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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will expand its open-source Wind Energy with Integrated Servo- control (WEIS) toolbox to include control co-design capabilities of tidal and riverine hydrokinetic turbines. HydroMINE is safe for the marine environment, and extremely robust. University of Washington. University of Virginia.

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Element 1 and NEXA Capital partner on methanol-based hydrogen generation for electric vertical aircraft

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Compared to conventional fuels, renewable methanol produced from biomass, wind and other processes cuts carbon dioxide emissions by up to 95%, reduces nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90%, and completely eliminates sulfur oxide and particulate matter emissions. —Dave Edlund, President and CEO of Element 1.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Production of Renewable Diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Gasoline, and Marine Fuel from Lignocellulosic Biomass at Dramatically Improved Yield, Efficiency, and Cost”, $2,000,000. TPD) to produce high-quality lignin intermediates suitable for the production of renewable jet fuels and marine fuels. Comstock Inc.,

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. Touchstone Research Laboratory, Triadelphia, W. Petaluma, Calif. Louis , Mo.

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MIT autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other: dynamic roboat structures

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The idea is to build a fleet of autonomous robotic boats—rectangular hulls equipped with sensors, thrusters, microcontrollers, GPS modules, cameras, and other hardware—that provides intelligent mobility on water to relieve congestion in the city’s busy streets. Future iterations.

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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Areas of consideration include breakthroughs in climate change, water resource management, energy distribution & storage, clean energy, energy efficiency/use. Water Resource Management : watershed, sewage, conservation, desalination. Clean Energy : solar/PV, wind, geothermal, hydro, tidal, biofuels.

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H2Carrier receives AiP from DNV for P2XFloater floating hydrogen and ammonia facility

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H2Carrier developed the P2XFloater concept in a close co-operation with leading maritime and process engineering companies in Norway, thus building on decades of experience and competence from the oil & gas sector, the marine industry and the offshore wind installation industry.

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