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DOE Awarding More Than $3.3M to 7 Universities To Conduct Advanced Turbine Technology Studies for Advanced Coal-Based Power Generation

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million to 7 universities to conduct advanced turbine technology studies under the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program. Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas. University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas. University of North Dakota , Grand Forks, N.D.

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The Marimba Virtuoso’s Desktop Planetarium

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Musser’s original orrery was a hulking machine, standing over 2 meters tall and intended for use in museums and university classrooms. I first stumbled across Musser’s desktop orrery, called the Copernican Planetarium Model 500, during a visit to the Whipple Museum of the History of Science , at the University of Cambridge.

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DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies

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Michigan State University researchers will evaluate the benefit of using a new silver-nickel metal system for circuit paste applications. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers will develop electrodes that are inherently more tolerant to chromium and silicon impurities in the SOFC cathode operating environment.

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UT Austin study finds no direct connection of hydraulic fracturing to reports of groundwater contamination

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University researchers also concluded that many reports of contamination can be traced to above-ground spills or other mishandling of wastewater produced from shale gas drilling, rather than from hydraulic fracturing per se, said Charles “Chip” Groat, an Energy Institute associate director who led the project. Earlier post.).

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Grand Prize Combustion-Engine Winner at 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Achieves 2,757.1 MPG

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The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 The Penn State University team from University Park, Pa. Click to enlarge. miles per gallon (0.085 L/100km).

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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The only mechanism the UN has for evaluating its DOEs is the evidence the DOEs themselves create and present: the validation reports they write and the data they gather onsite. Mr. Donovan drafted the “Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative” for the State of Louisiana. Inadequate Oversight of DOEs.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This objective presents challenges because many offsets are difficult to measure. Mr. Donovan drafted the “Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative” for the State of Louisiana. On June 21, 2008, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative (Act 382).