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Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. Energy and water are interconnected in the production of renewable fuels. —Zhao et al.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

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The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa, and is expected to be capable of producing up to 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium annually. Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering.

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NYC to use REG renewable diesel in more than 1,000 city vehicles, including many sanitation trucks

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Renewable diesel is a 100% hydrocarbon renewable fuel produced by hydrotreating fats and oils; it can be used in existing diesel engines without modification. Increased cetane aids self-ignition of fuel and allows for easier starting, smoother running engines and reliable operation. removing sulfur molecules (hydrodesulfurization) ?from

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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. Awards include: ALL Consulting, Tulsa, Okla. million (DOE share: $6.9

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. Unsupervised Physics-informed Machine Learning of Complex Natural and Engineered Geoscience Processes, $250,000. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Mesofluidic Inline Separation for Produced Water Treatment, $246,979.

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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University of Tulsa plans to combine active self-healing/self-repair functionality combined with digital leak detection/notification for pneumatic controllers deployed throughout the natural gas transmission system. DOE Funding: $1,500,000; Non-DOE Funding: $375,000; Total Value: $1,875,000. Predictive Self-Healing Seals for Gas Transmission.

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