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GE and CPECC Sign Agreements with USTDA to Advance Commercial Scale IGCC in China

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IGCC and carbon capture technologies have been commercially demonstrated and will need to be widely deployed to enable low cost power generation from domestic fossil energy resources, while at the same time achieving significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions globally.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The US Department of Energy has selected 13 projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power. Infinia Corporation – Kennewick, WA – up to $3.0 PPG Industries, Inc. Cheswick, PA – up to $3.0

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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Cost: DOE: $749,058 Non-DOE: $187,264 Total: $936,322 (20% cost share). Siemens Corporation. (EPRI) will team with Babcock and Wilcox Company and Wyman-Gordon to qualify improved high-performance structural materials for use in current power plants to improve flexibility.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. yield a several-fold reduction in wire costs, making. Corporation, Columbia. Corporation). Corporation). (National Renewable. widespread deployment.

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