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

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Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. gallon with over 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. MicroBio Engineering Inc.,

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory. Argonne National Laboratory.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Jesse Jenkins and his collaborators used the REPEAT energy model to project the greenhouse-gas reductions resulting from recent U.S. Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. clean-tech legislation.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Of that, $26.5

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

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gas into a liquid transportation fuel by combining fuel cell. utility of geographically isolated gas reserves. Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. remote oil wells burn natural gas as a by-product because it is not. Gas Technology.

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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. of Georgia). OPX Biotechnologies Inc. NREL, Johnson Matthey Catalysts). per gallon. Clemson Univ.,

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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GE Global Research, Inline Gas Discharge Tube Breaker for Meshed MVDC Grids – $4,350,686. GE Global Research will develop a medium-voltage direct-current (MVDC) circuit breaker with exceptionally fast response time based on its innovative gas tube technology.

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