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DOE awards $5M to Achates Power to develop next-generation medium-duty opposed-piston engine for commercial vehicles

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Achates Power will work with Isuzu Technical Center of America (ITCA), Clemson University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison as project members. The University of Wisconsin will contribute closed-cycle CFD to optimize clean, efficient combustion. . —David Crompton, president and CEO, Achates Power. Earlier post.)

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UW Madison chemists discover new way to harness energy from ammonia

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A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels. This work was supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Trenerry, M.J., Wallen, C.M., Brown, T.R. doi: 10.1038/s41557-021-00797-w.

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Wisconsin, GLBRC researchers use chemical genomics to engineer IL-resistant yeast to improve biofuel production

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and colleagues have engineered a new strain of the yeast S. cerevisiae that is more resistant to the toxic effects of ionic liquids (ILs) used to generate sugars from lignocellulose. —Dickinson et al. Myers, Charles Boone, Joshua J.

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DOE to award $590M to renew four existing Bioenergy Research Centers

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This funding will help support the Department’s research into the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy from domestic biomass resources. The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $590 million to renew its four existing Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs).

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University of Wisconsin seeking commercial partners for alkylphenol solvent-based method to convert biomass into furan derivatives for fuels and chemicals

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The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is seeking commercial partners for a novel, cost-effective method developed by University of Wisconsin, Madison researchers for producing furan derivatives such as hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), furfural, levulinic acid (LA) or γ-valerolactone (GVL) from biomass using alkylphenols as solvents.

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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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The aim of this program is straightforward: no school district or utility should miss out on that opportunity simply because they lack access to information or resources to participate in this valuable federal program. Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association (representing 25 electric cooperatives). Distribution Cooperatives.

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UW Madison team finds methylbutenol a potentially promising biofuel for blending with gasoline

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A team at the University of Madison-Wisconsin studied critical sooting equivalence ratios and subsequent particulate formation during spark-ignition combustion for blends of ethanol, isobutanol (2-methyl-1-propanol), and methylbutenol (2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol) with gasoline using premixed prevaporized (PMPV) fueling. 2022.124638.

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