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

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Integrated biochemical and electrochemical technologies (IBET) to convert organic waste to biopower via North American research and educational partnerships. University of Wisconsin at Madison. Topic 7: Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis. Multi-University Center on Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics (CUWP). 10,000,000.

Waste 186
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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. The eleven metropolitan regions that were studied include Madison, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Minneapolis-St. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al. In addition to Stone, Dr.

Emissions 150
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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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This process allows all the carbon within the sugar to be converted to FAME, which will allow these lipids—used to produce sustainable aviation jet fuel (SAF)—to be generated at lower cost and with fewer feedstock, resource, and land requirements. University of Wisconsin-Madison. INvizyne Technologies, Inc. ZymoChem, Inc.,

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Madison, Wisconsin). Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Robust Carbonic Anhydrases for Novel Biological, Sustainable and Low Energy CO2 Scrubbing Process from Waste Gases, $250,000. Retech Systems LLC (Buffalo, New York).

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The new Fisher buses will provide more than triple the equivalent fuel economy in all-electric mode and reduce CO2 emissions due to the extensive use of lightweight materials and the large capacity battery system. Milwaukee County Department of Transportation and Public Works, Wisconsin: $210,000.

Emissions 256