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DOE selects 5 geothermal energy projects to receive up to $28M

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Selected by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office these projects align with the goals of the 2019 GeoVision study, which outlines a path to unlock the full potential of geothermal power as a clean, reliable, and affordable energy source for American homes and businesses.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help catalyze the agency’s research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts into affordable, market-ready energy solutions, by strengthening partnerships between DOE’s National Labs and American entrepreneurs. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Argonne National Laboratory.

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Commentary: Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis?

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The oil and gas boom in the United States was made possible by the extensive credit afforded to drillers. The Wall Street Journal pointed out that banks like Oklahoma-based BOK Financial—with 19 percent of its loan portfolio made up of energy loans—could be the most vulnerable. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Recent academic research has created synthetic analogue molecules for elucidation of CA enzyme mechanisms which are more robust in harsh environments. Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. UTRC will team with Columbia University, CM-Tech, Hamilton Sundstrand and Worley Parsons in this program. DOE Share: $2,251,183).

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