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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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water management and treatment for power plant and CO 2 storage operations. TDS is a concentration of minerals dissolved in water which requires treatment before the water can be used for other processes. The project is intended to provide a solution to the water management issues encountered in high-TDS brine treatment.

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

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Unfortunately, under typical biorefining conditions where liquid water may reach temperatures of 200 °C and pressures of 4,100 kilopascals (597 psi), the tiny metal nanoparticles can agglomerate into much larger particles which are not catalytically active.

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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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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

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Search for sustainable rentals The nonprofit Sustonica validates short-term rentals based on sustainability standards, including conserving water and minimizing waste. But it does not act as a search engine. The following are steps short-term renters can take to shrink their carbon footprint.

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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. Camelina will be engineered with. The team will engineer tobacco with traits.

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