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Kansas Geological Survey Receives $5M Grant to Study CO2 Storage

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It will be used to determine whether a largely depleted oil and gas field in south-central Kansas and an underlying saline aquifer can permanently and safely sequester carbon dioxide from stationary sources such as electric, cement, ethanol and fertilizer plants. and Bittersweet Energy Inc. and Bittersweet Energy Inc. Lynn Watney.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

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For instance, data show that “filling up” an EV at home is cheaper than gas in every single state in the nation, according to one study. This year, like so many before it, NDEW, comprising some 220 events , was th e subject of dozens and dozens of print, digital and broadcast pieces from Maine to Maui extolling the many benefits of EVs.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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State-of-the-art industrial ammonia production using the Haber-Bosch process requires a hydrogen source (usually natural gas), remains highly capital and energy intensive, and is only economical at a large scale. Gas Technology Institute. Wichita State University. Opus 12, Inc.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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million to four industry and academic teams for additional research into ideas to reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise in aircraft that could enter service between 2030 and 2035. Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., NASA is awarding $16.5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass.,

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