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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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These consortia—led in theUS by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Florida, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)—will bring together experts from national laboratories, universities, and industry in both the US and India. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc.

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DOE to award nearly $25M to enable innovative electrical motors used in manufacturing

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The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Next Generation Electric Machines projects will address the limitations of traditional materials and designs used in electric motor components by cost-effectively enhancing their efficiency, improving their performance, and reducing weight. Carnegie Mellon University.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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Geothermal energy in US grew 5% in 2012; California the leader

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Florida Canyon Mine (NV): ElectraTherm, 0.1 Outside of a few Western States, utility-scale geothermal may be considered a more limited energy source than some other renewable technologies, but that is changing. McGinness Hills (NV): Ormat, 30 MW. Neal Hot Springs (OR): U.S. Geothermal, 30.1 San Emidio I (NV): U.S. Geothermal, 12.75

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Ames Lab team to head new $120M Critical Materials Institute; addressing shortages in rare earth metals and other materials

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Many materials deemed critical by the DOE are used in modern clean energy technologies—such as wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and energy-efficient lighting. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). In recent years, DOE and others have scaled up work to address these challenges. SpinTek Filtration, Inc.; Molycorp, Inc.;

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Sandia, ASU collaborate on algae computational modeling, look for algae pond predators

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Sandia National Laboratories and Arizona State University (ASU) have teamed up to improve computational models of algae growth in raceway ponds that can predict performance, improve pond design and operation and discover ways to improve algae yield outdoors.

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PetroAlgae to Partner with IndianOil Company on Algae-Based Fuels

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Florida-based PetroAlgae Inc. (PA) algae, micro-angiosperms, cynaobacter, diatoms—to produce a cost-effective feedstock for the subsequent production of drop-in renewable diesel (hydrocarbon, not biodiesel). IndianOil has been exploring commercial ventures in all form of alternate energy including, solar, wind and bio-fuels.

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