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

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water management and treatment for power plant and CO 2 storage operations. Energy Industries of Ohio. Transitional Technology Development Awards. Transitional Technology Development Awards. Lead organization. Description. DOE: $750,000 Non-DOE: $187,500 Total: $937,500 (20% cost share). General Electric Company. Ohio University.

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Univ. of South Florida Researchers Link Subsurface Clouds of Degraded Oil to BP Well

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This is a technique that is widely used in the petroleum industry. Hollander’s findings came after extensive rounds of testing involving water samples gathered during a 22-28 May cruise of the R/V Weatherbird II to the northern gulf, against samples of oil provided by BP in June.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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The Westinghouse SMR is a 225 MWe integral pressurized water reactor (PWR), with all primary components located inside of the reactor vessel. Earlier post.). Design overview of the Westinghouse SMR. Click to enlarge. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.;

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

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There is currently no commercial storage mechanism that is compatible with CSP solar dishes, and thus this storage technology could be a breakthrough for the CSP solar dish industry. PPG Industries, Inc. University of South Florida – Tampa, FL – up to $2.5 Cheswick, PA – up to $3.0

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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

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Search for sustainable rentals The nonprofit Sustonica validates short-term rentals based on sustainability standards, including conserving water and minimizing waste. 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.

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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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that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. exceeding the magnetic properties of industrially important. industries, without the need for these costly and scarce. Florida, Tampa). industrially scalable high temperature phase change materials. heating and water purification. . $3,734,939.

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

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Florida legislature is about to ban offshore wind turbines in state waters, which wouldn’t be put there to begin with, to protect the beaches. 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.

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