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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Idaho National Laboratory. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Groundwork Renewables Inc.,

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US Departments of Agriculture, Energy partner to award $4.9M for bioenergy research

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The awards focus on fundamental investigations of biomass genomics, with the aim of harnessing non-food plant biomass for the production of fuels, such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Fiscal Year 2015 grants include: AWARD TABLE. University of Idaho. Lead Awardee. Description. North Carolina State University.

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DOE Co-Optima researchers identify 6 high-potential blendstocks

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Farrell served as Co-Optima project leader from its early planning stages and 2015 launch through December 2018. —NREL Vehicle Technologies Program Manager John Farrell. Fellow leadership team member Robert Wagner of Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently assumed management responsibilities for the project.

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Argonne rolls out updated version of AFLEET alternative fuels and advanced vehicles analysis tool

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The Clean Cities program and the AFLEET tool are sponsored by the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The Clean Cities program aims to support local actions to reduce petroleum use in transportation.

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

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John Klaehn and Eric Peterson of DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory collaborated in an early phase of the research focused on chemistry, and Ananth Iyer, a professor at Purdue University, later assessed the technical and economic feasibility of scale-up. That’s a huge missed opportunity considering 2.2 Daejin Kim, Lawrence E. Powell, Lætitia H.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ Our desired future infrastructure will enable advanced biofuels to be made using energy only from renewable electricity and biofuel. About the authors. Dr. Andrew A. 23 ] , [ 24 ].

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ZeaChem signs contract to develop advanced drop-in biofuels beyond cellulosic ethanol

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Production of bio-based jet and diesel is expected to begin in 2013 and production of bio-based gasoline, part of the C 3 product platform, will follow in 2015. ZeaChem Inc., ZeaChem Inc., The USDA project will establish regional systems for the sustainable production of bioenergy and bio-based products.