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Commercial dewatering enzyme could reduce costs of grain ethanol production

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The researchers found that the enzyme helps extract water from an ethanol byproduct used to make dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), which can be used as feed supplements for cattle, swine and poultry. Washington University in St. helped lead the study. and reduce natural gas consumption by 12%.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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By creating a pathway to replace expensive elements like platinum for more common metals to serve as catalysts, teams also hope to greatly reduce the cost of the fuel cell parts needed to generate electricity from chemical sources. Washington University in St. The Washington University in St. United Technologies Research Center.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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The cash incentive for consumers would be available to offset the higher upfront costs of electric cars , in particular the price of the batteries in modern vehicles. The government also wants to find ways to support the ongoing costs of electric cars. "We Free P&P at the Guardian bookshop Sweet Water and Bitter £20.00