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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. Methane hydrate—natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—occurs in both terrestrial and marine environments.

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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 Mississippi. 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. The plant will return approximately 172,000 gallons of treated water to the Port of Morrow daily. million gallons of advanced biofuels.

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Study finds massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil, at BP well blowout in GOM

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A new, University of Georgia-led study—the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil discharge— found that up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydrocarbons were emitted into the deep ocean. —Samantha Joye.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. Eugene Water & Electric Board. Southern Company: Georgia Power. The project is the first of its kind in New Mexico and the first all-electric Bus Rapid Transit system in the United States. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy. Edison Electric Institute.

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