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Researchers Demonstrate Potential for Co-Production of Hydrogen from Cellulosic Ethanol Byproducts Via Gasification in Supercritical Water

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Researchers at Oregon State University have demonstrated the gasification of water-soluble biomass constituents in supercritical water in a microchannel reactor under isothermal, continuous flow condition at short residence times to produce a hydrogen-rich gas. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. Hydrogen gas yields of 8.2 ±0.6

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Oregon State University. Topic 7: Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis. Global Algae Innovations. Scale-up of Novel Algae Drying and Extraction Unit Operations. North Carolina State University. Scaling Up Biocrude Derived Anode Material (BDAM). Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion. Research Triangle Institute. 10,000,000.

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US Mapping Project Highlights Potential for Mineral Carbonation for CO2 Sequestration

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A map accompanying the report shows that most such rocks are found in and around coastal mountain ranges, with the greatest concentrations in California, Oregon and Washington, and along the Appalachians from New England to Alabama. Some also occur in the interior, including Montana.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

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More impressively, 4 of these states (California, New York, Washington, and Oregon) accounted for 50.8% The argument that EVs are mostly powered by electricity made from coal simply doesn’t hold water. And 15 states with renewable energy sources of 25% or more combined for 53.5% of US EV sales in 2020.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. The new Fisher buses will provide more than triple the equivalent fuel economy in all-electric mode and reduce CO2 emissions due to the extensive use of lightweight materials and the large capacity battery system. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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A team led by Joseph Spatafora at Oregon State University and Jason Stajich at University of California at Riverside is planning to fill in gaps in the Fungal Tree of Life by sequencing 1,000 fungal genomes over the next five years, providing at least two reference genomes for each of the 577 recognized families classified under Fungi.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars.

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