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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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DOE selects 16 research projects for more than $19M in funding to advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology

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The FOAs were awarded with two primary objectives: to design, construct, and field-test a SOFC prototype system; and to support innovations that improve the reliability, robustness, and endurance of SOFC cell and stack technology. The University of South Carolina. FuelCell Energy, Inc. The Tennessee Technological University.

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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 novel pathway will use hydrogen gas to convert carbon dioxide into C-2 and C-4 compounds that will serve as precursors to biofuels, such as butanol. Medical University of South Carolina. of South Carolina). Coal-fired power plants currently generate approximately 50% of the electricity in the United States.

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Osage Bio Energy: Winter Barley Ethanol as Advanced Biofuel for RFS-2

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OBE believes they will be one of the first commercial-scale renewable fuel producers to petition for an advanced biofuel designation from the EPA. Nitrogen in nutrients contribute to the formation of nitrous oxide (N 2 O)—a greenhouse gas approximately 300 times more potent than CO 2 on a mass basis over a 100-year period. John Warren.

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

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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. Center for Inverse Design. $20. Purdue University.

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DOE selects 10 projects for $5M in funding to conduct advanced turbine technology research

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Another five projects will develop efficient and effective cooling techniques along with robust materials in response to increased turbine inlet temperatures in conjunction with increased operating pressures in an effort to increase gas turbine outputs and efficiencies, while decreasing plant capital costs. University of South Carolina.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze.