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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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Joining as collaborators in the research are Cornell University, the University of Alabama, Virginia Tech and corporate partners Microvi Biotech Inc. Engineering researchers at Cornell University and the University of Alabama will test diesel fuel blended with BA produced by Auburn researchers. and EcoEngineers.

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Vitruivan crowd-sourcing funding for novel biofuel from sewage treatment bio-solids

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This process when combined with a related technology to produce alcohols from complex feedstock can realize an integrated biorefinery that sustainably and cost effectively converts low-value, high-volume feedstocks into a suite of bioproducts and biofuels. Vitruvian has modeled production costs at $2.58-3.73 per gallon.

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New membrane technology for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture begins pilot-scale test

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That means the membrane area can be reduced, cutting down the cost and size of the system. In addition, the membrane system does not use hazardous chemicals, so there are no emissions or disposal issues; it uses less water than other capture technologies; and the membrane has no moving parts. and City Water, Light and Power.

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Obama Administration Announces $8.33B in Loan Guarantees for New Nuclear Power Reactors in Georgia; First New US Nuclear Power Plant Project in Nearly 3 Decades

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The AP1000 is a 1,117 to 1,154 MWe pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant that is an extension of the older AP600 design. (It It is considered a Generation III Advanced Light Water Reactor.) Total cost of the new units is currently projected to be approximately $14 billion.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Southern Company: Alabama Power. A multi-partner team, led by PNNL as part of the Battery500 research consortium, will receive an award of up to $10 million per year for five years to drive progress on DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of vehicle battery technologies. Eugene Water & Electric Board. Southern Company: Alabama Power.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Hybrid Electric Buses Incremental Costs: For the incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. that substantially reduce costs of the motor. the cost of wind turbines and electric vehicles by developing a. rare earth material imports, reduce the cost and improve. University of Alabama. potential to substantially reduce the costs of an electric.

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