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Phase 1 of DOE-funded ABBA Integrated Biorefinery project begins; renewable jet, gasoline, diesel and nanocellulose

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Technology collaborators also include the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech and the University of Tennessee,Knoxville. Petron will provide its innovative and proven Ethanol to Ethylene (ETE) conversion technology to demonstrate the conversion of cellulosic ethanol to ethylene.

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Improve EV charging ROI and customer experience by choosing the right fast chargers

Charged EVs

Tritium is currently revamping its supply chain to make the sleek liquid-cooled DC fast chargers built at its new Tennessee factory compliant with NEVI and Build America regulations. For higher-powered projects we make a separation between the rectification unit, which is the AC-to-DC conversion, then a DC microgrid, and then the DC chargers.

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DOE to award up to $13M to four advanced biofuels projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four research and development projects designed to bring next-generation biofuels on line faster and to drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. The projects represent up to a combined $13-million Energy Department investment.

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DOE BETO awards $10M to 7 advanced biofuels projects

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Develop a cellulosic butanol production process with high productivities, yields, and carbon conversion through novel metabolic engineering of two different pathways. The University of California, Riverside in collaboration with the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and CogniTek.

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The ABCs of National Drive Electric Week

Plug in America

To transition the conversation to action, attendees were encouraged to send postcards to their local representatives and school districts. Paula Thompson and Dan Trajano of MN350 talked about the climate, health, and learning benefits of transporting children to school via electric buses rather than diesel buses.

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DOE launches Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative; awards $23.5M to 5 more manufacturing R&D projects

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The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. Earlier post.) Officials from DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Ford Motor Company, and Dow Chemical launched the facility.

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My Friend has had 34 Cars. He’s only kept his Tesla Model 3.

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The Tesla always comes up in conversation. “One reason is the cost of ownership alone,” he said. The best part about all the trips I have taken: to Maine, to Tennessee, and to the beach, is I do not even plan the trip out. Credit: Joey Klender | Teslarati. “ You save so much money in the Tesla.

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