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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois). Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000. Enhancing Lifetime and Reducing Costs for Fish Diversion Netting Structures, $220,000. Framatome Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $30 million in funding for 21 innovative projects as part of the Creating Innovative and Reliable Circuits Using Inventive Topologies and Semiconductors (CIRCUITS) program. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Earlier post.).

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Video Friday: Robots at Night

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Fraunhofer IPA ] This choreorobotics dance is part atavistic ceremony, part celestial conjuring, and part ecstatic romping. Illinois ] Thanks, Sheng! This work includes compliant and safe actuation for humanoids, low-cost collaborative robot arms, and assistive mobile manipulators.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. Low Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced Ultracapacitors. Earlier post.)

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ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) and GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS). Mahle Powertrain. Earlier post.)

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National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

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Now there will be a political process to tweak it to make it work for different interets—that’s part of the process. Treat all crude oils as part of the overall pool of transportation fuels. All of this helps achieve LCFS targets in the most cost-effective manner. We provide the scientific foundation for how to do this.

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