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GE and CPECC Sign Agreements with USTDA to Advance Commercial Scale IGCC in China

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IGCC and carbon capture technologies have been commercially demonstrated and will need to be widely deployed to enable low cost power generation from domestic fossil energy resources, while at the same time achieving significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions globally.

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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He spoke about the decision by South Africa during the Artificial Intelligence and the Law virtual event held in September by the IEEE student branch at the University of South Florida , in Tampa. They approached Thaler, founder of Imagination Engines , in St. Just a bunch of assumptions.” Charles, Mo.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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The project will conduct small-scale testing and prepare the technology for a pilot scale test. DOE: $749,322 Non DOE: $255,131 Total: $1,004,453 (25% cost share). Research Triangle Institute.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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CSP technologies concentrate the sun’s energy and capture that energy as heat, which then drives an engine or turbine to produce electrical power. Abengoa is currently the only company with a full-scale, operational power tower, and thus proving this technology could help it reach commercial maturity. eSolar, Inc. PPG Industries, Inc.

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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Additionally, well-managed electric fleets that optimize electricity charging for off-peak hours and avoid demand charges can save as much as 60% on fueling versus their internal combustion engine (ICE) or unmanaged EV fleet counterparts. The cost-savings for commercial electrification are real and tangible.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. Camelina will be engineered with. The team will engineer tobacco with traits.

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