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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The 10 projects are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia: Association Mapping of Cell Wall Synthesis Regulatory Genes and Cell Wall Quality in Switchgrass. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Genomic and Breeding Foundations for Bioenergy Sorghum Hybrids.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

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Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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DOE to award more than $27M to 12 plastics recycling R&D projects

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Partners include Husky, Miliken, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Niagra, Oklahoma State University, Under Armor, and Unifi. Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, OH) - Hybrid Approach to Repurpose Plastics Using Novel Engineered Processes (HARNESS) – DOE Funding: $1,999,778.

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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This project will explore the unique capabilities of heat and mass transfer inherent in microchannel reactor technology with advanced catalysts to intensify chemical processes, resulting in more efficient conversion of cellulosic residues to liquid transportation fuels. DOE Awards. Exelus, Inc. University of Minnesota (St.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. High Efficiency Power-to-Gas in a Modular Hybrid Electrobioreactor, $1,000,000. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. Dry Surface Technologies (Guthrie, Oklahoma).

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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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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will deploy 554 alternative fuel and hybrid electric vehicles and install 153 alternative fueling and electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Chicago region.

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Toyota was the most searched auto brand in 2023, but Tesla still dominates EV queries

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Still, gas and hybrid specialist Toyota remained the most searched auto brand, not by any specific state. Studying the most searched auto and EV brands online While EVs continue to dominate the global mobility conversation, there are still plenty of hurdles to overcome before we can truly reach mass adoption.

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