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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

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Universal Diesel Renewable Fuel 247

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AUGUST 22, 2009

The Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected nine new projects targeting environmental tools and technology for shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) production. The total proposed value for all selected projects is $10.2 million (DOE share: $6.9 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.

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Gas Arkansas Water West Virginia 210

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AUGUST 1, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $97 million in funding for 33 projects that will support high-impact technology research and development to accelerate the bioeconomy. University of Alabama. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. Topic 2: Waste to Energy Strategies for the Bioeconomy. Gas Technology Institute.

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Waste Conversion Universal San Diego 186

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

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JANUARY 27, 2015

A new carbon capture technology sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for economically capturing 90% of the carbon dioxide emitted from a coal-burning power plant has begun pilot-scale testing. The Polaris system is 10 times more permeable to CO 2 than conventional gas-separation membranes. and City Water, Light and Power.

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Carbon Illinois Coal Gas-Electric 150

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JUNE 17, 2012

Schematic diagram of a shale gas well following hydraulic fracture treatment, with the relative depths of local water wells shown for scale. Source: NAS, adapted from Southwestern Energy Click to enlarge. —“Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies”.

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Oil-Sands Gas Water Oil 250

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MAY 3, 2012

has successfully processed sweet sorghum hybrids from energy crop company Ceres, Inc. into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. sorghum indicates Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reductions of greater. Liquid fuel and chemical production from sweet sorghum. Source: Amyris. Amyris, Inc.

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Renewable Diesel Hawaii Louisiana 236

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

President Obama announced that the Department of Energy has offered conditional commitments for a total of $8.33 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.)

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Georgia Obama Power Powered 231

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APRIL 28, 2010

As of 10:40 am 27 April, an irregular sheen of oil on the Gulf waters had spread to 100 miles by 45 miles at its extremes. The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) is in contact with the oil and gas operators in the sheen area to discuss any concerns with operations that may arise from their activities with the response efforts underway.

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Oil Mariner Louisiana Water 170

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. PPG Industries.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles 150

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JULY 21, 2016

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Consumers Energy. Duke Energy. Eversource Energy. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Pacific Gas & Electric.

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Obama Charging Financing DC 150

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JUNE 21, 2012

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Central Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale attracted $1,704,500,995 in high bids for tracts on the US outer continental shelf offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The sum of all bids received totaled $2,602,563,726.

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Mexico Oil Gas Mississippi 231

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $16.5 million for three projects that support research focused on designing landscapes that produce bioenergy feedstock while protecting air, soil, water, and wildlife resources and enhancing ecosystem services. The second initiative provides up to $4.5 With funding of up to $4.5

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North Carolina Renewable Fuel Transportation 231

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APRIL 30, 2024

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EPA Emissions West Virginia Gas 89