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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Topic 2, Area of Interest 2: Conversion to Rare Earth Metals (RE-metals). Oregon State University; Microchannel-based Membrane-less Extraction of Li from Unconventional Lithium Sources & the Separation of REE Partners: University of Pittsburgh DOE share: $500,000; Cost share: $125,000; Total costs: $625,000. .;

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

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Conversely, the abundance of available electricity during off-peak hours provides cost-efficiency for everyone. Pacific Power – California, Oregon, Washington. Austin Energy – Texas. Austin Energy is an utility company in the State of Texas. Pacific Power is a utility company in the Pacific Northwest.

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USDA and DOE select 13 biofuels projects for more than $41M in awards

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The extracted rubber will be used in tire formulations, and the remaining plant residue will be evaluated for use in biopower and for conversion to jet fuel precursors. Harvest and preprocessing will be optimized to be compatible with the biochemical conversion to jet fuel and diesel. Oregon State University.

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PNNL, OSU, Lanzatech improving efficiency and cost of ethanol-to-jet process

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A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech. Image: Oregon State University).

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Video Friday: May the Fourth be With You

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A2Z ] Don’t let that clear blue sky fool you—the ground in Oregon in the spring is like Jello, which makes walking a challenge. Happy May the 4th from KIMLAB! KIMLAB ] The Star Wars universe does have a thing for gold legged robots. NCCR ] Lex Fridman interviews Boston Dynamics CEO Rob Player. [ Stanford HAI ]

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Jim Tech Ltd. Full size photo.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars.

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