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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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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board announced that eight Research Consortia will be funded for the next three years with a total of $112.5 million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Project Title: Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium.

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USDA to award $11M loan guarantee to Oregon biorefinery

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The plant will return approximately 172,000 gallons of treated water to the Port of Morrow daily. USDA has financed projects in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina and Oregon. million gallons of advanced biofuels.

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NSF Awards Rapid Response Grant to Study Impact of Oil and Methane from Gulf Spill on Microbes

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To examine the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on microbes in the waters and sediments near the spill site, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a rapid response grant to marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia (UGA) and colleagues. The team is aboard the research vessel F.G. Samantha Joye.

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IEEE CASE 2022 : 20 August–24 August 2022, MEXICO CITY CLAWAR 2022 : 12 September–14 September 2022, AZORES, PORTUGAL ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals : 4 November–5 November 2022, LOS ANGELES CoRL 2022 : 14 December–18 December 2022, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Enjoy today's videos! Please send us your events for inclusion.

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NSF awards $55.5M to support 3 new Engineering Research Centers; one focused on power electronics

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The two other new ERCs are: Off-grid drinking water. The NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems (NEWT) will pursue high-performance and easy-to-deploy water treatment systems that can turn both wastewater and seawater into clean drinking water.

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Ballard to Receive $6.2M in DOE Funding to Advance Non-Automotive Fuel Cell Commercialization

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More than 80% of the announced DOE funding has been allocated to projects aimed at increased durability and cost reduction, with the remaining funds focused on water management modeling. Rod Borup, Fuel Cell Program Manager, Institute for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory.