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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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University of Missouri, Columbia - $541,286. The goal of this research area is to research and develop the next generation of nuclear reactors that will produce more energy and create less waste. University of Missouri, Columbia - $703,064. Light Water Reactor Sustainability (2 projects, $764,140).

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Water will be the primary byproduct. Johnson Matthey will investigate the catalytic conversion of this microbial biodiesel into additional fuel molecules, most importantly jet fuel. OPX Biotechnologies Inc. NREL, Johnson Matthey Catalysts).

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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ARPA-E’s ARID program will fund transformative new power plant cooling technologies that enable high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency with zero net water dissipation to the atmosphere. University of Missouri, Lehigh University, and Evapco). ARID AWARDS. Lead organization. Description. Colorado State University.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. Missouri University of Science and Technology. The waste heat from the device can be harvested for residential heating.

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