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GE and CPECC Sign Agreements with USTDA to Advance Commercial Scale IGCC in China

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In this initial study phase, GE and CPECC will evaluate the cost and performance of an IGCC design. Governments and industry in both the United States and China have critical roles to play in accelerating the deployment of these commercial scale IGCC facilities. GE has been at the forefront of IGCC technology for more than two decades.

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns NASA cargo to Earth after six weeks in space

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A little over six weeks after Falcon 9 launched SpaceX’s 26th Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) mission for NASA, Dragon departed the ISS on January 9th. At 5:19 am on January 11th, the Dragon capsule gently splashed down off the coast of Tampa, Florida, and was quickly secured by a SpaceX recovery ship.

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DOE, RTI to Design and Build Coal Syngas Cleanup System for IGCC Power Plants to Reduce Cost of Removing Contaminants, Capturing CO2; Potential for Synthetic Chemicals and Fuels

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DOE and RTI will design, build, and test a warm gas cleanup system—based on RTI’s high-temperature syngas cleanup technology—to remove multiple contaminants from coal-derived syngas. With successful completion of the project, the RTI warm gas cleanup system will be ready for full-scale commercial demonstration and deployment.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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Design overview of the Westinghouse SMR. It utilizes passive safety systems and proven components, as well as modular construction techniques—all realized and already licensed in the AP1000 nuclear power plant design. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.;

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EPA awards $5M to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) for cleaner big rigs

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These trucks will run substantially cleaner than other rigs of the same vintage, and the program is designed to make a difference in air quality along Southern roads. It is designed to help drivers and small businesses who might not normally qualify for such a loan but who want to make the move to a cleaner, greener truck.

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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The patent is for a food container that uses fractal designs to create pits and bulges in its sides. Designed for the packaging industry, the new configuration allows containers to fit more tightly together so they can be transported better. The network can then alter the training data, thereby generating new designs.

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GE Technology Selected for Hydrogen Energy IGCC Project in California

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would be designed to capture up to 90% of its carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery and sequestration in an adjacent oil field. and the Polk Tampa Electric IGCC plant in Florida, that helped demonstrate the commercial feasibility of IGCC. The plant, to be located near Bakersfield, in Kern County, Calif., Earlier post.).

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