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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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“At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore. Why nuclear-powered ships? Why nuclear-powered ships? million (an eye-popping $495 million today).

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OriginOil, Carbon Sciences Apply for DOE Grants for CO2 to Fuels

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The consortium includes the Idaho National Laboratory of the Department of Energy (DOE), two top US universities, and materials technology firm Media & Process Technology. Plants with electric power output greater than 50% of total energy output that operate on more than 55% coal as a feedstock are ineligible. OriginOil, Inc.,

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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The purpose of this Phase III program is for the grantee to pursue commercial applications of work that derives from, extends, or logically concludes effort(s) performed under prior (Phase I/II) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding agreements. Buildings Technologies.

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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I think, in the next 15, 20 years, there is going to be a real chance for SMRs to be commercially available and widely deployed.” NuScale has plans to build a US plant in Idaho by 2030; the company is involved in the UK , Poland , and Romania as well. Just like their larger counterparts, SMRs will produce nuclear waste.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. The impetus for this change came from a study by the US Idaho National Lab [ 2 ].

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