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US DOE announces $26.9M for advanced nuclear technology

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The awards are through the Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0001817 ) US Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development, in collaboration with the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for the hydrogen-related selections.

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

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Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Idaho National Laboratory Wireless Project, $150,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Groundwork Renewables Inc., Tempe, Ariz.

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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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University of Idaho, $499,009. University of Idaho, $350,000. Arizona State University, $350,000. University of Georgia, $345,689. University of Florida, $496,996. University of Florida, $497,851. Boise State University, $493,210. Michigan State University, $349,695. University of Minnesota, $498,786. University of Minnesota, $349,996.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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The project involved researchers from the US Departments of Energy and Agriculture, 35 land-grant universities, Heidelberg University and several industry partners, as well as Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory. Earlier post.). Crop potential varies by region, Owens said.

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ZeaChem signs contract to develop advanced drop-in biofuels beyond cellulosic ethanol

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Acetogens have several advantages to yeast: they convert all xylose (C 5 ) and glucose (C 6 ) sugars and tolerate all breakdown products of biomass; they operate in harsh environments; and they produce no CO 2 as a by-product. ZeaChem Inc., ZeaChem Inc.,

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Producing enough renewable, carbon-free ammonia for shipping—about 600 million tonnes a year—using electrolyzers that split water molecules to produce hydrogen, would use 12 megawatt-hours per tonne of ammonia. s plan to end its attempt to build the first SMR plant in Idaho, which would have used six reactors to generate 462 MW.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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These projects were selected under an Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office funding opportunity, focused on advanced materials, advanced processes, and modeling and analysis tools for materials and manufacturing. Idaho National Laboratory. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).