Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: June 2, 2010

DOT: $80M in High-Speed Rail Grants U.S. Wind Growth Slows in First Quarter Nissan Breaks Ground on U.S. Battery Plant for Leaf Mississippi State U. Wins EcoCAR Competition Florida Approves 100 MW Biomass Plant US Must Act Now to Cut Greenhouse Gases DOT Awards $80 million for High-Speed Rail The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it’s delivered nearly $80 million in grants to five states as part of President Obama’s high-speed and intercity passenger rail program. The bulk of the funds-$66.6 million-will go towards program management and preliminary engineering on a planned high-speed rail service in Florida, running between Tampa and Orlando. The project includes 84 miles of track where trains will run at 168 miles per hour. California also received grants for track relocation work in support of a high-speed rail line connecting San Francisco and Sacramento; to Wisconsin, for environmental assessments of planned stations on a 110-mph rail line between Milwaukee and Madison; and to New York State, for planning projects to increase the speed of the Empire Corridor to 110 mph. The 468-mile Empire Corridor connects all New York’s largest cities. New Mexico will receive a grant to create the state’s first rail plan, which would […]

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