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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US. As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids.

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Total Invests in Series D Round of Butanol and Renewable Hydrocarbons Company Gevo

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The company is focused on the development of advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals based on isobutanol and its derivatives. Gevo’s technology enables the cost-effective, practical production of renewable hydrocarbons such as isooctene and isooctane for the gasoline market, renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel blendstocks.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming led the rest of the country in new stream-reach hydropower potential. The highest potential was identified in the Pacific Northwest Region (32%), followed by the Missouri Region (15%) and the California Region (9%). In total, the undeveloped NSD capacity is 84.7 Source: ORNL NSD.

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USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 21 states will receive $100 million in grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel to drivers in the US. Since announcing the program in May 2015, the US. State finalists and estimated pumps. North Carolina.

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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. Missouri University of Science and Technology Reduce Comminution Energy and Improve Energy Relevant Mineral Yield using Carbon-Negative Oxalatization Reactions ($2,045,715). Earlier post.)The Harvard University.

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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

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The announcement provides the opportunity to expand the use of non-food, energy crops for liquid biofuels and to help meet state mandated Renewal Portfolio Standards (RPS). REPREVE Renewables, based in Georgia, also is the sponsor of the project’s accompanying environmental assessment. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers BCAP.

Arkansas 218
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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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Today solar is the third largest renewable-electricity sector behind hydropower and wind. Based in Berlin, the DGS supports the introduction of solar technologies and renewable energy resources into the power grid. He then served as president of the German Solar Energy Society (DGS) , from 1993 to 1997.

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