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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program

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The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems.

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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By switching to electric school buses and encouraging EV adoption in the community, schools can reduce air pollution and create a healthier environment for children to learn.

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Transcanada restarts Keystone oil sands pipeline operations

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At Steele City, Nebraska, one arm of the pipeline runs east through Missouri for deliveries into Wood River and Patoka, Illinois; another arm runs south through Oklahoma for deliveries into Cushing, Oklahoma. Phase out of emissions from coal is itself an enormous challenge. stabilize climate and avoid disastrous global climate impacts.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Coal supplies nearly 50% of domestic electricity. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Missouri University of Science and Technology , Rolla, Mo.

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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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Missouri University of Science & Technology. Researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology will lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop a disruptive new high energy air cathode to enable the successful development of ultra-high energy Lithium-Air batteries. Pellion Technologies. MIT, Bar-Ilan University).

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Not since the founding of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 has the United States government taken such bold action on the environment as it did with the passage and signing of the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) earlier this month. Utility-scale photovoltaic solar array.