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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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Of the 27 proposed sites, 16 are in California, five are in Oregon and six are in Washington. Those highways include Interstates 8, 10, 80, 210 and 710 and state routes 60 and 99 in California; I-84 in Oregon; and I-90 in Washington. An additional 41 sites on other highways that connect to I-5 are being proposed for electrification.

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Researchers provide insight into OER electrocatalyst

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Researchers from Oregon State University College of Engineering, with colleagues from Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory, have used advanced experimental tools to provide a clearer understanding of an electrochemical catalytic process that’s cleaner and more sustainable than deriving hydrogen from natural gas.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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When methane hydrates are “melted,” or exposed to pressure and temperature conditions outside those where the formations are stable, the solid crystalline lattice turns to liquid water, and the enclosed methane molecules are released as gas. University of Oregon. Earlier post.). DOE Investment: approximately $390,000. ?

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions. Oregon State University; Microchannel-based Membrane-less Extraction of Li from Unconventional Lithium Sources & the Separation of REE Partners: University of Pittsburgh DOE share: $500,000; Cost share: $125,000; Total costs: $625,000. .;

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Breakthrough in study of aluminum could yield new technological advances

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Aluminum, in solution with water, affects the biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and anthrosphere, the scientists said in their report. But for a century or more, and despite the multitude of products based on it, there has been no effective way to explore the enormous variety and complexity of compounds that aluminum forms in water.

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US DOE Offers $102M Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to US Geothermal; Supercritical Binary Geothermal Cycle Technology

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to construct a 22 megawatt geothermal power project in Malheur County, in southeastern Oregon. In typical binary geothermal power projects, hot water is drawn from wells as deep as 4,500-6,000 feet below the Earth’s surface. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has offered a $102.2-million

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Foss Maritime to build first three of new Arctic Class of deep-sea tugs for oil and gas industry

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Construction on the first tug starts in early 2013 at Foss’ Rainier, Oregon. Foss has worked Alaskan Arctic waters for decades with a well-known. Responding to new oil and gas industry opportunities, Foss Maritime Company will build the first three tugs in an. to take on large projects in extreme environments.

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