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EPRI-led team awarded $2.8M from ARPA-E to research uranium recovery for next-gen reactors; deep borehole disposal

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million from by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) for a joint nuclear research and development project focused on nuclear fuel management options to help power advanced nuclear energy systems. The EPRI project brings Deep Isolation’s DOE grant projects this year to four.

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UP Catalyst offering carbon-negative graphite for European battery supply chain

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UP Catalyst , an Estonia-based company developing a method to produce sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO 2 ( earlier post ), says that it can produce carbon-negative graphite, consuming 3.7 The process is powered by either wind, solar or hydro energy resulting in a carbon negative production line.

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Skeleton Technologies receives US patent for nanoporous carbon powder supercapacitor material; higher energy and power densities and lower cost

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Skeleton Technologies , an energy-storage start-up located in Tartu, Estonia, was recently awarded a US patent ( #7,803,345 ) on its nanoporous carbon powder supercapacitor material. This allows increased access to nanopores by the liquids, in turn raising the energy density. million in 2011 to $284.1 million during that period.

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Jordanian cabinet OKs $2.4B oil shale project with Enefit; largest in region and world

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Jordan’s Council of Ministers on Sunday endorsed all agreements prepared by the national electricity company with Estonian company Enefit which will carry out a mega oil shale energy project in the Kingdom. billion project, which will be the largest oil shale venture in the region and the world. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Jordan signs $2B oil shale investment agreement with Saudi company

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The government of Jordan and the Saudi Arabian Corporation for Oil Shale (SACOS) recently signed a $2-billion agreement under which the government grants the Saudi company the right to extract and to develop the oil shale resources in the Attarat Um-AL-Ghudran region covering an area of 11 square kilometers.

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Global Bioenergies to lead $24M REWOFUEL project to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood residuals

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Non-refundable grants totalling €13.9 The 11 project partners coming from 8 EU-member States have signed an agreement with INEA which manages the Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy societal challenge of the Horizon 2020 program. The program covers a total budget of €19.7 million (US$24 million). million (US$7 million).

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Mitsubishi Corp. to provide 507 i-MiEVs to Estonian Government; CHAdeMO quick charging network for the country

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The grant scheme will enable around 500 Estonian private individuals to acquire an electric car who can choose between any electric car that has obtained an EU type approval. More concrete terms for support will be established by the Ministry of Economy and Communications and the grant scheme will be operated by KredEx.

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