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AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

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million grant from the US Department of Energy to design and engineer an integrated carbon dioxide capture and conversion plant co-located at Nutrien’s Kennewick Fertilizer Operations plant in Kennewick, Wash. Carbon dioxide capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93-million

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DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

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Advanced Separation and Processing Technologies for Enhanced Product Recovery and Improved Water Utilization, Cost Reduction, and Environmental Impact of an Integrated Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling System. The University of Alabama. Second Life Scale-Up Demonstration Projects. Awards include: Project. Federal Cost share. UC San Diego.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Lead organization. Description.

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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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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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BP selects Technip for the Thunder Horse South Expansion project in the ultra-deep Gulf of Mexico

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awarded Technip a lump sum project for the design, engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of the new production pipeline systems on the south side of the Thunder Horse production drilling quarters unit. The project scope covers: Project management and engineering. BP Exploration & Production Inc.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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University of Alabama. MicroBio Engineering, Inc. Scalable CO 2 electrocatalysis technologies. Project title. Federal share. Topic 1:Scale-Up of Bench Applications. ASU’s Polymer-enhanced Cyanobacterial Bioproductivity (AUDACity). University of California - San Diego. Biomolecular Films for Direct Air Capture of CO 2. 2,000,000.

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8 Toyota manufacturing facilities recognized by US EPA for reduction in energy intensity

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Earlier this year, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (Huntsville); Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (Cambridge and Woodstock, Ont.); Hot water boiler linkage (Toyota Motor Mfg. To gain recognition, the site’s company must be an ENERGY STAR partner.

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