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Researchers modify camelina to produce highest levels yet in transgenic plant oil of novel lipid acetyl-TAG; biofuel and industrial use

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For example, they possess reduced kinematic viscosity and lower melting points compared to conventional triacylglycerols (here referred to aslcTAGs). It also can be rotated with wheat and could become a biofuel crop for semi-arid regions, including western Kansas and Colorado. The researchers have been supported with a four-year $1.5

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After 50 Years, Digital Voices Speak Again

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Cass approached me with this question because I work at the Linda Hall Library (LHL), an independent research library in Kansas City, Missouri that collects materials related to science, technology, engineering, and their histories. Or maybe an unscrupulous engineer had absconded with the disc after the issue arrived in Kansas City.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation project will focus diversifying transportation fuel options in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. University, North. University of Central. . $750,000. Metropolitan Energy.

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Study establishes feasibility of near-miscible CO2 injection to recover significant percentage of residual oil in Kansas oilfields

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A study by the University of Kansas Center for Research funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) has established the feasibility of using near-miscible CO 2 injection for recovering between 250 million and 500 million additional barrels of oil from Kansas oilfields. The Arbuckle Formation has produced 36% (2.2

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DOE awarding $6M to 11 projects to accelerate alternative fuel vehicle market growth

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West Virginia University Research Corporation. The NFPA will create materials that will be nationally-available and customized for each audience, including online resources, Train-the-Trainer classroom programs, videos and on-scene reference materials. University of Central Florida. North Central Texas Council of Governments.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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That agreement calls for a program that will cover nearly 90 percent of the region’s greenhouse gas emissions when it is fully implemented (commonly referred to as an economy-wide program). states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions.

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