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NSF Awards RAPID Response Grant to Modular Genetics and University Collaborators to Develop Bio-Dispersants for Oil Spill Clean-Up

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and scientists and engineers at Columbia University, Iowa State University (ISU) and the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center to support work on production and testing of bio-dispersants that can replace the chemical dispersants currently used for oil spill management. In the paper, BIO cites Dr. P.

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Study shows uncovers how beetle gut microbes serve as reactor for fuel production

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This wood passes through the beetleā€™s complex digestive tract and is finally excreted as its waste product, politely termed frass. Passalid colonies may have as many as seven adults that can consume over four times their weight in wood per day. Credit: Javier Ceja-Navarro/Berkeley Lab). —Jennifer Pett-Ridge.

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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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In addition, the newly announced manufacturing innovation institute topics now under competition include: Robotics in Manufacturing Environments Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Louisiana State U.; Missouri U. of Science & Technology; Montana Gallatin College; Montana State U.;

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois). Electric Grid OT Cybersecurity Dashboard for Control Room Environments, $600,000. Argonne National Laboratory.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Renergie was formed for the initial purpose of raising capital to develop, construct, own and operate a decentralized network of ten modular-designed small advanced biofuel manufacturing facilities (SABMFs) in the parishes of the State of Louisiana which were devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ]. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Another potential use of allowance value is to provide the general public a ā€œdividendā€ related to the publicā€™s having granted firms the right to make use of the waste-disposal services of the atmosphere through their emissions. Mr. Donovan drafted the ā€œAdvanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiativeā€ for the State of Louisiana.

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