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IACT team using ALD to build nanobowls for tailored catalysts for biofuel production

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In recent years, nanoparticles of metals such as platinum, iridium and palladium supported on metal oxide surfaces have been considered as catalysts to convert biomass into alternative fuels as efficiently as possible.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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CSP technologies concentrate the sun’s energy and capture that energy as heat, which then drives an engine or turbine to produce electrical power. SENER Engineering and Systems Inc. – University of South Florida – Tampa, FL – up to $2.5 The power block design also incorporates an advanced cooling method that reduces water usage.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. This will allow a.

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