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US DOE announces $26.9M for advanced nuclear technology

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million including industry cost-share contributions, will allow industry-led teams to advance the state of domestic commercial nuclear capability. The following project was selected under the Regulatory Assistance Grants pathway: Evaluation of Metal Fuel for LWR using BISON. These projects, valued at $26.9

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DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office to award $8.5M to 7 small business R&D projects

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Small businesses receive Phase II grants for principal research and development efforts based on the technical feasibility demonstrated in Phase I projects. This technology is applicable to both the industrial and medical sectors, such as for energy-efficient steelmaking and on-demand oxygen for ventilators. manufacturing industry.

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USDA awards $5.6M to 220 biofuel producers

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million in grants to 220 producers (awards of less than $500 not listed) to support the production of advanced biofuels, and is awarding more than $4 million in additional grants that will advance the bioeconomy. million through the Sun Grant Program. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making $5.6

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Wood to jet fuel alliance to hold first annual meeting

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Researchers, educators, economists and business leaders will gather to discuss progress made and future challenges to develop a residual woody biomass to jet fuel and valuable co-products industry in the Pacific Northwest. Additional supply-chain coalition communities will be established in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

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OriginOil, Carbon Sciences Apply for DOE Grants for CO2 to Fuels

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the developer of technology for efficient and non-destructive ( earlier post ) extraction of oil from algae, led a consortium in a recently submitted application for a grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 targeting the beneficial use of CO 2. OriginOil, Inc., Known as Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0000015, the $2.4-billion

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Pacific Ethanol Stockton partners with Edeniq to boost corn ethanol yield up to 2-4%

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OilPlus combines thermal, mechanical, and chemical treatments to improve the recovery of corn oil, a valuable co-product that can be used for feed and other bio-industrial products. million grant from the California Energy Commission as part of California’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.

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NanoSteel and AK Steel deliver next-gen advanced high-strength steel to GM

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Production of the material, targeted to the $100 billion-plus automotive steel market, is the result of a multi-year joint development program between NanoSteel and AK Steel Corporation—an industry-leading innovator in steel product development.

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