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DOE awards $27.5M to 16 water infrastructure projects

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million to 16 water infrastructure projects. Modern technology has the potential to reduce energy use in aging water infrastructure, particularly in wastewater treatment, which demands up to 2% of domestic electricity use each year. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $27.5

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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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The company’s latest EV First Responder Training program will focus primarily on personnel in fire services, providing instruction and sharing of best practices on how to most effectively support emergency situations involving electric vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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New membrane technology for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture begins pilot-scale test

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(MTR), uses a specially designed CO 2 -selective membrane—a micro-porous film that acts as a semi-permeable barrier—to separate CO 2 from other gases, such as nitrogen, in a coal-burning plant’s flue gas. The Polaris system is 10 times more permeable to CO 2 than conventional gas-separation membranes. and City Water, Light and Power.

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DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

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Feasibility Study for 10 Megawatt-Electric (MWe) Coal Direct Chemical Looping Large Pilot Plant Demonstration at the Dover Light & Power Plant in Dover, OH Babcock & Wilcox will complete a feasibility study of a coal-direct chemical looping large pilot plant for a specific utility site. University of Illinois. General Electric.

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Watch a Rivian R1T pull a stuck Ford F-150 Raptor out of the snow [Video]

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Who said electric vehicles can’t perform in the cold? Rivian’s R1T continues to prove itself to be the ultimate electric “Adventure Vehicle.” The Rivian R1T can plow through 3+ feet of water and rock crawl a 100% grade with 14.9″ A recent video shows a Rivian R1T successfully pulling a stuck Ford F-150 Raptor out of the snow.

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Aventine upgrades Pekin ethanol plant from coal to natural gas

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million project to upgrade its wet mill ethanol plant in Pekin, Illinois, by replacing 70-year-old coal boiler technology with two newly installed Indeck high-pressure natural gas boilers. More than 80 seal pots have been installed to prevent pump failure while reducing well water use by 70,000 gallons per day.

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DOE awards $2.4M to hydrogen refueling projects

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The five projects—located in California, Illinois, and Connecticut—will track the performance and technical progress of innovative refueling systems at planned or existing hydrogen fueling stations to find ways to lower costs and improve operation. Gas Technology Institute. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $2.4

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