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DOE awarding $72M in 73 Phase II SBIR/STTR grants

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Production of C 5 hydrocarbons from waste biomass. Obtaining sustainable sources of chemicals and processing organic waste in an environmentally responsible manner remains a challenge. This proposal aims to solve these problems by converting organic waste into chemicals with widespread use in polymer and transportation industries.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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In 2017, engineers from Achates presented a paper (2017-01-0638) at the SAE World Congress (WCX 17) describing the development of a 55% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) commercial heavy-duty opposed-piston engine without the use of a waste heat recovery system or turbocompounding. Earlier post.). Zermeno, R., Zermeno, R.,

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DOE BETO releases new strategic plan; biofuels to constitute 25% of US transportation fuels by 2040

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Near-term: By 2017, verify at pilot scale at least one technology pathway for hydrocarbon biofuel production, demonstrating a mature modeled price of $3/gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) with GHG emissions reduction of 50% or more. By 2040, through R&D, support replacing 7% of petrochemicals with bioproducts.

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Cambridge team demonstrates light-driven photoreforming of unprocessed biomass to H2 at room temperature

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The system operates under visible light, is stable beyond six days and is even able to reform unprocessed lignocellulose, such as wood and paper, under solar irradiation at room temperature, presenting an inexpensive route to drive aqueous proton reduction to H 2 through waste biomass oxidation. Wakerley, Moritz F. Kuehnel, Katherine L.

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New Pd-based nanomaterial catalyst breaks down formic acid to H2; boost for practical chemical H2 storage

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Particularly noteworthy is that FA has a high volumetric hydrogen density of 53 g L –1 , which exceeds the 2017 target of 40 g L –1 for on-board hydrogen storage updated recently by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The catalyst is believed to give a tremendous boost to the practical application of FA for chemical hydrogen storage.

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DOE to award up to $10M for Bioenergy Technologies Incubator 2; provides $4M to two additional biofuel projects

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This work supports the Energy Department’s efforts to make drop-in biofuels more accessible and affordable, as well as to meet the cost target equivalent of $3 per gallon of gasoline by 2022. The projects selected include: Texas A&M University will receive up to $2.5 Ohio University will receive up to $1.5

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National Research Council Report Concludes FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Should Continue to Include Fuel Cells and Other Hydrogen Technologies in Research Portfolio

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the need for widespread affordable hydrogen if mass-produced fuel cell vehicles are to become a reality, a feedstock/production combination for biofuels that does not compete with food crops, etc.). Hydrogen delivery, storage, and dispensing should be based on the program needed to achieve the cost goal for 2017. Recommendation 4-13.

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