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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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The project will attempt to achieve DOE’s transformational carbon capture performance goal of CO 2 capture with 95 percent CO 2 purity at a cost of $30 per tonne. RTI International plans to develop two different novel materials, metal organic frameworks (i.e., The University of Akron in collaboration with Aspen Aerogels, Inc.,

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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

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Genome British Columbia is a research organization that invests in and manages large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects and science and technology platforms focused on areas of strategic importance such as human health, forestry, fisheries, agriculture, bioenergy, mining, and the environment. million (US$7.2-million)

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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Company bosses are said to be keen to put this system into production but no firm decisions will be made until the cost of batteries is reduced." clip Chrysler's hybrid, plug-in hybrid , and electric vehicles are coming out of the year-old ENVI program , which was organized to jump-start Chrysler’s move to develop its own ground-up hybrids.

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