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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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University of Wisconsin, Madison $496,109. University of Wisconsin, Madison, $345,327. AFRI is NIFA’s flagship competitive grant program and was established under the 2008 Farm Bill. Washington State University, $349,993. West Virginia University, $349,952. USDA Agricultural Research Service, $500,000.

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US Army Awards CD Technologies $19M Contract for Development of Large-Format Lithium-ion Batteries

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This contract will allow C&D Technologies to establish a world class research and development facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including pilot production capability dedicated to large-format lithium-ion batteries, and will establish a domestic manufacturing base for C&D designed lithium battery systems.

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Glycos Biotechnologies Joins the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals

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Launched in 2008, the CBiRC bases its engineering platform on three interconnected segments including enzyme and microbial engineering, chemical catalysis and catalysis engineering, and testbeds and life cycle analysis.

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

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The 1,000-mile/1,607-km pipeline will run from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin. In the US, the Alberta Clipper Pipeline will extend 326 miles from the US-Canadian border near Neche, North Dakota across northern Minnesota to an Enbridge terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. Earlier post.). The RFA “They Said What?”

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Study Concludes That Use of Cellulosic Feedstocks to Meet US Biofuel Requirements Will Still Likely Result in Expansion of the Gulf Dead Zone

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Fertilizer applied to cornfields in the central US—including states such as Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin—is the primary source of nitrogen pollution in the Mississippi River system, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico. In some cases, decomposition of algae consumes much of the oxygen in the water. Earlier post.).

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Chilled Ammonia Pilot Project Captures 90% of CO2

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A pilot project by We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) testing an Alstom advanced chilled ammonia process ( earlier post ) has demonstrated more than 90% capture of carbon dioxide from the flue stream of a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin (the Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Pilot Plant ).

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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. The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ”

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