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8 Toyota manufacturing facilities recognized by US EPA for reduction in energy intensity

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To gain recognition, the site’s company must be an ENERGY STAR partner. Hot water boiler linkage (Toyota Motor Mfg. Energy intensity is measured relative to efficiency improvements in process and equipment. The ENERGY STAR Challenge For Industry program is only awarded to individual industrial sites.

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Commercial dewatering enzyme could reduce costs of grain ethanol production

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The researchers found that the enzyme helps extract water from an ethanol byproduct used to make dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), which can be used as feed supplements for cattle, swine and poultry. Washington University in St. The study was conducted at Center Ethanol Company in Sauget, Ill., helped lead the study.

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Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

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The event was hosted by AeroFarms , an indoor vertical farm company based in Newark, N.J, The systems reduce water consumption and minimize the need for pesticides and herbicides. By supplying plants with the precise amount of water, nutrients, and light, indoor farming creates an ideal environment for their growth.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo. New York, N.Y. Madison, Wis. Petaluma, Calif.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri partner in pursuit of DOE funds to develop and license small modular reactor technology

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Westinghouse Electric Company and utility Ameren Missouri have entered into an agreement to respond collaboratively to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for developing and licensing the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Louis area.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Automaker Mercedes-Benz will be the first commercial customer served by the Moses Lake facility, as the company has selected Sila’s anode materials to power its electric vehicles, starting with the G-Class series, due to be released mid-decade. The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Automaker Mercedes-Benz will be the first commercial customer served by the Moses Lake facility, as the company has selected Sila’s anode materials to power its electric vehicles, starting with the G-Class series, due to be released mid-decade. The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St.