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DOE to award more than $27M to 12 plastics recycling R&D projects

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Iowa State University (Ames, IA) - Modular Catalytic Reactors for Single-Use Polyolefin Conversion to Lubricating Oils from Upcycled Plastics (LOUPs) – DOE Funding: $2,500,000. Partners include Allonia and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Partners include Argonne National Laboratory, ChemStation, Chevron Phillips, and Texas A&M.

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ExxonMobil, MIT and Synthetic Genomics team publishes results of LCA on algal biofuels; potential for large reductions in GHG

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These include differences in processing configuration, technologies used in the production facility, key parameters such as algal biomass productivity and oil content, the system boundary definition, the co-products that are produced, the methodology used to value co-products, and the end-product (i.e., the functional unit) being assessed.

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ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics progressing in their algal biofuels partnership; preliminary results from lifecycle analysis

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At the 2011 Algae Biomass Summit in Minneapolis, Dr. Michael Matturro, Corporate Programs Laboratory Director for ExxonMobil, provided a brief overview of the scope of the work and described some preliminary results from a comprehensive lifecycle analysis of different algal biofuel production pathways being done by the two partners along with MIT.

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Aviat, Aviation Foundation unveil concept CNG-fueled single-engine aircraft

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and Minneapolis-based Aviation Foundation of America, Inc. Engine oil remains significantly cleaner therefore improving engine life, while aircraft performance is enhanced as CNG typically burns 138 octane versus the current 100 octane of aviation gasoline. Aviat Husky CNG. Click to enlarge. Airplane manufacturer Aviat Aircraft, Inc.

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DOE, USDA awarding $12.6M to 10 biomass genomics research projects for improved biofuels

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Michael Marks, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 2014 Biomass Genomics Resarch projects. Description. This research will inform feedstock breeding programs and enhance the sustainability of feedstock production. DOE-BER funded. 1,000,000.

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Turn on the Electric Road By DAVID MORRIS Published: October 8, 2006 Minneapolis LAST summer, New York State took a page from California’s playbook, using state policy to jump-start a 21st century automobile industry. They lay the foundation for an oil-free transportation system ; yet each technology suffers a key limitation.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Minneapolis-St. Energy Reduction Consolidated Projects: A variety of building energy-efficiency upgrades, hybrid vehicle upgrades, wind generator power systems, and the equipment needed to convert cooking oil to a blend with vehicle fuel to operate some of their buses. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000.

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