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Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

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This facility will be a minimum of 50MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont. Highview Power Storage, Inc., Other services the facility can deliver include market arbitrage, frequency management, reserve, and grid constraint management services.

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Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030

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Plastics are on track to contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030, according to new report by Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont. However, what the industry reports is less than half of what it actually releases, according to the analysis by Material Research.

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Tesla gets closer to opening first dealership in Vermont

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The City Planning Commission of South Burlington recently approved zoning changes bringing a Tesla Vermont center closer to approval. Tesla plans to refurbish a former Hannaford grocery store in South Burlington into its first dealership in Vermont. Tesla Vermont Center. Tesla used to dominate Vermont’s EV sales.

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NG Advantage lands contracts for trucked natural gas

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NG Advantage LLC, a provider of trucked compressed natural gas (CNG) to enterprises not connected to a pipeline, has secured multi-year contracts with Pike Industries, a subsidiary of Oldcastle Materials, the North American arm of CRH; and Putney Paper, a subsidiary of APC Paper Group. NG Advantage will begin deliveries in early 2013.

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15 States and the District of Columbia partner to accelerate bus and truck electrification; 100% ZEV by 2050

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States signing the MOU are: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

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States signing the MOU were California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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USDA awards Penn State $10M to develop biomass supply chains for liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in Northeast

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By partnering with industry, the research will enable private-sector partners to produce advanced ready-to-use liquid transportation and aviation biofuels. The biomass research will develop sustainable production practices to improve yield by 25% and reduce costs by 20%.