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WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a new way to train microbes to make n -butanol.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc.,

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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The two cross-functional groups will seek to break down critical barriers to the commercialization of algae-based and biomass-based advanced renewable transportation fuels. Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) ($44 million).

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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 investments are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to develop domestic renewable energy and advanced biofuels. Goal: Identify natural genetic variation in switchgrass that correlates with lignocellulose-to-biofuel conversion qualities. Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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The mission of the EFRCs is to accelerate the rate of scientific breakthroughs needed to create advanced energy technologies for the 21 st century. Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio). $20. Solar Energy Conversion in Complex Materials (SECCM). Purdue University. University of Michigan.

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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 convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Ten of these projects are new while the rest received renewed funding based both on their achievements to date and the quality of their proposals for future research. Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC).

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