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The labs are currently housed at the Nevada Center for Applied Research (NCAR) located at the University of Nevada Reno (UNR).

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., Under the terms of the licensing agreement, AutoPort has been granted non-exclusive rights in the area of commercial fleet vehicles. Components of a V2G system. Source: PJM. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 5, 2013

The Academic Senate of the University of California has passed an Open Access Policy, ensuring that future research articles authored by faculty at all 10 campuses of the UC will be made available to the public at no charge. It follows more than 175 other universities who have adopted similar so-called “green” open access policies.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Battery-electric transit bus manufacturer Proterra has entered the university market with its first order from the Associated Students of the University of Montana ( ASUM ) Transportation for two Proterra 40-foot Catalyst Fast Charge buses and one semi-autonomous fast charger for its UDASH routes.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The opportunity to explore mixed-mode engine technology through the DOE’s grant signifies Hyundai’s commitment to advanced research technology and compression engines.

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Small particles from tires inhibit the growth and cause adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, according to two new Oregon State University studies. million metric tons of tire wear particles flow into the environment each year in the United States. Resources.

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The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. Two of the awardees, Halotechnics and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), also received funds from the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E).

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million in grants to 220 producers (awards of less than $500 not listed) to support the production of advanced biofuels, and is awarding more than $4 million in additional grants that will advance the bioeconomy. South Dakota State University (SDSU) received $2.3 million through the Sun Grant Program.

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MAY 12, 2012

Researchers at the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center ( NCERC ) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) have successfully produced ethanol from the cellulosic portion of the corn kernel. These steps were complemented by a research and development grant through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

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MARCH 22, 2010

The Fiat 500EV powertrain comprises three main systems; high power electric powertrain module, advanced lithium-ion battery, and an EV control unit to manage power flows. Beginning in 2012, Chrysler Group will manufacture the Fiat 500EV for the United States market. Earlier post.) The Ram PHEV features Chrysler Group’s 5.7-liter

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the public-private consortium behind the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) grant, “Securing the Future of Natural Rubber—an American Tire and Bioenergy Platform from Guayule,” reported several key advancements emerging from the group’s work over the past year. At its recent annual meeting in Albany, Calif., Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. That is more than 250 times the amount of natural gas used in the United States in 2013.

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Currently, NAM is building its first mass production site in the United States, which will produce 10,000 metric tons per year of battery grade synthetic graphite. Albemarle is finalizing the site selection for the lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the southeastern United States.

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A regional interdisciplinary team led by Montana State University has received $6 million from the National Science Foundation to address questions about whether biofuels and carbon capture technologies can be sustainably introduced into the Upper Missouri River Basin.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

This development was reported by Cooper to its consortium partners— PanAridus , Arizona State University, Cornell University, and the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS)—as the group met recently in Maricopa, Arizona for its third annual meeting and progress report on their $6.9-million

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program will provide nearly 5,000 charging stations in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Fla., Installation of the ChargePoint station was done by Coulomb distributor Shocking Solutions. Sacramento, Calif., and Washington DC.

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Recently, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced project selections for $130 million in advanced vehicle technologies research across the United States. Utah State University will develop a suite of planning and operations tools to enable public transportation transit bus electrification.

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JULY 10, 2013

Under the agreement, 3M granted Reshine a license to US Patents 6,660,432, 6,964,828, 7,028,128, and 8,241,791 and all global equivalents including in Taiwan, Japan, China and Europe. In 2011, 3M granted Umicore a license to US patent 6,660,432 and global equivalents; the company had earlier licensed US 6,964,828, and US 7,078,128 to Umicore.

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The goal would be to replace 30% of the petroleum consumed in the United States with biofuels. Now, a new analysis of up to seven years of production data gathered through the Regional Feedstock Partnership, established by DOE and the Sun Grant Initiative, supports the billon-ton estimate. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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million funding increase to an existing grant to ethanol producer POET. The grant increases will play a key role in establishing corn cobs as a viable commodity and setting the stage for corn cob harvesting across the United States, according to POET. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $6.85 Earlier post.)

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received a $5-million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues. NARA includes a broad consortium of scientists from universities, government laboratories and private industry. Earlier post.). NARA award. DLA contract.

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Coulomb Technologies, in partnership with Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA, will provide 4,600 free home and public ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles throughout the United States through the ChargePoint America program. Second, the regions themselves had to write a letter to support the grant proposal.

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Approximately 300 different entities were granted fuel cell patents in 2013. At the state level, Michigan led the US with 139 patents, up 14 from last year. On the state level, California continued to lead the United States with policies and funding programs that advance fuel cells and hydrogen infrastructure.

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The air in the United States and Western Europe is much cleaner than even a decade ago. A new study led by Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Hokkaido University and the University of Washington explains why. —co-author and leader of SE-Dome ice core project Yoshinori Iizuka, Hokkaido University.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The agreements are part of the White House’s Startup America initiative, which was launched in January and is designed to help young companies grow, move innovative technologies into the marketplace and create good-paying jobs in the United States. A third option was granted based on PNNL’s millimeter wave technology.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The charging stations were funded through a US Department of Energy grant. Zipcar currently has four Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid vehicles available in Boston: two at Boston Common Garage, one at Post Office Square Garage and one on the Harvard University campus at Garden Street and Fernald Drive.

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The University of Washington is taking the lead and focusing on genetically modifying the microbes. Here, we’ll be applying it to a brand new feedstock, natural gas, which is recognized as being critically important to the United States. —Phil Pienkos, NREL’s principle investigator on the liquid to diesel project.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center, the University of North Carolina, and Brazil have sequenced the genome of PE-2, a strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that thrives on turning sugarcane into ethanol. Mieczkowski, of the Department of Genetics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

The study by a team of researchers based at MIT has identified a suite of policy and investment strategies that could accelerate innovation in the United States, helping to meet growing energy needs affordably and reliably, reducing carbon emissions and alleviating insecurity over energy supplies.

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JULY 7, 2011

Zymetis holds four granted patents and more than ten pending patents on the Z-microbe, a marine organism that was originally discovered consuming plant cellulose at a high rate in the Chesapeake Bay. The genome of the Z-microbe has been fully sequenced by researchers at the University of Maryland. Zymetis, Inc.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

The US Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture (USDA) have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Eric Beers, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg. Braun, University of Missouri, Columbia. Luca Comai, University of California, Davis.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Archer intends to invest $118M over the next 10 years and will receive an incentive package totaling 33% of its capital investment commitment, which includes land conveyance, tax incentives and Georgia REBA grant. Archer will receive an incentive package, which includes land conveyance, tax incentives and Georgia REBA grant.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and Argonne National Laboratory will explore ways to produce renewable plastic precursors and other substances from biomass with a recently announced $3.3-million million grant from the United States Department of Energy. Part of a $13.4-million

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AUGUST 18, 2011

WERC is a University of Wisconsin spinoff company created by Professors Rolf Reitz and Christopher Rutland to provide analysis and consulting services to the engine industry. Because the invention was made with United States government support (awards from DOE), the US government has certain rights in the invention.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

million in research grants to 7 projects using genomics to develop non-food feedstocks that can be used for bioenergy. Jeffrey Dangl, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Katrien Devos, University of Georgia, Athens. Yiwei Jiang, Purdue University. Ray Ming, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Schnell, Vaishali Naik, Larry W. Horowitz, Fabien Paulot, Paul Ginoux, Ming Zhao, Daniel E. 2019.04.003.

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