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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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While advanced composites are used in selective industries such as aircraft, satellites and cars, these materials remain expensive, require large amounts of energy to manufacture and are difficult to recycle. PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.; Milacron Plastics Technologies Group; Momentive; North Coast Tool & Mold Corp.;

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Pinto Energy to build 2,800 bpd small-scale GTL plant in Ashtabula; Velocys microchannel technology

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Pinto Energy LLC (Pinto), a developer of smaller scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facilities, will build a 2,800 barrel per day (bpd) GTL plant at Pinto’s 80-acre industrial site to the east of Ashtabula, Ohio. Velocys is part of the Oxford Catalysts Group plc; Oxford Catalysts is changing its name to Velocys plc on 25 September 2013.)

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NAMII awarding $9M to 15 additive manufacturing projects

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The 15 selected projects span a variety of AM processes and materials with near-term technical achievements that address a comprehensive set of priorities-needs, gaps, and opportunities-within the AM and 3D printing industry. Development of a Low-Cost Lens® Engine. and US Army Benet Laboratories). FineLine Prototyping, Inc.;

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$3M Award Supports Production of New Multi-tasking Fuzzy Fiber Nanomaterial; Energy Applications

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By manufacturing structural material that can serve multiple functions, fewer parts are needed for any given application, which means reduced cost, lighter weight and greater efficiency. This means we can produce the material at a low cost, and it also means we can produce pieces big enough to cover an aircraft.

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DOE to award funding to 10 projects at 9 universities for high-hydrogen-fueled turbine technology development

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Physics-based design guides that can be used by the gas turbine industry to predict (and mitigate) flame holding tendencies will be developed. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. This project will assess flashback and the subsequent flameholding tendencies associated with geometric features found within gas turbine premixers.

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DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. DOE Investment: $1,000,000; Recipient Cost-Share: $250,000. Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. A consortium of industry partners will guide the design process and advise on commercialization.

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