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Oak Ridge researchers studying tension wood to gain insights for better tailored bioenergy crops

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Although tension wood itself is not considered to be a viable feedstock option, insight gleaned from studying its unique physical and molecular characteristics could be used to design and select more suitably tailored bioenergy crops. —Arthur Ragauskas of Georgia Institute of Technology. Energy Environ.

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Georgia Tech study finds MD electric urban delivery trucks have cost advantages over diesel in some conditions; relative benefits depend on numerous factors

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). —Marilyn Brown, co-author and a professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy. Credit: ACS, Lee et al.

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Georgia Diesel Gas-Electric Electric

US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Selected projects are: Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) TEES, in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology, will develop a numerical model to address the many complexities associated with production from hydrate-bearing sediments. DOE Investment: approximately $1.68

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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JULY 10, 2019

Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. El Centro, Calif. Idaho National Laboratory. Louisville, Colo.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego

DOE Awarding More Than $3.3M to 7 Universities To Conduct Advanced Turbine Technology Studies for Advanced Coal-Based Power Generation

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AUGUST 6, 2010

The universities—located in Georgia, Texas, North Dakota, Louisiana, California, and New York—will investigate the technology needed for the efficient operation of turbines using coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) and high hydrogen content (HHC) fuels. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $3.3

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Coal Universal North Dakota Power

Roadmap shows how to improve lignocellulosic biofuel biorefining with high-value products from isolated lignin

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MAY 19, 2014

The resulting roadmap uses the integration of genetic engineering with analytical chemistry tools to tailor the structure of lignin and its isolation so it can be used for materials, chemicals and fuels, said lead author Arthur Ragauskas, a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Production Carbon Fiber Polymer Fuel

DOE Selects 8 Projects to Advance Technologies for the Co-Production of Power and Hydrogen, Fuels or Chemicals from Coal-Biomass Feedstocks

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AUGUST 20, 2010

and the University of North Dakota Energy and Environment Research Center in Grand Forks, N.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Ga.) Georgia Tech will team with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., Duke University in Durham, N.C., Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, Calif.)

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Coal Hydrogen Fuel Power

Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Mobility: As the next phase in Ford’s Remote Repositioning mobility experiment, the Palo Alto team is now testing the ability to drive vehicles located on Georgia Institute of Technology’s campus in Atlanta from the Bay Area to prove out the new technology. The devices gather data including wheel speed, acceleration and altitude.

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Connect Connected Ford Vehicles

Researchers Find That Microbial Proteins Metal-Binding Capacity More Extensive and Diverse Than Thought; Potential Benefits for Energy and Carbon Sequestration Technologies Among Others

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JULY 19, 2010

Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in collaboration with scientists at the University of Georgia developed a robust, metal-based approach to determine all metals an organism assimilates and identify its metalloproteins on a genome-wide scale. —Cvetkovic et al.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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JUNE 21, 2016

In addition, the newly announced manufacturing innovation institute topics now under competition include: Robotics in Manufacturing Environments Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Georgia Institute of Technology; Idaho National Laboratory; Jet Propulsion National Laboratory; Lamar U.; Missouri U. Purdue U.

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Manufacturer Los Angeles Oregon Connecticut

DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Considered to be among the harshest and most extreme environments on the planet with low water and nutrient levels paired with high salt and ultraviolet radiation levels, the team seeks to understand how the carbon cycle plays out in this ecosystem. University of Georgia. Dangl, Jeff. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Environment 2012 Climate North Carolina

DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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JUNE 24, 2014

The centers selected for the second round of funding will help lay the scientific groundwork for fundamental advances in solar energy, electrical energy storage, carbon capture and sequestration, materials and chemistry by design, biosciences, and extreme environments. Georgia Tech. FY 2014 EFRC Awards. Lead organization.

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Energy Solar Energy Storage Universal

DOE selects 10 projects for $5M in funding to conduct advanced turbine technology research

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AUGUST 15, 2013

This project will provide detailed data for improving chemical kinetic models of EGR effects, supply insight into the effects of EGR on flame speeds and turbulent flame structure, and assess the impact of EGR on emissions in a high-pressure combustion test rig. Georgia Institute of Technology. University of North Dakota.

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Universal Gas North Dakota South Carolina

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Oak Ridge researchers studying tension wood to gain insights for better tailored bioenergy crops

Georgia Tech study finds MD electric urban delivery trucks have cost advantages over diesel in some conditions; relative benefits depend on numerous factors

US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

DOE Awarding More Than $3.3M to 7 Universities To Conduct Advanced Turbine Technology Studies for Advanced Coal-Based Power Generation

Roadmap shows how to improve lignocellulosic biofuel biorefining with high-value products from isolated lignin

DOE Selects 8 Projects to Advance Technologies for the Co-Production of Power and Hydrogen, Fuels or Chemicals from Coal-Biomass Feedstocks

Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

Researchers Find That Microbial Proteins Metal-Binding Capacity More Extensive and Diverse Than Thought; Potential Benefits for Energy and Carbon Sequestration Technologies Among Others

LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

DOE selects 10 projects for $5M in funding to conduct advanced turbine technology research

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