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NREL study suggests cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025

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A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. Source: Hurlbut et al.

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Montana Company Licenses Lawrence Livermore Zinc Air Fuel Cell Technology

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The Zinc Air Fuel Cell (ZAFC) consumes zinc metal and atmospheric oxygen to produce electricity, and produces a reaction product consisting of a liquid suspension of zinc oxides and potassium zincate in an alkaline electrolyte. Rather, noted Cooper, particle briding and voids develop, resulting in a low packing density of about 40%.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Innovation and optimization of the Szego Mill for reliable, efficient, and successful up-scaling of the deacetylation and mechanical refining process for biofuel production. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. Synergistic Thermo-Microbial-Electrochemical (T-MEC) Approach for Drop-In Fuel Production from Wet Waste. Project title.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $100 million in the second round of funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs); research supported by this initiative will enable fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Montana State University.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. population and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and one-third of all U.S. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ”

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