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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., In its earlier assessment, the team found that the SUGAR Volt concept (which adds an electric battery gas turbine hybrid propulsion system) can reduce fuel burn by greater than 70% and total energy use by 55% when battery energy is included. million, three years.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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State-of-the-art industrial ammonia production using the Haber-Bosch process requires a hydrogen source (usually natural gas), remains highly capital and energy intensive, and is only economical at a large scale. Gas Technology Institute. Wichita State University. Opus 12, Inc. University of Delaware.

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