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New enzyme technology boosts corn ethanol yield up to 5%, oil extraction by 13%; 8% energy savings

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The technology also increases corn oil extraction by 13%, while saving 8% energy. Extensive implementation of extraction technology from 2008 to 2012 has seen the industry record a nearly five-fold increase in corn oil production, according to a study by the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Energy Biosciences Institute Adds Microbially Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Project

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A combined effort of all three academic partners in the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) will seek to increase the amount of oil that can be extracted from existing wells by using microbes within their geological habitat to help recover residual oil and enhance production. Terry Hazen.

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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After he graduated high school, there was only one university he wanted to attend: Chicago State. Department of Energy science and engineering research center. About Jack Dongarra Employer: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Title: Professor emeritus, computer science Member grade: Life Fellow Alma mater: Chicago State University.

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Why These Members Donate to the IEEE Foundation

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While he was an engineering professor at the University of California, Los Angeles , Samueli helped found company in San Jose, Calif., The IEEE Life Fellow, who served as 2008 IEEE president, has been a member ever since. He joined as an undergrad at Purdue University , in West Lafayette, Ind. in 1991 with one of his Ph.D.

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NEMA releases summary report on Advanced Batteries Café; focus on plug-in vehicles and stationary storage

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on the Advanced Batteries Café , hosted in cooperation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on 1 September 2010, in Rosemont, Illinois. For much of the discussion, café participants were grouped by topic: (1) vehicular batteries (BEVs and PHEVs), or (2) stationary batteries for energy storage applications.

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RPI Doctoral Student Develops New Graphene Material with 14% Wt. Hydrogen Storage Capacity

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These treatments play an important role in increasing the binding energy of hydrogen to the graphene surface at room temperature, as hydrogen tends to cluster and layer around carbon atoms. Following graduation, he and his brother plan to start their own business with a focus on clean energy and green manufacturing.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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The US Department of Energy delivered more than $47 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight projects to further smart grid demonstration projects in seven states. Energy Secretary Chu also announced $10.5 Smart Grid System Report Annex A. Recovery Act Awards for Smart Grid Demonstration Projects.

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