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New aluminum-cerium alloys could boost rare earth production; improved energy efficiency of engines

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ORNL scientists Zach Sims, Michael McGuire and Orlando Rios, along with colleagues from Eck, LLNL and Ames Laboratory in Iowa, discuss the technical and economic possibilities for aluminum–cerium alloys in an article in JOM , a publication of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. At an alloy cost of less than $10.00/kg,

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. Accelerated Development and Deployment of LowCost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3).

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Midwestern Accord covers six U.S.

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