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ARPA-E awarding $100M to second SCALEUP cohort of 8 projects

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InventWood LLC will contribute to the decarbonization of buildings and enable built structures to store significantly greater amounts of carbon by scaling up a game-changing wood material, MettleWood, that is 60% stronger than construction grade steel but 80% lighter, much less expensive, and far more sustainable. Award amount: $20,000,000).

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First Pearl GTL product shipment reaches US: synthetic base oil

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Shell Lubricants announced the arrival of its first shipment of gas-to-liquid (GTL) base oil at the Port of Houston. The product, the first from the Qatar-based Pearl GTL plant to reach the Americas, will be stored at a hub in Houston and routed to Shell Lubricants’ GTL-enabled blending facilities throughout the United States.

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Wave Power to Run Desal Plant

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Houston Chronicle. The desalinated water will be stored in a 30,000-gallon tank on the platform and then transported to shore, where it will be put in bottles made from corn-based plastic and marketed under the Renew Blue brand. INRI) to generate electricity to run a 3,000 gallon per day desalination plant. Source: INRI.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; When the plant is inactive, such as holidays, the stored solar energy will provide power during periods of insufficient or inconsistent sunlight. Portland, Ore.;

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Domino’s Delivers Pizzas Autonomously in Houston

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Domino’s has launched autonomous pizza delivery in Houston, Texas this week. The Domino’s and Nuro combo is a single store offer for customers who choose limited R2 […]. The Domino’s and Nuro combo is a single store offer for customers who choose limited R2 […]. Department of Transportation.

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BASF and Samsung Heavy develop new anti-sloshing, anti-boil-off solution for LNG tankers

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The BASF/SHI anti-sloshing solution consists of a blanket of blocks of Basotect foam with buoys, which are stitched into Vectran textile covers and connected with Vectran belts. This means that about five percent more LNG can be stored and the production cost can be saved in the simplified tank shape. Click to enlarge.

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Kinder Morgan to purchase El Paso for approximately $38B to form largest natural gas pipeline network and largest midstream energy enterprise in North America

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Pipelines are connected to many important natural gas shale plays including Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Fayetteville and Barnett. Liquids terminals have capacity of 107 million barrels and store refined petroleum products, ethanol and more. and its corporate headquarters will remain in Houston, Texas.

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