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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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Facing persistent shortages in domestic supply, the US has been forced to rely on imported materials, leaving clean energy technology production at greater risk of disruption. Selected projects fall under 12 areas of interest, corresponding to the selected US basins that have the potential to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals.

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UT Austin to lead $58M study of methane hydrate in Gulf of Mexico; $41M from DOE

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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. In the Gulf of Mexico, where the team will be sampling, there is estimated to be about 7,000 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of methane in sand-dominated reservoirs near the seafloor.

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Renewable Energy Group has sold 1 billion gallons of biodiesel

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REG said that it achieved this milestone through investments in a fully integrated value chain including its manufacturing, sales & marketing, and supply chain management capabilities. The company started by marketing 30,000 gallons of biodiesel in 1996; last year, it sold more than 258 million gallons.

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DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 14 new research projects that will be a part of an expanding portfolio of projects designed to increase the understanding of methane hydrates’ potential as a future energy supply. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. University of New Hampshire. Fugro GeoConsulting, Inc. 286,000.

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USDA to award $11M loan guarantee to Oregon biorefinery

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Novus will use waste from onion and potato processing plants, dairy manure, seasonal plant by-products and other waste supplied by local growers and processors as the primary feedstock. USDA has financed projects in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina and Oregon.

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In California, the threat of self-driving vans brings a backlash

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No one has supplied an sufficient clarification of what kind of cushion may raise him and his fellow drivers via any such task transition that Regan describes, Fry mentioned. His task has lined her fitness lend a hand and assists in keeping meals at the desk. Fry grew up and nonetheless lives in San Bruno, Calif.,

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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” The company is dedicated to the battery supply chain network so that Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are more sustainable and economical for our consumers. battery production.” ” I’d love to hear from you!

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