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DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

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Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report— Green Hydrogen Cost Reduction: scaling up electrolyzers to meet the 1.5

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. h is achieved with an estimated raw active materials cost of $7.02 mAh cm −2 , a discharge duration of 28.2

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Calumet’s Montana Renewables became the largest SAF producer in North America in Q2

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reported that ramp-up of unit operations was completed during the second quarter, making its Montana Renewables subsidiary the largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in North America (approximately 30 million gallons per year). Montana Renewables is a renewable fuel business located in Great Falls, Montana.

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SCA and St1 enter joint venture to produce and develop renewable diesel and biojet fuels

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Forest products company SCA and St1 have entered a joint venture in Sweden to produce and sell renewable HVO diesel and biojet fuel. The new biorefinery is under construction on the St1 refinery site in Gothenburg and will have a total capacity of 200,000 tonnes of liquid biofuels, with a total investment cost of SEK 2.5

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SDSU-led project to design bacteria that extract rare earth elements in DARPA EMBER project

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Understanding this process will inform the creation of synthetic designer proteins that bind with high specificity to different types of lanthanides, according to biochemist John Love. We do anticipate that it would have a lot of benefits environmentally and lower energy costs compared to what is currently used.

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GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

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GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. A biomass power plant in Stockton, California, was the host site for the engineering design effort. A biomass power plant in Stockton, California, was the host site for the engineering design effort.

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