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DOE awards $17M to FY 2014 SBIR Phase II projects; includes Si/graphene anodes, motor windings, exhaust treatments

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By the end of Phase II, Mainstream plans to demonstrate a production-ready prototype that exceeds DOE targets for fuel economy, operating range, and cost. NO x Sensor for Diesel Engine Emissions Systems. These additives decrease clumping of nanoparticles in the oil and improve friction and wear properties. Nextech Materials.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. per GGE, with lifecycle emissions reductions exceeding 80% over petroleum.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Georgia Institute of Technology. Alkaline Carbon Capture and Expression-Streamlined Spirulina Cultivated in Air for Reliable Bioproducts, Oil, and Nutrition. Advanced Low-Emission Residential Fluid-Bed Biomass Combustor. Scalable CO 2 electrocatalysis technologies. Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion.

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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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Through DOE’s Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage R&D Program, the Office of Fossil Energy has a comprehensive portfolio of technological solutions that help keep CO 2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Enabling Production of Low Carbon Emissions Steel Through CO 2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gases. ION Clean Energy Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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remote oil wells burn natural gas as a by-product because it is not. and greenhouse gas emissions and could be deployed in remote. sunlight through low-cost, plastic light-guiding sheets and then. If successful, the new crop would have a lower cost of. Turbo-POx For Ultra Low-Cost Gasoline.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. Additively Manufactured High Efficiency and Low-Cost sCO 2 Heat Exchangers – $1,500,000.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Center for Enhanced Camelina Oil (CECO) The team led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will. produces more oil per acre. Lead organization. 3,734,939.

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