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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. About 40 corporations, valued at a trillion dollars, own the vast majority of transmission lines in the United States. The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants.

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Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels launching US-European rare earth production initiative

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The initiative will produce value-added rare earth products from natural monazite sands, a byproduct of heavy mineral sands mined in the southeastern United States. Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels Inc. are launching a new rare earth production initiative spanning European and North American critical material supply chains.

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XG Sciences and Oak Ridge National Laboratory launch joint-development program for advanced titanium/graphene composite materials

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We are glad to partner with Oak Ridge National Lab and utilize their Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to advance the graphene-based material technologies and help maintain the competitive advantages of the United States in developing and manufacturing high-tech products. and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Resources.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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She developed the geeRemit app to let people in the United States send money to people in sub-Saharan Africa. During her trips back to the United States she sometimes transmitted money to Nairobi to pay bills, but the process wasn’t easy. “I GeeRemit is currently in the pilot stage. They all pay through mobile money.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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Begun, who was likely something of a competitor to Pfleumer: Also a German, he had moved to the United States and developed a steel-based magnetic tape. Even though the consumer business had huge growth potential, 3M had little experience with a low-cost, low-profit-margin model. The invention was used by the U.S.

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DOE BETO report provides overview of current state of alternative aviation fuels; overcoming technical and commercial barriers

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Currently, the United States has three operational facilities that produce biobased aviation jet fuel and/or green diesel. In addition to those 8, LanzaTech is developing additional pilot-scale plants, including a facility for alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) in Soperton, Georgia. Five additional facilities are planned in the near future.

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

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Touchstone Research Laboratory, Triadelphia, W.