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Renewable Energy Group acquires drop-in renewable fuels company LS9 for up to $61.5 million

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LS9’s proprietary technologies harness the efficiency of the fatty acid metabolic pathway of microorganisms to convert fatty acid intermediates into petroleum replacement products via fermentation of renewable sugars. In addition, REG may pay up to $21.5 —Daniel J. Oh, Renewable Energy Group President and CEO. Earlier post.).

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First application of GE ORegen organic rankine cycle waste heat recovery system at Alliance Pipeline Compressor Station in Alberta

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The ORegen technology qualified for partial government funding through the Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation. billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from British Columbia and northwestern Alberta through Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa to a terminal in Chicago.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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AK Steel Corporation. AK Steel Corporation’s Research & Innovation Center will conduct alloy design, lab validation, manufacture, and testing of novel low density steels that possess mechanical properties exhibited by currently available advanced high strength steels. Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation. Organization.

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NAMII awarding $9M to 15 additive manufacturing projects

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This project will develop AM methods to convert magnesium and iron-based alloys into biomedical devices, such as bone plates, tracheal stents, and scaffolds. CDI Corporation; Honeywell Aerospace; Pan Computing LLC; Penn State University; United Technologies Research Center; and the University of Louisville). FineLine Prototyping, Inc.;

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Delaware Transit Corporation. Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funding to purchase Proterra 35' Catalyst E2 battery electric Buses, serving Wilmington and Sussex County. These vehicles will be the first electric transit buses deployed in Iowa. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. 54,992,016.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Of the lead recipients, 43% are small businesses, 35% are educational institutions, and 19% are large corporations. A novel process known as Syngas Chemical Looping (SCL), in which coal and biomass are converted to electricity and CO 2 is efficiently captured, has been successfully demonstrated on a laboratory scale. CARBON CAPTURE.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Ames Transit Agency, Iowa: $1,600,000. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000. Lighting Conversion and Upgrades for Facilities: Converting the lighting system at four RIPTA facilities to more energy efficient systems.

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