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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Lead organization. Description.

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Clean Manufacturing – Further reducing the environmental footprint of Ford’s operations through renewable energy, sustainable water and wastewater management, waste management, and energy-efficient buildings.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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First, an electric potential will be applied to water to simultaneously produce acidity and alkalinity. Olivine is a CO 2 -reactive waste product that can be returned as tailings after capture carbon from the air. Re-Mining Red Mud Waste for CO 2 Capture and Storage and Critical Element Recovery (RMCCS-CER) ($1,000,000).

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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. An all-new $5.6-billion billion mega-campus in Stanton, Tenn. (a

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture. aims to demonstrate the performance of a novel water-lean solvent for post-combustion removal of CO 2 from coal- and natural gas-derived flue gas. A Combined Water and CO 2 Direct Air Capture System. Electric Power Research Institute Inc. Susteon Inc.

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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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Water will be the primary byproduct. The project also includes a proprietary process to convert waste biomass into carbon dioxide and hydrogen to feed the bioreactor, allowing butanol production from waste feedstocks. A novel metal complex for electrolysis of water will be used to generate the hydrogen at high rates.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition’s Hybrid Electric School Buses Provide New Horsepower for Kentucky. The project will replace 190 older diesel school buses with hybrid electric school buses to be used in school districts throughout Kentucky. Total DOE award: $13,181,171. Total DOE award: $5,519,862.