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Georgia Tech prototype triboelectric nanogenerator could extract energy from ocean waves

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed an inexpensive and simple prototype of a triboelectric nanogenerator that could be used to produce energy from ocean waves by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water. A report on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. —Lin et al.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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The goal of the project is to continue to develop a circular carbon economy that replaces the petroleum-based chemicals in consumer products with algae-derived and biodegradable polymers. The ethanol will be converted to sustainable aviation fuel at LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels facility, in Soperton, Georgia.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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of Georgia). This technology, based on rocket nozzle and wind tunnel applications is a novel application to carbon capture, and offers the potential for a simplified integration with existing power plants. Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia Institute of Technology). NC State University.

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Ceramic pump moves molten metal at a record 1,400 ?C; new avenues for energy storage and hydrogen production

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The pump was developed by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, with collaborators from Purdue University and Stanford University. The gears were custom-manufactured by a commercial supplier and modified in Henry’s lab in the Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions (CNES) Laboratory at Georgia Tech.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Porifera Inc will lead a team including the University of California and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that will integrate carbon nanotubes with polymer membranes to increase the flux of CO 2 capture membranes by up to 100x. Breakthrough High Efficiency Shrouded Wind Turbine. DOE grant: $4,085,350). DOE grant: $4,462,162).

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