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DOE Awards Up to $6.9M to Nine Projects for Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Production

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NETL’s goals for these projects are to improve management of water resources, water usage, and water disposal, and to support science that will aid the regulatory and permitting processes required for shale gas development. Ground Water Protection Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Okla.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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The most extensive such experiment took place over Oklahoma City in 1964. For months, supersonic aircraft flew over the city, eight times a day, seven days a week, at unpredictable times but always during daylight hours. Boom has stated that its plane will go supersonic only over water. Environmental Protection Agency.

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DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

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Water vapor, residual oxygen, nitrogen and the CO 2 from the input fuel pass through the cathode to the system exhaust. Partners are the Linde Group, BASF, Burns & McDonnell, and Affiliated Engineers Inc. The cathode consumes oxygen from the air and the CO 2 from the carbonate ion transfer. NRG Energy Inc.

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