The spending plan recommends investing $569.3 million in 10 new transit construction projects, including rail and bus rapid transit projects in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. An additional 11 projects that were recommended for funding in previous years but have not yet received federal commitments are being recommended for $1.4 billion in the FY 2012 budget.
In addition to the transit construction projects that have not yet been funded, the budget provides $835.4 million for continued funding of seven additional rail transit projects already operational or under construction in Dallas, New York, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Northern Virginia. See the DOT press release, a list of recommended projects, and the Federal Transit Administration's annual report .
DOE, Masdar to Test Solar PV Coating Technologies
DOE and Masdar, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy initiative, announced they will test the performance of specially coated solar PV modules.
The modules, developed by DOE's National Renewable Energy Lab, are designed to avoid the moisture and cementation problems faced by PV module producers worldwide.
DOE and Masdar signed an agreement in April 2010 to promote collaboration on clean energy technologies.
The second Clean Energy Ministerial will be held in Abu Dhabi on April 6-7. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu plans to attend this high-level global forum, which was established in 2009. See the DOE press release and coverage of the MOU in EERE Network News.
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