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New efficient biphasic catalytic process for conversion of biomass to dense jet-range fuels

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Now, researchers from the University of Nevada and Washington State University have developed a novel efficient biphasic tandem catalytic process (biTCP) for synthesizing cycloalkanes from renewable terpenoid biomass (such as 1,8-cineole). Cyclic hydrocarbons (i.e. cycloalkanes) can be used to make dense jet fuels with high thermal stability.

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High-density renewable jet fuel from eucalyptus

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Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Nevada developed a novel process for synthesizing dense jet fuel from mint, pine, gumweed, eucalyptus or other plants. Terpenoid biomass (1,8-cineole) was efficiently converted to p -menthane at high yields (>99%) in the biTCP under mild reaction conditions. Ounkham, Stephen M.

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Tesla seeking 56% cut in $/kWh, $25K EV in three years through manufacturing and design innovations

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Gigafactory Nevada currently has a capacity of about 0.15 The dry coating [Maxwell] had was sort of like a cold proof of concept. Viewed another way, from a smaller footprint than Giga Nevada, Tesla could get many times the cell output. Tesla has two battery-related goals, Musk said. Tera is the new Giga. It’s not in the bag.

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E-Fuel Introduces Production Model of Home Ethanol System

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The final MicroFueler product, which starts shipping in July to customers in California, is more than 60% smaller and 80% lighter when compared to the original concept unit shown last year. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, CA plans to install a MicroFueler this year and use its beer waste to power its vehicles.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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The projects were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels. combustor of a natural gas turbine, facilitating its conversion into a. Small-scale conversion.

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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas - $989,800. The program will involve research on crosscutting technologies that will accelerate the development of advanced reactor concepts, including fuels, materials, and reactor modeling. The program also investigates small and medium-sized reactor concepts. University of Florida - $894,042.

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DOE Selects 8 Projects to Advance Technologies for the Co-Production of Power and Hydrogen, Fuels or Chemicals from Coal-Biomass Feedstocks

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Awards are in three areas: Reprocessing and Conditioning of Coal/Biomass Mixtures for Simultaneous Co-Feeding Systems; Reactive Properties of Coal/Biomass Mixed Fuels; and Design Concepts for Co-Production of Power, Fuels and Chemicals. GTI, in partnership with Desert Research Institute and the University of Nevada, both in Reno, Nev.;

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