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Hell froze over in Texas – it’ll connect to the US grid for the first time via a fed grant

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Padriñán on Pexels.com The US Department of Energy (DOE) announces $1.5B They’ll boost grid reliability, lower energy costs, and support the clean energy transition. They’ll boost grid reliability, lower energy costs, and support the clean energy transition. The project will create at least 150 construction jobs.

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Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. Energy and water are interconnected in the production of renewable fuels. —Zhao et al.

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US Air Force Office of Scientific Research Makes Two Awards for Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Technology

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The projects are part of a larger Air Force initiative to explore the use of alternative energy sources and energy harvesting and storage. Such devices can recover some of the energy embedded in waste heat, such as that produced by exhaust gas from an engine. Earlier post.).

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Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system

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The plan, which identifies $8billion provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as well as $1billion for five years requested in the federal budget, will begin in late summer when the Federal Railroad Administration begins awarding the first round of grants.

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3 of Oklahoma’s first NEVI EV charging stations will be Tesla Superchargers

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This first round of awards will complete the buildout of I-35, I-40, and I-44 as Alternative Fuel Corridors: In addition to Tesla, the other two participating private companies are Oklahoma City-headquartered Love’s Travel Stops and Tulsa-based DC fast charger installer Francis Energy. Get started here. –

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes. The plan notes that rail is already among the cleanest and most energy-efficient of the passenger transportation modes. Source: DOT. Click to enlarge.

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