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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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Such process intensification could boost manufacturing productivity while cutting costs and reducing waste. Two possible projects highlighted in the application include: Pyrolysis-based Modular Energy Production Systems for conversion of wastes and biomass into fuels, chemicals and other products, with $3.2

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Bladon Jets, SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover Win Funding for Gas Turbine Electric Vehicle Project

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Oil-less carbon-air bearing system. Bladon suggests that in an hybrid vehicle application, with no water-cooling system, oil or catalytic converter, the Micro-Jet engine can provide vehicle weight savings of up to 15%—with a consequent reduction in fuel consumption and carbon emissions—compared to a piston engine.