Fortis Construction Advancing
Fabrication of a new railcar to transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste is now under way.
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U.S., Canada Provide Statement on Taking Action to Reduce Rail Sector Emissions
Canada’s Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm on Dec. 6 issued a joint statement, on the margins of COP28, addressing
DOE: $96MM for Projects to Reduce Vehicle Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making available $96 million for research projects focused on lowering vehicle emissions: from creating “cleaner” non-road engines and fuel technologies for rail, marine, aviation, and construction and agricultural applications, to developing electric drive components and materials to maximize electric vehicle efficiency.
Parallel Systems Wins $4.4MM DOE Grant
Culver City, Calif.-based Parallel Systems has been awarded a $4.4 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to test its autonomous, battery-electric-powered railcar technology. DOE is distributing a total of $175 million to 68 projects through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).