motors Motor Fuel

CEC funds $11M project to fast-track commercialization of clean energy technologies: CalTestBed

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has launched a new funded program to help speed the commercialization of clean energy technologies. This effort can dramatically increase the commercialization of clean energy technologies for worldwide markets. New Energy Nexus received an $11-million grant in December to develop CalTestBed.

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Clean Cleaning Los Angeles Commercial

UK APC investing £77M in 7 green heavy-duty and commercial vehicle projects

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MAY 9, 2023

The seven projects, each involving a group of companies working in partnership on green transport technology, will each benefit from industry support, together with a government grant. This project will explore and develop technology for inverters. Project partners include: University of Bath, Equipmake, Aeristech.

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Commercial Green Vehicles Hydrogen

California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. The seven awards approved will fund applied R&D projects that will develop utility-scale renewable energy generation technologies. First NorCal Retail H 2 Refueling Station Open.

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California San Diego Energy Solar

Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

NIST awards $7.4M in grants for additive manufacturing research

Michigan State University deploys full-size autonomous electric bus

FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

ClearFlame Engine Technologies secures $17M in Series A financing

Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

ClearFlame Engine Technologies secures $2.5M to advance diesel-free truck demonstration; ethanol-fueled MCCI

Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

Niron Magnetics raises $21.3M to commercialize rare-earth-free iron-nitride magnets

University Of Georgia purchases 20 Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses with DuoPower drivetrain

American Battery Technology expands R&D center at the University of Nevada, Reno

ClearFlame Engine Technologies partners with Alto Ingredients to demo ethanol-fueled MCCI in heavy-duty diesels; high efficiency, low emissions

Advent Technologies and Safran Power Units partner to advance HT-PEM fuel cell technology for aerospace

Qualcomm, partners launching new CV2X pilot in Honolulu

DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

Imperium3 New York produces its first full-sized prismatic cells

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

DOE, DOT collaborate to improve public transportation efficiency and effectiveness using data and technology

Purdue’s whitest white paint now a Guinness World Record; sub-ambient radiative cooling

Japan scientists develop new catalyst capable of assisting three different key hydrogen reactions

DOE awards Magna a grant to develop and ‘auto qualify’ advanced motor; 1/2 the cost, 8x power density

Syzygy raises $5.8M in Series A to develop photocatalytic platform for clean chemical and fuel manufacturing

Fairfax County & Dominion Energy launch Virginia’s first publicly funded autonomous electric shuttle pilot project

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology vying to establish international center for solid-state batteries

European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

IMMORTAL consortium developing long-lifetime fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks

NSF funds U of Kansas researcher developing machine learning technology to monitor and prevent thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries

Michigan State University introduces electric autonomous bus through collaboration with state, Karsan and ADASTEC

5G network testing revolutionised with $1.9m federal grant

Topsoe to lead FrontFuel project for SAF from CO2 and renewable electricity; DKK 26.9M grant

Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

Simple method for ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries; mass production at room temperature

MHO-Co to head consortium to develop green solutions for shipping; fuel cells and batteries

Mass spectrometer enhances SwRI’s USGR automotive catalyst testing

European project to develop cobalt-free EV batteries awarded €11.8M

Germany awards G+L innotec funding for development of fuel cell technology using media gap motor: Project REZEBT

CEC funds $11M project to fast-track commercialization of clean energy technologies: CalTestBed

UK APC investing £77M in 7 green heavy-duty and commercial vehicle projects

California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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