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32.5M hours of supercomputer time to aid GM, Ford engine projects with Oak Ridge Lab

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This flexibility offers a high degree of freedom for design and engine manufacturers need to balance the cost of hardware testing with turn-around time and practicality for mass production. Davis (UC Davis), R.Sankaran (ORNL). Schulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bernardi (University of Illinois).

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 Easel Biotechnologies, UC Davis). NC State University. Medical University of South Carolina. Columbia University. per gallon.

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DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The Department of Energy is working with industry, universities, national laboratories, and other groups to develop technologies capable of harnessing these resources to generate environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive power. The project will assess the cost of manufacturing these systems at various scales.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

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University of California, Davis , was awarded $86,420 to determine the feasibility of using nanotechnology to increase the capacity of portable electricity storage units, reducing the cost of electricity storage. The tool will increase the efficiency and lower costs of solar photovoltaic systems. Tour Engine, Inc. ,

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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This program aims to lower the cost of GTL conversion while enabling the use of low-cost, low-carbon, domestically sourced natural gas. If successful, LBNL’s process will enable low-cost, energy-efficient fuel production from natural gas. Northwestern University. Pennsylvania State University.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk. It is how do we lower the risk so low cost capital can participate.

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