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UNL-led team greatly increases hydrogen production by T maritima; breaking the theoretical limit

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Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), with colleagues from North Carolina State University and the University of Connecticut, have engineered the hyperthermophilic anaerobe Thermotoga maritima to produce 46% more hydrogen per cell than the wild type. The team’s highest reported yield—5.7

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DOE Regional Partnership Begins Core Sampling for Large-Volume Carbon Sequestration Test

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The Plains CO 2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, one of seven members of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program, has begun collecting core samples from a new characterization well near Spectra Energy’s Fort Nelson natural gas processing plant in British Columbia, Canada.

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Study Finds That Higher Ethanol Blends Result in Improved Energy Efficiency in Flex-Fuel Engines, Partially Offsetting Reduced Energy Density of Fuel

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The research was funded in part by the Nebraska Corn Board and through the Hatch Act (University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division). Additional support for the project was provided by the State of Nebraska Transportation Services Bureau and The Shop, Inc. Cost per mile. Source: Hanna et al.

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Researchers Identify Protein That Concentrates CO2 in Algae

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Researchers from Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska have identified one of the key proteins in microalgae responsible for concentrating and moving carbon dioxide into cells. No one had previously identified any of the proteins that are involved in transporting CO 2 in microalgae. Horken, Donald P.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure and a back-up generator to maintain bus service in a disaster situation. Alabama A&M University. Description.

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The Case for EV Charging in Every City - Big or Small

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is going to make electric vehicles the predominant form of transportation, it cannot do it without all of our cities and communities. is going to meet its goals for curbing carbon emissions, it will need electric vehicles to be a realistic option for all of its citizens, no matter where they live or how far they travel. If the U.S.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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Participating in this review were Dr. Holly Gibbs, Stanford University; Dr. Richard Houghton, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Dr. Rattan Lal, Ohio State University; Dr. Jason Tullis, University of Arkansas; and Dr. Brian Wardlow, University of Nebraska. Boyer, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Kenneth G.

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