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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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When methane hydrates are “melted,” or exposed to pressure and temperature conditions outside those where the formations are stable, the solid crystalline lattice turns to liquid water, and the enclosed methane molecules are released as gas. Selected projects are: Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Earlier post.).

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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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The post-combustion outlet gas is more easily separated into water and CO 2 to the pipeline, thereby lowering the electricity costs of grids with high levels of VRE. Georgia Institute of Technology. The proposed technology easily separates the CO 2 and H 2 O in the flue gas of an oxy-combustor. 8 Rivers Capital. Envergex, LLC.

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California ARB Releases Peer Review Documents for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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ARB staff also posted two memoranda between ARB staff and staff of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), who served as the intermediary between ARB and the peer reviewers to ensure their independence. John Reilly, MIT. Valerie Thomas, Georgia Tech. Pollutant credit trading, particularly GHG/carbon trading schemes.

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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The incoming freshman at MIT won $600. Georgia Tech freshman studying computer science, created a rip-current detection system that incorporates machine learning. Rip currents are dangerous phenomena that can pull swimmers into deep water. The TOGG is working on designing electric vehicles. A SELF-REPLICATING 3D PRINTER.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Pioneers and Emerging Technologies

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The summit kicked off on 4 May at the Georgia Aquarium with a reception and panel discussion on climate change and sustainability, moderated by Saifur Rahman , IEEE president and CEO. Because sea levels and temperatures are rising, more than 80 percent of marine life is migrating toward the Earth’s poles and away from warmer water, he said.

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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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Water will be the primary byproduct. A novel metal complex for electrolysis of water will be used to generate the hydrogen at high rates. The aerobic microbe has been engineered at MIT and is capable of converting a variety of organic compounds into oil, from which biodiesel may be produced. of Georgia). per gallon.

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Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announces $39.8M in first-round application development awards

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Coupled Monte Carlo Neutronics and Fluid Flow Simulation of Small Modular Reactors, Thomas Evans (ORNL, PI) with ANL, INL, MIT. Cloud-Resolving Climate Modeling of the Earth's Water Cycle, Mark Taylor (SNL) with ANL, LANL, LLNL, ORNL, PNNL, UCI, CSU.

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