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United, Tallgrass, and Green Plains form JV to develop new sustainable aviation fuel technology using ethanol

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The offtake agreement could provide for enough SAF to fly more than 50,000 flights annually between United’s hub airports in Chicago and Denver. If the technology is successful, Blue Blade is expected to proceed with the construction of a pilot facility in 2024, followed by a full-scale facility that could begin commercial operations by 2028.

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NREL researchers point toward building energy efficiency instead of long-term storage

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The other zones encompassed the cities of New York, El Paso, and Denver. Further, the researchers separated the country into five climate zones, ranging from the hot and humid (Tampa, Florida) to the very cold (International Falls, Minnesota).

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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New Two-Cylinder Prototype Demonstration and Concept Design of a Next Generation Class 3-6 Opposed Piston Engine. AOI 13: Alternative Fuel Proof-of-Concept in New Communities and Fleets. Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition. Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition. Achates Power. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund.

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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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The Challenge called on cities to do more than merely introduce new technologies onto city streets, requiring them to boldly envision new solutions that would change the face of transportation in our cities by closing the gap between rich and poor; capturing the needs of both young and old; and bridging the digital divide through smart design so that (..)

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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Thanks to a scholarship from IEEE Smart Village , she is now getting that education through the master’s degree program in development practice from Regis University , in Denver. I’m able to understand concept designs—which includes mechanical and electrical—programming, and automation.

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

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Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

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Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

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The novel concept of a “hydrogen-based” carbon-free data center utilizes hydrogen fuel cells, electrolyzers, storage, solar (photovoltaic) cells and wind turbines. The partners will present first project results with a prototype system at this year’s SuperComputing 2017 conference in Denver, 13-17 November.

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