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DOE selects 7 gasification projects for funding; focus on reducing cost of coal conversion

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The projects conducted through this program are geared toward reducing the cost of coal conversion and mitigating the environmental impacts of fossil-fueled power generation. Bio-gasification of Coal to Methane. The Pennsylvania State University. Lead organization. Description. Montana State University.

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Exelon Intends to Join FutureGen Alliance

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Exelon Corporation intends to join the FutureGen Alliance, a non-profit organization developing an advanced low-emissions coal demonstration facility to be located in Mattoon, Ill. The plant will be designed to capture carbon emitted by its operation and store it underground. It distributes electricity to approximately 5.4

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DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies

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SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. Preliminary Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of MWe-Class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems.

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Mad Power thoughts

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Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change. This was plain wrong.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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General Electric Company. will partner with GE Global Research, EPRI, Southern Company, American Electric Power and FirstEnergy to design and test a high temperature nickel-based superalloy thick-walled header for cycling and flexible plant operation in new and existing plants. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. The grants will go to projects in 17 states.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Pennsylvania State University. Use fundamental knowledge about the interactions between catalysts and plant cell walls to design improved processes for the conversion of biomass to energy, fuels, or chemicals. Rational Design of Innovative Catalytic Technologies for Biomass Derivative Utilization. EFRC Name. Funding ($mil).

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