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Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. An important strategy is to hydrogenate the molecule so it can be used in the chemical industry later.

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ARPA-E awarding $30M to 12 hybrid solar projects; conversion and storage

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The team will adapt semiconducting materials used in today’s light-emitting diode (LED) industry to enable high-temperature operation. Solar-Concentrating Photovoltaic Mirrors Arizona State University will develop a curved mirror made of solar cells to collect both direct and diffuse sunlight for conversion to electricity and heat.

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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The bill in question, HB 3994, aims to update and change parts of existing Oklahoma statutes related to the state’s auto industry. In a short conversation with Teslarati , Senator Boren noted that Oklahoma must let the product and the market decide if the state wants innovation to flourish. Oklahoma Senator Mary B.

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

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FIVSIM – An Accurate And Efficient Code for the Industrial Simulation of Flow Induced Vibrations, $1,500,000. Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Praj Industries Ltd. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Bio-based Insecticides from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass, $100,000.

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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The automobile industry deploys low-cost MPE sensors today to measure tailpipe emissions. This project will develop low-cost, widely deployable methane detection sensors that will allow industry to reduce costs associated with natural gas pipeline monitoring. DOE Funding: $1,500,000; Non-DOE Funding: $375,000; Total Value: $1,875,000.

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