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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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Projects are encouraged to apply concurrent (as opposed to sequential) design methodologies: control co-design, co-design, and designing for operation and maintenance. The University of Michigan. The University of Michigan proposes the RAFT concept as a solution for hydrokinetic energy harvesting. University of Washington.

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

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Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Hydroscanner: Instrumentation for water ingress imaging in photovoltaic module packaging materials, $250,000 D2Solar Inc., Louis , Mo.

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DOE announces $29M in funding for fusion energy technology development

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University of California, San Diego. The University of California, San Diego, seeks to address this issue by developing a low-atomic-number renewable wall for fusion devices that contains a slurry composed of carbon, ceramics, and a volatile binder. University of Houston. University of California, Los Angeles.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to prototype development and in-water device testing. The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. This is a unique approach that seeks to replace lower efficiency, high maintenance, long-stroke linear generator systems.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. Another plus for nuclear-propelled ships is easy access to an endless supply of cooling water.

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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. Conduct discovery-focused research to increase the understanding of matter, materials and their properties through partnerships with universities, national laboratories, and industry.

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Researchers show mixotrophic fermentation process improves carbon conversion, boosting yields and reducing CO2

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One way to mitigate high feedstock cost is to maximize conversion into the bioproduct of interest. This maximization, though, is limited because of the production of CO 2 during the conversion of sugar into acetyl-CoA in traditional fermentation processes. Wiedel, Jennifer Au, Maciek R. Antoniewicz, Eleftherios T.