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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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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach.

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DOE issues Notice of Intent for 2020 advanced vehicle technology research

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Lightweight and high-performance fiber-reinforced polymer composites for vehicle applications. This area of interest includes three potential topics supporting VTO’s objective to improve system-level transportation efficiency, effectiveness and affordability. Energy-efficient mobility systems. Technology integration.

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Study shows uncovers how beetle gut microbes serve as reactor for fuel production

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These insights into how the beetle and its distinct microbiome have co-evolved provide a roadmap for the production of affordable, nature-derived fuels and bioproducts. This wood passes through the beetle’s complex digestive tract and is finally excreted as its waste product, politely termed frass. —Jennifer Pett-Ridge.

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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The components to enable electric drive vehicles must be more affordable. The additional content which includes the motor, inverter, converter, and on?board competitive waste heat recovery technologies. based systems for waste?heat cost titanium structures; polymer?metal Size Reduction. duty engines. durability).

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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These fermentation processes create carbon as a byproduct, with some processes wasting more than 1/3 of this carbon as CO 2 emissions. The LT team will develop a gas fermentation process that leverages affordable, renewable hydrogen to capture and fix CO 2 directly into valuable fuels and chemicals. INvizyne Technologies, Inc.

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DOE issues 4 funding opportunities totaling $78M for advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bioproducts

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This FOA addresses gaps in current research and development (R&D) which hinder better utilizing waste streams (e.g. Virtually all technology pathways that convert biomass into a hydrocarbon fuel require a catalytic process. Topic Area 4: Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet Organic Waste Streams. R&D for producing engineering?relevant/technical

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