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May 15, 2013

DOE Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure

The U.S. Energy of Department (DOE) launched H2USA, a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles.  More

May 15, 2013

$16 Million Set for Small Businesses Focused on Energy Technologies

The Energy Department announced that it will award 88 grants to small businesses in 28 states to develop clean energy technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation. More

May 15, 2013

National Laboratory Announces New Potential Approach to Creating Hydrocarbon Fuels

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)—one of the Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) research partners—published a report in the Nature Chemistry journal that describes a new approach to creating hydrocarbon fuels.  More

May 15, 2013

Clean Cities Coalitions Charge Up Plug-In Electric Vehicles

The Energy Department's Clean Cities coalitions nationwide are helping their communities get ready for PEVs by using local knowledge to ensure that both are easily deployed and available to consumers. More

May 15, 2013

Competition Opens for Three New Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

The Obama Administration announced that it is launching competitions to create three new manufacturing innovation institutes with a federal commitment of $200 million across five federal agencies: Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. More

May 13, 2013

Energy Department Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure

The Energy Department today launched H2USA—a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles.  More

May 10, 2013

EERE Announces Notice of Intent to Issue Early Market Hydrogen and Fuel Cell FOA

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement entitled "Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Medium Duty Trucks, Roof- top Backup Power, and Advanced Hydrogen Refueling Components."  More

May 8, 2013

Study: Nearly 22 Million Electric Vehicles Will Be Sold from 2012 to 2020

A total of 21.9 million EVs will be sold worldwide during the period from 2012 to 2020, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. More

May 3, 2013

Hydrogen Storage FOA Pre-Solicitation Meeting Being Held

The Fuel Cell Technologies Office is holding a pre-solicitation meeting on May 14, 2013, for a planned Hydrogen Storage Funding Opportunity Announcement (expected for FY14 funding, subject to appropriations).  More

May 1, 2013

New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid

Researchers from the Energy Department's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow" battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid. More

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