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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement will reduce both the costs of critical materials and the environmental impacts of production. The projects are divided into two main topic areas: Field Validation and Demonstration of Extraction, Separation, and Processing Technologies.

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NREL study suggests cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025

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A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. mmBtu and $8.43/mmBtu.

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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants. The cost of the project, estimated at US $1.9 At any given time, thousands of power plants supply just enough energy to transmission networks to meet demand. The value of linking regional networks is widely accepted globally.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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will demonstrate its low-cost ICE-31 solvent with enhanced stability technology on a flue gas slipstream at Los Medanos Energy Center, a commercially dispatched natural gas combined-cycle power plant in Pittsburg, CA. DOE Funding: $13,000,000; Non-DOE Funding: $3,272,127; Total: $16,272,127. ION Clean Energy Inc.

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Underground Coal Gasification Company In Partnership to Test Alkaline Fuel Cells for Power Generation

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For Linc Energy-owned sites, Linc Energy will pay to AFC Energy an upfront payment calculated on the cost of delivery of fuel cell systems, and a royalty based on profits generated from the use of AFC Energy fuel cells. Linc Energy will own the AFC Energy stock and have the right to freely trade the stock as appropriate.

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DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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plans to develop a novel membrane system from Osmoses’ proprietary polymer composition that can produce enriched oxygen from air for integration into modular gasification systems for low-cost hydrogen production. The team intends to demonstrate high-purity (greater than 98% by volume, preferably above 99.5%

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