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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Georgia Institute of Technology. 8 Rivers Capital.

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Video Friday: Ingenuity’s 50th Flight

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JPL ] Georgia Tech researchers have recently created a soft rotary motor using liquid metal, compliant magnetic composites, and silicone polymers. This demonstrates how the fully-soft rotary electromagnetic actuator can bridge the gap between the capabilities of traditional hard motors and novel soft actuator concepts.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture. aims to demonstrate the performance of a novel water-lean solvent for post-combustion removal of CO 2 from coal- and natural gas-derived flue gas. A Combined Water and CO 2 Direct Air Capture System. Electric Power Research Institute Inc.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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More than 540 initial concept papers were received in the three focus areas. Water will be the primary byproduct. A novel metal complex for electrolysis of water will be used to generate the hydrogen at high rates. of Georgia). per gallon. The project also will develop a chemical method to transform butanol into jet fuel.

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EPA honors winners of the 20th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge; advanced biofuels

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The algae uses CO 2 from air or industrial emitters with sunlight and saltwater to create fuel while reducing the carbon footprint, costs and water usage, with no reliance on food crops as feedstocks. The overall process reduces the carbon footprint relative to gasoline by 60–80% according to peer-reviewed published work from Georgia Tech.

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