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Colorado State University Professor Developing Anaerobic Digester With Lower Water Requirements; Targeted at US Western States

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A Colorado State University professor is developing an anaerobic digester that turns animal waste into methane using much less water than conventional technology, making it more economically feasible and easier for use by feedlots and dairies in Western states. These bacteria then convert waste into methane. Sybil Sharvelle.

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DOE awards ~$34M to 11 projects to advance waste and algae bioenergy technology

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Biomass feedstocks can be produced by municipal solid waste (MSW) streams and algae and converted into low-carbon fuels that can significantly contribute to the decarbonization of transportation sectors that face barriers to electrification, such as aviation and marine. Colorado State University. Federal share.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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San Juan River-Raton-Black Mesa Basin (Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico): New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology plans to determine the rare earth elements and critical minerals resource potential in coal and related stratigraphic units in the San Juan and Raton basins in New Mexico. DOE Funding: $1,499,997. DOE Funding: $1,499,987.

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ARPA-E awards $38M to 12 projects leading used nuclear fuel recycling initiative

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The projects, led by universities, private companies, and national laboratories, were selected to develop technologies to advance UNF recycling, reduce the volume of high-level waste requiring permanent disposal, and provide safe domestic advanced reactor fuel stocks. Award amount: $1,580,774). Award amount: $1,844,998).

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

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BOTTLE Consortium Collaborations to Tackle Challenges in Plastic Waste: Create collaborations with the BOTTLE Laboratory Consortium to further the long-term goals of the Consortium and the Plastics Innovation Challenge. Skokie, IL) - Upscaling of Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste into CarbonSmart Monomers – DOE Funding: $1,890,001.

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GreenMan Subsidiary to test CNG/Diesel dual fuel upgrade on refuse transfer truck

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has signed an EPA Test Vehicle Agreement with Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. The initial vehicle to be tested for Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Connections, Inc., Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.

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A New Specialized Train Is Ready to Haul Nuclear Waste

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The result is Atlas, a multi-car system designed to move about 217 tonnes of SNF and high-level radioactive waste to future storage and disposal destinations. Engineers finished final testing on Atlas in September 2023 with a 2,700-kilometer trip from Colorado to Idaho. surpassing wind and solar to generate 18.6

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