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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The US Department of Energy has selected 13 projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power. The thirteen award selections announced today fall into two areas: Concentrating Solar Power Systems Studies.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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Energy Industries of Ohio. The project has future applications for supercritical CO2 cycles in power plants, nuclear power, solar power and natural gas combined cycle units. water management and treatment for power plant and CO 2 storage operations. water management and treatment for power plant and CO 2 storage operations.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 Abengoa Solar Inc.

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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

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The vacation home rental platform Vrbo does not have an eco-friendly search filter, citing the lack of industry consensus on what makes a rental more sustainable. The company said that more than 16,500 properties, a combination of hotels and rentals, have separate, third-party sustainability certification.

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Florida has no wind turbines but it’s going to ban them anyway

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Excluding hurricanes, of course, Florida doesn’t have sufficient wind power, either onshore or offshore, that, say, states in the US Northeast or Texas have to sustain a wind power industry. The Sunshine State is a US solar power leader. That was a part of the oil industry’s “promote drilling but protect the beach” sleight of hand.

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