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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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Overall, the USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels—including selected trees and grasses—by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to extreme environments. Braun, University of Missouri, Columbia. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. x giganteus (M.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. This research into underwater coatings that prevent biofouling has the potential to positively impact all MHK systems and improve the conversion efficiency for MHK systems. DOE Funding: $160,000. Total Project Value: $192,000. DOE Funding: $160,000.

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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program

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The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems. University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo. DOE award: $298,191).

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling. The Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation project will focus diversifying transportation fuel options in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.

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Joule says it has improved the photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%

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Louis, Missouri, Joule reported that its has improved the overall photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%, and estimates a maximum 14% energy conversion efficiency in its biomass-to-fuels process. At the 2014 Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Annual Meeting in St.

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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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Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Johnson Matthey will investigate the catalytic conversion of this microbial biodiesel into additional fuel molecules, most importantly jet fuel. Hydrogen-Dependent Conversion of Carbon Dioxide To Liquid Electrofuels By Extremely Thermophilic Archaea.

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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. Missouri University of Science and Technology. The Boeing Company.

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