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$12+M awarded to 4 projects seeking to design crops with ability to fix their own nitrogen; no artificial fertilizers

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They also generate environmental problems from degrading soil to runoff into rivers where they pollute fresh waters and coastal zones. This project aims to design and build a synthetic biological module that could work inside a cell to perform the function of “fixing” nitrogen for plants.

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Researchers Develop New Lower-Cost, Efficient Catalyst for Water Gas Shift Reaction for Hydrogen Production

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A team of researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University report that alkali ions (sodium or potassium) added in small amounts activate platinum adsorbed on alumina or silica for the low-temperature water-gas shift (WGS) reaction (H 2 O+CO→ H 2 +CO 2 ) used for producing hydrogen.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Transforming High pH/High Alkalinity Cultivation through Beneficial Microbiomes and Improved Pond Design. Simulation-Driven Design Optimization and Automation for Cordwood-Fueled Room Heaters. University of Wisconsin at Madison. Production of Algae Biofuel and Bioproducts with CO 2 Direct Air Capture. Montana State University.

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Pilot test result of D3MAX cellulosic ethanol technology better than expected

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D3MAX announced the completion and shipment of its pilot plant employing its patented D3MAX cellulosic ethanol technology, installed at ACE Ethanol, LLC, in Stanley, Wisconsin. Testing of the patented D3MAX corn fiber-to-ethanol process and technology is underway with testing to be complete by June of 2017.

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Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

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The design provides for two options: self-propelled or barge-mounted floating NPPs [e.g., OKBM has participated in realization of reactor plant (RP) designs for nuclear ships since 1954.). New design for floating NPPs. For this new design, he says, “the biggest selling point is the enhanced safety.”. the Lomonosov].

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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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University of Wisconsin, Madison - $616,073. University of Wisconsin, Madison - $1,352,040. University of Wisconsin, Madison - $525,206. University of Wisconsin, Madison - $651,447. Light Water Reactor Sustainability (2 projects, $764,140). University of Wisconsin, Madison - $538,032.

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Study finds that optimized integrated catalytic processing of biomass could produce renewable jet fuel with selling price as low as $2.88/gallon

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A team from seven US universities and the Korea Institue of Science and Technology, led by George Huber, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed an integrated catalytic process for the conversion of whole biomass into drop-in aviation fuels with maximal carbon yields. per gallon.

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