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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. The team anticipates at least a twofold productivity improvement over current levels and a cost that can be competitive with gasoline. U of Kentucky). Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (UC UC Berkeley, Logos Technologies). Penn State. (U

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. High-sensitivity permanent downhole gauges will be placed in a formation where CO 2 is being stored. Simulation.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Clermont, Kentucky). Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Robust Carbonic Anhydrases for Novel Biological, Sustainable and Low Energy CO2 Scrubbing Process from Waste Gases, $250,000. Development of a Low-cost and Hardware Friendly Instantaneous Waveform Measurement Technology for Distribution System, $1,000,000.