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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote promising energy technologies. Argonne National Laboratory. Pipersville, Pa.

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DOE awarding $35.4M to 13 projects to advance deepwater drilling technologies

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All of the projects aim to develop and validate new technologies to enhance safety and environmental sustainability. million of cost-share provided by the research partners in addition to the $35.4 Low Cost Flexible Production System for Remote Ultra-Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Field Development. million in federal funds.

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Sandia study finds underground geologic storage of hydrogen could boost transportation, energy security

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Salt caverns such as the one depicted here could provide a low-cost solution for the geologic storage of hydrogen. Storage above ground requires tanks, which cost three to five times more than geologic storage, Lord said. Even so, Los Angeles’ modeled costs are significantly less than those for Detroit and Pittsburgh.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. REACT: Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies ($31.6 This technology could then be.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing novel advanced energy technologies. Led by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the OPEN 2021 program prioritizes funding high-impact, high-risk technologies that support novel approaches.

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GE Capital, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips form $300M JV to fund emerging energy technology

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and ConocoPhillips have formed a joint venture— Energy Technology Ventures —and have committed $300 million in capital to it to fund approximately 30 venture- and growth-stage companies over the next four years. Centennial, CO, developing technology to biochemically convert coal to methane at large scale and low cost.

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