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September 30, 2009 - Michael Ramage, former executive vice president of ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, and James Sweeney, professor of economics at Stanford University, discuss the conclusions of the National Academy of Sciences report entitled America’s Energy Future with a focus on the sections dealing with liquid transportation fuels.
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ExxonMobil Energy Resources [...]

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The US Department of Energy (DoE) is investing nearly US$300 million in its Clean Cities Grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support clean fuels, vehicles and infrastructure development.
The Focus.com posting lists 25 cost-share clean vehicles funded projects.
http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/3585/doe-to-invest-nearly-us300m-in-clean-vehicles-initiatives/

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Discussion and opinion posting on how we can reach the goal of slashing carbon emissions from major U.S. sources by 80 percent (compared to 2005 levels) by 2050.
Can improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and alternative fuels, combined with measures to reduce congestion and make the transportation system operate more efficiently, bring about the necessary emissions [...]

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The “Cash for Clunkers” program ends Monday, August 24, 2009, providing almost $2 billion in rebates for older auto trade-ins.

“It’s been a thrill to be part of the best economic news story in America,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Now we are working toward an orderly wind down of this very popular program.”
Officials decided to [...]

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Here is late-breaking information about an energy short course offered at UT Austin by Professor Webber: (from UT’s “On Campus”)
Description: Michael Webber, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and associate director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, will share his insights and candid views about the best and worst of the United States’ [...]

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Like researchers in other universities, including the University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University researchers and research administrators are “organizing to take advantage of extraordinary opportunities for energy research,” according to the Indiana Newsroom. President Obama visited the University in August to announce grants are being awarded for research into battery-powered vehicles.
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/11618.html
In opening remarks, Rick [...]

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Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy is releasing $377M in funding for almost 50 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms. The funding comes out of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These centers are expected to “lay the scientific groundwork [...]

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Chevy Volt engine (electric hybrid vehicle)
Researchers and policy maker consider how an increase in plug-in automobile technology could change the face of parking and the provision of power for such vehicles. A new study is being undertaken by the state Energy Research and Development Authority to try to predict how much more electricity a state [...]

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