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UT Arlington licenses technology for portable, modular GTL conversion units; targeting stranded gas

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The University of Texas at Arlington has licensed technology for converting natural gas to synthetic liquid fuels (GTL) in portable units at a cost lower than current market rates to 1 st Resource Group Inc. UT Arlington engineering and science researchers designed a portable conversion unit utilizing their microreactor and process.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Novel thermal process for conversion of CO2 to CO using metal ferrite oxygen carriers, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., National Energy Technology Laboratory. Montgomery Center, Vt.

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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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One of the 16 was Chevrolet ( earlier post ), the only automaker among the group. Dozens of students participated in the clean energy conversation and successfully engaged their campus leaders to secure funding. The awards were presented at the 2015 Climate Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va. Tiffany & Co.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC. 2011.04.043.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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OSI’s founding premise was that a layered architecture would provide a way to pull together the standards, applications, and services that diverse groups around the world were developing. In 1981, GM held exploratory conversations with Digital Equipment Corp. Hewlett-Packard , and IBM. in December of the same year.

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