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DOE to award up to $12.4M to 11 projects focused on shale gas and enhanced oil recovery

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 11 research projects that will help find ways to extract more energy from unconventional oil and gas resources while reducing environmental risks for awards totalling $12.4 The selections include $10.3 The selections include $10.3

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. These teams will investigate the fate of petroleum in the environment; the impacts of the spill; and the development of new tools and technology for responding to future spills and improving mitigation and restoration. Lead Investigator: Nancy N.

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DOE announces $29M in funding for fusion energy technology development

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ORNL and its partners will develop an integrated simulation environment, the Fusion Energy Reactor Models Integrator (FERMI), to assess and accelerate the design cycle of integrated fusion-energy systems. Colorado School of Mines. The selected projects: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Bridge 12 Technologies, Inc.

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Canada Launches Algal Biofuels Project

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For dewatering the company has agreements in place with two technology providers and, through inVentures, has access to an organic sieve technology for removing water from the algae oil. In parallel, scientists are also working to develop technology to effectively extract the oil.

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DOE awards $35M to 12 ARPA-E projects to reduce methane emissions; 5 on natural gas engines

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding for twelve projects focused on developing technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries. Selection amount: $3,257,089).

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Viral Genetics Appoints John Sheehan to Advisory Board to Accelerate Biofuel Work

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Karen Newell discovered a method of increasing the amount of oil produced by algae while researching a cancer drug. Our team believes through preliminary work that we have uncovered a possible lipid trigger that dramatically increases oil yields in plants. —Dr. Biotech drug therapy company Viral Genetics, Inc.,

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DOI approves 1GW solar power project; largest yet on US public lands

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The tubes carry heated oil to a boiler, which sends live steam to a turbine to produce electricity. A new 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line will be constructed to connect the Blythe Solar Project to the Devers-Palo Verde #2 500 kV line at the Colorado River substation.

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