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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. Engineering E.

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ExxonMobil and UW Madison extend research collaboration on conversion of biomass to transportation fuels

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year renewal of an agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. UW-Madison has long been known for its expertise in biomass conversion. —Professor Huber.

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

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Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that. The increased energy.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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And there are states like Georgia where public interveners don’t have any right to discovery. So when I went to MIT to do my Ph.D., Solar panels convert solar radiation to power linearly, in proportion to the amount of sunlight. But wind turbines convert wind to power at the wind speed cubed.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel. converted into a fuel mixture that is comparable to diesel or. The team will. field trials.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. MIT will develop a high performance, compact, and durable ceramic heat exchanger. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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