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

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Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy.

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

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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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Georgia Tech study suggests unlinking EVs from CAFE and coordinating with power sector for low-cost benefits

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The main cost saving is from reduced electric system capacity requirements rather than switching to generation with lower marginal costs. EV adoption links the electricity system with the transportation system. the average consumer spends less for electricity and transportation in a system with EVs than without.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States. The team anticipates at least a twofold productivity improvement over current levels and a cost that can be competitive with gasoline. of Georgia). OPX Biotechnologies Inc. NREL, Johnson Matthey Catalysts).

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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gas into a liquid transportation fuel by combining fuel cell. Conventional large-scale gasto-liquid reactors produce waste-heat, reducing the energy. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. economical to store or transport. Capturing this energy would reduce both waste. Ceramatec, Inc.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. Additively Manufactured High Efficiency and Low-Cost sCO 2 Heat Exchangers – $1,500,000.

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DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

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The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.