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DOE selects 9 universities for about $2.7M in advanced coal technologies research awards

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By substantially increasing the pressure and temperature of the steam used to produce power, advanced ultrasupercritical (AUSC) coal-fired power plants improve generation efficiency, use less coal and release less carbon pollution. DOE Share: $293,519). Brown University. DOE Share: $300,000). Improved Structural Materials.

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Ferrariā€™s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. The SF90 also holds the lap record for production cars on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0

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