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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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Facing persistent shortages in domestic supply, the US has been forced to rely on imported materials, leaving clean energy technology production at greater risk of disruption. Selected projects fall under 12 areas of interest, corresponding to the selected US basins that have the potential to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals.

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Study of californium borate could lead to new technologies for radioactive waste storage and nuclear fuel recycling

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Albrecht-Schmitt said that the discoveries could help scientists build new storage containers for radioactive waste, plus help separate radioactive fuel, aiding in its recycling. A paper on the study is published in the journal Nature Chemistry. Polinski, Edward B. Garner, Rémi Maurice, Nora Planas, Jared T. Stritzinger, T. Cross, Thomas D.

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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Compared to Hyundai Motor’s plant in Montgomery, Alabama, the company expects to improve logistics and assembly automation rates significantly and the number of vehicles that can be produced. It is also establishing JVs with battery companies to ensure stable supply and to secure optimized battery performance for its EVs.

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DOE Awards Up to $6.9M to Nine Projects for Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Production

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NETL’s goals for these projects are to improve management of water resources, water usage, and water disposal, and to support science that will aid the regulatory and permitting processes required for shale gas development. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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It is important to consider both sides of the market—the production/supply side and mandate/consumption side—and how they respond to the RFS2 mandate. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential.

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DOE Selects High-Tonnage Biomass Feedstock Projects for up to $21M in Funding

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The US Department of Energy will award up to $21 million to five projects that will develop supply systems to handle and deliver high-tonnage biomass feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production. switchgrass, miscanthus, energycane, sorghum, poplar, willow), forest resources (e.g., Auburn University of Auburn, Alabama (up to $4.9

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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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wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. University of Alabama. type Hexaferrite The University of Alabama led team will demonstrate. Non-strategic Elements having Secure Supply Chains A Virginia Commonwealth University led team will. power supply from concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP).

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