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Association of Independent Plant Research Institutes (AIPI) forms with focus on renewable energy, ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture

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Scientific leaders from the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (Cornell University); The Carnegie Institution for Science;, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis, Mo.); and The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation (Ardmore, Okla.)

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How To Make Sure EV Infrastructure Is Energy Efficient

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But there are serious questions , as well, such as: If electric cars rely on power from coal- or oil-burning plants, are they really reducing fossil fuel use? To curb these emissions even further, we need to build more power plants and facilities that create and use renewable energy rather than fossil fuels.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The investments are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to develop domestic renewable energy and advanced biofuels. The potential benefits of this research range from decreasing oil consumption to increasing options for American farmers. Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St.

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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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Pyrolysis as traditionally practiced involves quickly heating biomass without oxygen to produce a biochar for fertilizer and a liquid bio-oil for energy. Louis; the State of Iowa; the Iowa Energy Center; and Iowa State. of Adel; and the Iowa Energy Center.

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