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DOE releasing $20M in funding to ARPA-E awardees; NEXTCAR and REFUEL projects

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Gas Technology Institute: A Novel Catalytic Membrane Reactor for DME Synthesis from Renewable Resources – $2,300,000. Wichita State University: Alkaline Membrane-Based Ammonia Electrosynthesis with High Efficiency for Renewable and Scalable Liquid-Fuel Production – $855,000. Giner, Inc.:

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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. Lynn Watney.

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DOE-Sponsored Seismic Project Helps Identify Untapped Oil in Developed Reservoirs

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Mull Drilling Company of Wichita, Kan., The project, which is funded by the Office of Fossil Energy’s Oil and Natural Gas Program, is improving seismic imaging and understanding of complex compartmentalized reservoirs, called karst reservoirs, and helping operators add to the US supply of oil and natural gas.

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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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Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., In its earlier assessment, the team found that the SUGAR Volt concept (which adds an electric battery gas turbine hybrid propulsion system) can reduce fuel burn by greater than 70% and total energy use by 55% when battery energy is included. million, three years.

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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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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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