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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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The projects were selected as part of ARPA-E’s Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) program. Olivine is a CO 2 -reactive waste product that can be returned as tailings after capture carbon from the air. Earlier post.)The Harvard University. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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Los Alamos Lab to lead $9.25M project to model materials behavior in molten salt reactors

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SciDAC brings together experts in science and energy research with those in software development, applied mathematics, and computer science to take full advantage of high-performance computing resources. This project will advance modeling the behavior and properties of structure materials under molten salt conditions.

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2016 Billion Ton Report shows US could sustainably produce at least 1B tons biomass by 2040 for bioeconomy

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The report uses scientific modeling systems to project biomass resource availability under specified economic and sustainability constraints. The first conducted in 2005, answered the fundamental question, “Do we have enough biomass resources to make a meaningful impact on our petroleum consumption?”

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DOE researchers develop energy-efficient, cost-effective process to extract rare earth elements from scrapped magnets

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It’s an improvement over traditional processes, which require facilities with a large footprint, high capital and operating costs and a large amount of waste generated. Extracting desirable elements without co-extracting undesirable ones means less waste is created that will need downstream treatment and disposal. —Ramesh Bhave.

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CMI rare-earth elements separation technology licensed to Marshallton; diglycolamide extractants

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Developed by scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory in the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI), the technology provides insight into how to separate in-demand rare-earth elements cost-effectively, which could shift the industry to benefit producers in the United States.

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DOE Co-Optima researchers identify 6 high-potential blendstocks

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Much of the Co-Optima research is focused on blendstocks which can be produced from a wide spectrum of domestic resources including renewable, non-food, domestic biomass such as forestry and agricultural waste, as well as petroleum or natural gas.

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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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Idaho State University - $650,000. The goal of this research area is to research and develop the next generation of nuclear reactors that will produce more energy and create less waste. Idaho State University - $1,287,921. Idaho State University - $597,252. California State University, Long Beach - $1,390,252.

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