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EPRI-led team awarded $2.8M from ARPA-E to research uranium recovery for next-gen reactors; deep borehole disposal

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EPRI, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Southern Company Research and Development, and Deep Isolation recently were recently awarded $2.8 The EPRI project brings Deep Isolation’s DOE grant projects this year to four. The EPRI project brings Deep Isolation’s DOE grant projects this year to four. Earlier post.).

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Jordan signs $2B oil shale investment agreement with Saudi company

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The government of Jordan and the Saudi Arabian Corporation for Oil Shale (SACOS) recently signed a $2-billion agreement under which the government grants the Saudi company the right to extract and to develop the oil shale resources in the Attarat Um-AL-Ghudran region covering an area of 11 square kilometers.

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UP Catalyst offering carbon-negative graphite for European battery supply chain

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UP Catalyst , an Estonia-based company developing a method to produce sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO 2 ( earlier post ), says that it can produce carbon-negative graphite, consuming 3.7 The process is powered by either wind, solar or hydro energy resulting in a carbon negative production line.

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Skeleton Technologies receives US patent for nanoporous carbon powder supercapacitor material; higher energy and power densities and lower cost

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Skeleton Technologies , an energy-storage start-up located in Tartu, Estonia, was recently awarded a US patent ( #7,803,345 ) on its nanoporous carbon powder supercapacitor material. This allows increased access to nanopores by the liquids, in turn raising the energy density. million in 2011 to $284.1

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Jordanian cabinet OKs $2.4B oil shale project with Enefit; largest in region and world

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Jordan’s Council of Ministers on Sunday endorsed all agreements prepared by the national electricity company with Estonian company Enefit which will carry out a mega oil shale energy project in the Kingdom. billion project, which will be the largest oil shale venture in the region and the world. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Global Bioenergies to lead $24M REWOFUEL project to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood residuals

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Non-refundable grants totalling €13.9 Additionally REWOFUEL will be supported by companies including Air France and Safran. The 11 project partners coming from 8 EU-member States have signed an agreement with INEA which manages the Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy societal challenge of the Horizon 2020 program.

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EU NELLI project delivers new generation solid-oxide fuel cell; efficient and lower cost

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The project found its stacks were “ready for integration in any clean power-generating system and implementation in the energy market.” The design was patented during the project and is now commercially available from UK company Flexitallic. Stacks were designed and assembled with optimized interconnections and seals. million (US$1.9

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