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DOE selects Arizona State University to lead new institute to drive industrial decarbonization through electrification of process heat

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Arizona State University to lead the seventh Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. EPIXC is funded through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years. He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. in EE at Iowa State University , in Ames.

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LANL, U Arizona study finds vampire algae killer’s genetic diversity poses threat to biofuels

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New DNA analysis by a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the University of Arizona has revealed surprising genetic diversity in a bacterium that poses a persistent threat to the algae biofuels industry. Brown, Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Credit: Seth Steichen and Judith K.

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Sandia and Arizona State University to partner on renewable energy; solar and algal fuels among areas of focus

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Sandia National Laboratories and Arizona State University have signed a formal partnership agreement on renewable energy challenges. The goals of the memorandum of understanding are to encourage collaborative research, build educational and workforce development programs and inform policy endeavors.

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Correction: Univ. of Arizona, Univ. of Queensland, & Others Beat Stanford To 100% Clean, Renewable Electricity

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I recently wrote about Stanford University’s commitment to go 100% renewable when it comes to electricity. The university claimed to be the “first research university to use 100% renewable electricity.” ” Being a research university, I assumed that Stanford had done its research.

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OriginOil and Algasol Renewables to develop an integrated algae growth and harvesting system

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and Algasol Renewables, a technology company with a technology for low-cost cultivation of microalgae for biofuels and high value products, intend to collaborate on the development of an integrated algae growth and harvesting system. —Miguel Verhein, executive director of Algasol Renewables. OriginOil, Inc.

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Yulex opens guayule Seed & Genetics Center; renewable source of natural rubber

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Guayule is a renewable source of natural rubber that can replace petroleum-based synthetics, and requires low inputs. The Yulex Center will provide ongoing R&D, coordinate with local Universities in new growing areas, and support commercial guayule programs.

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