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DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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This project will complete key engineering design and demonstration tests to enable cost-competitive, carbon-neutral production of synthetic jet fuel and diesel using nuclear energy from existing light water reactors.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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Projects are encouraged to apply concurrent (as opposed to sequential) design methodologies: control co-design, co-design, and designing for operation and maintenance. These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design. Westergaard Solutions, Inc. University of Washington.

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Ecolab partners with Ford Pro to accelerate EV adoption

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Ecolab has worked with Ford to reduce and reuse water in Ford’s manufacturing plants since 1925, and the two companies’ joint release celebrates that nearly century of collaboration. Ecolab’s journey towards 100% fleet electrification will begin in California with the conversion of its sales and service fleet to EVs.

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ARPA-E to award $60M to 2 programs: enhancing biomass yield and dry-cooling for thermoelectric power

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Increased information and analytics could improve crop yields to help lower the cost of biofuel production. The US electric power industry has relied primarily on water cooling technologies to remove low grade heat from thermoelectric power plants. ARPA-E Biomass Biotech Power Generation Water'

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Bauhaus Luftfahrt analysis finds solar thermochemical jet fuel production viable only if CO2 captured from renewable sources and not flue gases

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According to their analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , favorable assumptions for all involved process steps (30% thermochemical energy conversion efficiency; 3000 kWh/(m 2 a) solar irradiation, low CO 2 and heliostat costs) result in jet fuel production costs of €1.28/L kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L.

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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. The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. This is a unique approach that seeks to replace lower efficiency, high maintenance, long-stroke linear generator systems.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The first was the American NS Savannah , built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9 It was in service from 1962 to 1972, but its pressurized light-water reactor (LWR) proved too complex and expensive for the ship to operate profitably. Another plus for nuclear-propelled ships is easy access to an endless supply of cooling water.