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CSIRO joins US sCO2-based power generation project STEP demo

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The pilot plant has been designed, building construction has been completed, and equipment installation is underway on the SwRI campus in San Antonio, TX. When completed, it will be the largest sCO 2 demonstration facility of its kind in the world, and will represent a significant step toward technology commercialization.

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DOE to Award $106M to Six CO2 Conversion Projects; $156M in Matching Private Funding

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The selected projects now enter a second phase in which researchers design, construct, and operate their innovations at pilot-scale and evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of applying them commercially. cement manufacturing plant in San Antonio, Texas. DOE Share: $25,000,000). DOE Share: $18,417,989). Alcoa, Inc.

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DOE awarding up to $80M for supercritical CO2 pilot plant

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $80 million for a six-year project to design, build, and operate a 10-MWe (megawatts electrical) supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) pilot plant test facility in San Antonio, TX. Smaller size and increased efficiency can lead to lower costs and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

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Ensyn granted EPA Part 79 approval for renewable gasoline

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Ensyn is developing and commercializing RFO Coprocessing in a strategic alliance with Honeywell UOP, a global leader in technology solutions for the refining industry. The liquid RFO feedstock was produced at one of Ensyn’s commercial facilities and shipped to Brazil.

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Ensyn receives EPA regulatory approval for its cellulosic renewable diesel RFDiesel

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The liquid RFO feedstock was produced at one of Ensyn’s commercial facilities and shipped to Brazil. The final RFDiesel product was then shipped to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas where independent Part 79 testing was conducted.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). Total DOE award: $14,983,167.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Teaming up with Stanley Mazor and Federico Faggin, he created the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. San Antonio, Texas, which, architected by Computer Terminals, was named the 8008. While a research manager at Intel Corp., This article was first published as “Marcian E Hoff.”

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