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Boeing Begins Building Phantom Eye Hydrogen-Powered HALE Demonstrator

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—Darryl Davis, Boeing Phantom Works president. The jig load assembly, model of a liquid-hydrogen engine and fuselage skins for Boeing’s Phantom Eye demonstrator in St. Louis are part of the high altitude long endurance aircraft being assembled by teams in Boeing’s Phantom Works division. Boeing photo.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government, and will facilitate sharing expertise and technologies. Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. University of California, Davis; UOP LLC; Virent Energy Systems; and Washington State University.

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New JBEI Methodology Speeds Search for Cellulosic Biofuel Microbes

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Working with Keasling on this study were Rajat Sapra, a biochemist with Sandia National Laboratories who directs the enzyme optimization program at JBEI, and Yinjie Tang, a chemical engineer now with Washington University in St. Rajat Sapra. JBEI is one of three US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers. Tang et al.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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Luca Comai, University of California, Davis. Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Finding key genes involved in modulating light perception could be useful in targeted breeding or engineering efforts for improved bioenergy grass crops. Creation and High-precision Characterization of Novel Populus Biomass Germplasm.

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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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Arzeda will leverage computational algorithms to engineer proteins for the creation of new synthetic enzymes to activate methane, the first step in producing a liquid fuel from natural gas. Enzyme Engineering for Direct Methane Conversion. REMOTE Technical Approach: High-Efficiency Biological Methane Activation. Lead organization.

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