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Piedmont Lithium selects Tennessee for second lithium hydroxide project; 30,000 metric tons per year

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The project will convert spodumene concentrate sourced principally from Piedmont’s international project investments to expand significantly the US supply of lithium hydroxide, a key component in the manufacturing of EV batteries. Planned completion and start of production is in 2025.

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American Process Waste-to-Cellulosic Ethanol Project Launches in Michigan

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American Process Incorporated (API) recently launched a waste-to-cellulosic ethanol biorefinery project in Alpena, Michigan. The biorefinery will convert the process waste effluent from the plant into cellulosic ethanol, sodium acetate and clean, warm water. Dewatered solids are then returned to the biomass boiler.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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Olivine is a CO 2 -reactive waste product that can be returned as tailings after capture carbon from the air. Travertine will launch a transformative process that integrates strong acid treatment of mining waste or tailings with electrolytic acid recycling. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. University of Nevada, Reno.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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In an integrated system, stored hydrogen can be converted back to electricity or used as a feedstock with atmospheric or source carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to produce a liquid fuel for heavy-duty vehicles including trucks and jet planes. Analysis of excess and/or waste hydrogen sources. Combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell systems.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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Hago Energetics, Inc aims to help farms become more profitable by converting farm waste to high-value products, such as hydrogen and valuable carbons. This innovation is a sodium all solid-state battery system that offers low cost, safe and long lasting energy storage to reduce electricity bills and achieve energy self-sustainability.

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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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Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy Sorghum for the New Bioenergy Belt Clemson University, along with the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute and partners, will phenotype an exhaustive set of international germplasm and plant varieties. Single-Cylinder Two-Stroke Free-Piston Internal Combustion Generator Aerodyne Research, Inc.

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

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Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Building Efficiency (3 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE.

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