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DOE awards up to $40M for open-water, grid-connected wave energy testing facility

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The facility will be constructed in Newport, Oregon, by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University and will support innovations in wave energy technologies capable of harnessing the significant wave energy resources along United States coastlines.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. USDA’s Agricultural Research Laboratory (ARS) in Corvallis, Oregon will assess biochar quality for soil uses, including returning carbon to forest. Viridos, Inc., “Pre-pilot MicroBio Engineering Inc.,

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Diesel Brewing to Manufacture Cellulosic Biobutanol from Biomass and Manure With Thermochemical Process

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Oregon-based Diesel Brewing has launched an initiative to manufacture cellulosic biobutanol from biomass and dairy farm manure. By changing the conversion chemistry, we could produce a number of desirable energy products including biodiesel and Dimethyl Ether (propane) as renewable fuels or Anhydrous Ammonia for the production of fertilizer.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. Selected projects include: Discovery, Concept Definition, and Early Stage Development. The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. Component Proof-of-Concept.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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The AVTA’s testing of PHEVs demonstrates PHEV concepts in real-world usage by using fleet and public drivers. More than 215 PHEVs, representing 12 different PHEV models—mostly conversions—have made up the PHEV test fleet to date. Oregon E.V. AVTA PHEV testing. Jim Francfort, INL.

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Researchers Demonstrate Potential for Co-Production of Hydrogen from Cellulosic Ethanol Byproducts Via Gasification in Supercritical Water

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Concept for hydrogen gas coproduction from cellulosic ethanol byproduct streams. Researchers at Oregon State University have demonstrated the gasification of water-soluble biomass constituents in supercritical water in a microchannel reactor under isothermal, continuous flow condition at short residence times to produce a hydrogen-rich gas.

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PNNL, OSU, Lanzatech improving efficiency and cost of ethanol-to-jet process

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A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech. Image: Oregon State University).

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