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DOE BETO awards $10M to 7 advanced biofuels projects

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Metabolix in collaboration with North Carolina State University. Develop a non-genetically modified, non-food feedstock, Camelina sativa , with significantly increased seed yield and oil content to maximize oil yields per acre, thereby enabling the widespread use of a currently underutilized non-food feedstock. Organizations.

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US DOE to Invest Up to $989M in Three Carbon Capture and Sequestration Projects; Total Project Value of $3.18B

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Southern Company Services (SCS) will retrofit a CO 2 capture plant on a 160 megawatt flue gas stream at an existing coal-fired power plant, Alabama Power’s Plant Barry, located north of Mobile, AL. Southern Company Services will also explore and utilize potential opportunities for beneficial use of the CO 2 for enhanced oil recovery.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). produces more oil per acre.

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Satellite Imagery for Everyone

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That’s because the cost of sending payloads, including imaging satellites, into orbit has dropped drastically. High-resolution satellite images, which used to cost tens of thousands of dollars, now can be had for the price of a cup of coffee. But these days, almost anyone can use it.

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