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

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The goal of the project is to continue to develop a circular carbon economy that replaces the petroleum-based chemicals in consumer products with algae-derived and biodegradable polymers. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Viridos, Inc.,

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ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

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Using less energy to capture and remove carbon, the material has the potential to reduce the cost of the technology and eventually support commercial applications. Power plants strip CO 2 from flue emissions today by bubbling flue gases through organic amines in water, which bind and extract the carbon dioxide. C (250-300 ?F)

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U Kentucky CAER receives $1M for carbon fiber research

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If successful, the project will lower the cost of high quality carbon fibers by more than 50%, opening opportunities for widespread application of carbon fibers in previously cost-prohibited areas, specifically in composite overwrapped pressure vessels for hydrogen storage.

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Japan team develops solvent-free method for “milking” algae to harvest carbohydrates and phycobiliproteins

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Algae is favorable to petroleum from an environmental standpoint but the production cost of culturing, collecting, extracting and refining adds up to make it too expensive for practical use. There is no need for a solvent for extraction or purification, significantly simplifying and decreasing the cost of processing.

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DOE BETO releases new strategic plan; biofuels to constitute 25% of US transportation fuels by 2040

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Additionally, many chemicals relied upon for transportation (such as oils and lubricants) as well as other commodity chemicals and polymer precursors are, and will likely remain, carbon-based. By 2040, enable large-scale biomass production and conversion that allows biofuels to constitute 25% of the US transportation fuel market.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture. aims to demonstrate the performance of a novel water-lean solvent for post-combustion removal of CO 2 from coal- and natural gas-derived flue gas. High-Performance, Hybrid Polymer Membrane for Carbon Dioxide Separation from Ambient Air.

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Stanford faculty awarded $2.2M for 9 energy research projects; high-performance batteries, promoting sustainable vehicles, wireless power transfer for moving vehicles

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The Precourt Institute for Energy, the umbrella organization for energy research and education at Stanford, will fund the following four studies: Nanostructured Polymers for High-Performance Batteries. This project explores the use of specially designed nanostructured polymers to make high-energy, low-cost, flexible and stretchable batteries.

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