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January 12, 2011


News and Events

DOE Offers $74 Million for Fuel Cell Research and Development
DOE has begun accepting applications for a total of up to $74
million to support new research and development of fuel cells.

DOE's Argonne Laboratory Licenses Advanced Battery Cell Powering Chevy Volt
DOE's Argonne National Laboratory has announced a licensing
agreements with LG Chem, Ltd, and General Motors Company
for use of Argonne's
patented cathode material technology in lithium-ion battery
cells.


Detroit's North American International Auto Show Spotlights Hybrids
The 2011 North American International Auto Show, which will
be open to the public January 15-23 following industry
previews, has already shown a spotlight on hybrid vehicles.


Ford Unveils its First Electric Passenger Vehicle, the Focus Electric
Ford Motor Company has unveiled the Focus Electric, marking
the carmaker's first rechargeable passenger car, which is
scheduled to launch in late 2011 and to compete with the
Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf.


DOI Approves Ninth Commercial Solar Project on Public Lands
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has approved the
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in Nevada, a
concentrating solar power plant that will produce 110
megawatts.


EPA, Corps of Engineers Grant Permits for Cape Wind Project
Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have granted permits for
the Cape Wind project, a proposed 130-turbine wind farm in
Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts.


Energy Connections

Wood Mackenzie: Economic Recovery in Asia Drives up Global Oil Demand
Based in part on a new quarterly record for world oil demand
set in the third quarter of 2010, analysts at Wood Mackenzie
forecasted in December that 2010 as a whole will set a new
record high for world oil demand. Growth in Asia is boosting
the global demand for oil, according to the analysts.











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