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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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Idaho National Laboratory. Idaho National Laboratory. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will develop a novel mineral extraction technology to transform CO 2 -reactive, impermeable, low-grade ores for in-situ mining, recovery of energy-relevant minerals, and CO 2 storage.

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GE, INL Researchers Collaborate on Waste Heat Recovery Research

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Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and GE Global Research are collaborating on a two-year, public-private partnership project designed to optimize an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process to convert low-temperature waste heat (below 500 °) from gas turbine or reciprocating engine exhaust to produce electricity.

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NOAA and EPA Study Finds Highway Barriers May Reduce Pollutants as Well as Block Sound and Sight of Traffic

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Highway barriers erected along roadways to block the sound and sight of traffic for the adjoining neighborhoods may also be reducing the amount of pollutants, such as soot from diesel exhaust, reaching area residents, according to a study by NOAA and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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Beyond Toxics is replacing one truck and installing advanced exhaust controls on seven trucks. Leonardo Academy is retrofitting school buses with exhaust controls and are retiring eight delivery vehicles early. Florida and South Carolina. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Puerto Rico. Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The impetus for this change came from a study by the US Idaho National Lab [ 2 ]. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc. and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro.

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