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Idaho National Lab and Bloom Energy produce hydrogen at record-setting efficiencies

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Bloom Energy announced the initial results of its ongoing demonstration with Idaho National Laboratory (INL). —John Wagner, director, Idaho National Labs. Because the Bloom Electrolyzer operates at high temperatures, it requires less energy than low-temperature PEM and alkaline electrolyzers to split water molecules.

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. This is a game-changer for both nuclear energy and carbon-free hydrogen production for numerous industries. Earlier post.) Prairie Island.

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Hydrogen Energy Production Clean

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

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APRIL 30, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report, Hybrid Energy Systems: Opportunities for Coordinated Research , highlighting innovative opportunities to spur joint research on hybrid energy systems (HES). using electrical or thermal energy to produce hydrogen from water or a methane source).

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Energy Hybrid Grid Idaho

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $22.1 million to 10 industry-led projects to advance nuclear technologies, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy. This funding opportunity is administered by DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE).

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Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor for mid-sized nuclear technology

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MAY 6, 2023

Westinghouse Electric Company launched its newest nuclear technology, the AP300 small modular reactor (SMR), a 300-MWe (900MWth) single-loop pressurized water reactor. The AP300 SMR can function as the backbone of a community clean energy system.

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Idaho Hydrogen Clean Cleaning

Bloom Energy and Idaho National Laboratory to test use of nuclear generation to power solid-oxide electrolyzer for H2 production

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MAY 19, 2021

Bloom Energy announced an agreement with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to test the use of nuclear energy to produce clean hydrogen through Bloom Energy’s solid-oxide, high-temperature electrolyzer. First announced in July 2020, Bloom Energy’s electrolyzer converts water (or steam) into hydrogen and oxygen.

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US DOE Offers $2B Conditional Loan Guarantee for Front End Nuclear Facility in Idaho

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MAY 21, 2010

As part of a broad effort to expand the use of nuclear power in the United States and reduce carbon pollution, US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today Department’s first conditional commitment for a front-end nuclear facility. Existing reactors will need additional sources of enriched uranium soon. Secretary Chu.

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DOE awards Core Power and MIT Energy Initiative funding for floating nuclear power research project

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program ( NEUP ) has awarded research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, CORE POWER, and the Idaho National Laboratory for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US. Jacopo Buongiorno et al.

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DOE awards $20M to project to produce clean hydrogen from nuclear power

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $20 million in funding to a project to demonstrate technology that will produce clean hydrogen energy from nuclear power.

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DOE awarding $12.5M to nuclear energy projects, training

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JULY 18, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $10.9 Additionally, the Energy Department announced today a $1.6 million investment in three university-led projects, helping to train and educate the next generation of nuclear energy scientists and engineers. Additionally, the Energy Department announced today a $1.6

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

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award $38 million to 12 projects that will work to reduce the impacts of light-water reactor used nuclear fuel (UNF) disposal. Earlier post.) Most of the nation’s used fuel is stored at more than 70 reactor sites across the country.

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INL researchers develop high-performance oxygen electrode for PCEC cell; high-temperature electrolysis

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APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. Water splitting reaction on oxygen electrode and PNC’s hydration. (a) The triple conducting oxide of PrNi 0.5

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DOE to support possible siting of NuScale-designed small modular reactor at Idaho National Lab

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced that an agreement has been reached to support possible siting of an innovative small modular reactor (SMR) project within DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site. NuScale Power has developed a small, scalable pressurized water reactor technology, engineered with passive safety features.

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Eden’s Electrical Reservoir Stimulation technology selected for $3.5M ARPA-E MINER award

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The funding is part of the ARPA-E MINER program ( earlier post ), which prioritizes funding technologies that support novel approaches to increases the mineral yield while decreasing the required energy, and subsequent emissions, to mine and extract these energy-relevant minerals. —Paris Smalls, CEO and co-founder of Eden.

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US DOE announces $26.9M for advanced nuclear technology

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding for three domestic projects that will accelerate advanced nuclear technology development. Two awards will advance flexible operation of light-water reactors with integrated hydrogen production systems. Under this proposal, FuelCell Energy Inc. These projects, valued at $26.9

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Hydrogen Idaho Grant Water

DOE’s $10M Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium accelerating development of green hydrogen production

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

The Energy Department (DOE) recently announced $10 million, subject to appropriations, to support the launch of the HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium ( HydroGEN ). Currently, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) funds research and development of low-carbon hydrogen production pathways.

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NuScale and DOE Complete SMR cooperative agreement; initiates up to $217M funding of NuScale SMR development

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MAY 28, 2014

NuScale Power has finalized the cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) as an awardee under the program for “Cost-Shared Development of Innovative Small Modular Reactor Designs.” The agreement calls for NuScale to receive up to $217M in matching funds over a five year period.

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OriginOil and Algasol Renewables to develop an integrated algae growth and harvesting system

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MAY 3, 2012

Algasol’s floating bags or photobioreactors (PBRs) can operate in the ocean or in salt water ponds on land. Algasol has received a patent in 70 countries for its method of floating bags using relative water density. —Miguel Verhein, executive director of Algasol Renewables.

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DOE funding opportunity for nuclear-coupled hydrogen production and use

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking applications for projects in “Nuclear Coupled Hydrogen Production and Use.” This amendment was issued by the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy Light Water Sustainability Program, in coordination with DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office.

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Hydrogen Production Idaho Water

Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

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JULY 29, 2013

The first participants included Google, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Duke Energy and Clemson University, with installations in the Spring of 2012. The last of the Apollo Program Plugless units will be installed next month at UC Davis and the City of Sacramento.

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General Atomics launches bid for DOE small modular reactor program with EM2

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AUGUST 6, 2013

In an EM 2 fuel cycle, this material can satisfy US energy demands for centuries, GA says. EM 2 will also provide three times the energy per pound of fuel compared to current technology and reduce waste by 80% utilizing just a single pass through fuel cycle, GA says.

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DOE to award $33M to advance hydrogen and fuel cell R&D and the H2@Scale vision

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $33 million in funding to support innovative hydrogen and fuel cell research & development (R&D), infrastructure supply chain development and validation, and cost analysis activities. ( FOA topics include R&D in: Fuel cells for heavy-duty trucks in coordination with the M2FCT consortium.

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Hydrogen Fuel Low Cost Idaho

Multi-western state collaboration to study demo and deployment of NuScale small modular reactor

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JULY 1, 2013

The participating utilities, Energy Northwest and Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, have assessed regional strategies for reducing long-term carbon emissions including replacing aging coal-fired units, as well as meeting forecasted energy demand growth, and concluded that SMR technology is a vitally important option.

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US DOE Offers $102M Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to US Geothermal; Supercritical Binary Geothermal Cycle Technology

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JUNE 11, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has offered a $102.2-million The project will use an improved technology to extract energy from rock and fluids in the earth’s crust more efficiently. In typical binary geothermal power projects, hot water is drawn from wells as deep as 4,500-6,000 feet below the Earth’s surface.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA?E) E) will award $39 million in funding to 16 projects across 12 states to develop market-ready technologies that will increase domestic supplies of critical elements required for the clean energy transition. Earlier post.)The

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DOE awards FuelCell Energy additional $8M for Phase 2 ARPA-E project with differentiated solid oxide platform

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MAY 7, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded FuelCell Energy $8 million in Phase 2 funding for the previously announced ARPA-E project for development of ultra-high efficiency SOFC systems for power generation ( earlier post ). Electrolysis uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, the opposite of fuel cell operation.

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US DOE Announces up to $40M for Designing and Planning Next Generation Nuclear Plants; Integration of Nuclear Process Heat and Hydrogenwith Other Industrial Processes

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The US Department of Energy has issued a Funding Opportunity. to extend the application of nuclear energy into the broader industrial and. safety of existing commercial light water reactor technology. to extend the application of nuclear energy into the broader industrial and. processes in high energy consuming sectors.

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Design Industry Industrial Idaho

US DOE launches two consortia to advance fuel cell truck and electrolyzer R&D

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck (M 2 FCT) and the H2NEW consortia to advance fuel cell truck and hydrogen production R&D. H2NEW will have the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory as co-leads.

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INL team develops efficient method for separating rare earth elements and transition metals in magnet scrap

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a dimethyl ether-driven fractional crystallization process for separating rare earth elements and transition metals. This separation process involves low energy and reagent requirements and does not contribute to waste generation. —Stetson et al. atmospheres.

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Idaho Waste Gas Water

Water Scarcity Concerns Drive Semiconductor Industry to Adopt New Technologies

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JANUARY 25, 2022

And chip fabs need a lot of water to operate. By some estimates , a large chip fab can use up to 10 million gallons of water a day, which is equivalent to the water consumption of roughly 300,000 households. to open up its plants to inspection to demonstrate their water conservation efforts.

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Obama Administration announces actions to sustain and advance nuclear energy in US

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NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Although overshadowed by the announcement on denial of a Presidential Permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline ( earlier post ), on Friday, the Obama administration also on Friday announced and highlighted a number of actions to sustain and advance nuclear energy in the US.

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DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office to award $8.5M to 7 small business R&D projects

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JULY 26, 2020

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will fund 49 new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects across 23 states, totaling nearly $53.4 million in funding. manufacturing industry.

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Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O for the Production of Liquid Fuels

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JULY 23, 2010

Researchers at Columbia University’s Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, in collaboration with Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, DTU, are investigating the high-temperature co-electrolysis of CO 2 and H 2 O using solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) to produce a syngas for conversion into liquid hydrocarbon fuels.

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DOE finalizes $96.8M loan guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project; supercritical binary geothermal cycle

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) finalized a $96.8 The project uses an improved technology—a supercritical binary geothermal cycle—to extract energy from rock and fluids in the Earth’s crust. Binary geothermal plants typically use an Organic Rankine Cycle system, according to the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA).

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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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MAY 21, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 42 university-led research and development projects for awards totaling $38 million. These projects, funded over three to four years through the Department’s Nuclear Energy University Program, are intended to help advance nuclear education and develop the next generation of nuclear technologies.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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APRIL 30, 2014

The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The US Department of Energy (DOE) tasked ORNL with evaluating the new stream-reach development resource potential of more than 3 million US streams. Source: ORNL NSD. Click to enlarge.

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DOE awards Texas A&M $1M to study fuel performance of Lightbridge Fuel in a NuScale SMR

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JULY 7, 2023

Lightbridge Corporation, an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, announced that Texas A&M University (TAMU) has been awarded approximately $1,000,000 by the US Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program R&D Awards to study the deployment of advanced nuclear fuels in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).

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JISEA: nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems can reduce GHG from industry, produce fuels and support the power system

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems (N-R HESs) can enable low-carbon, on-demand electricity while providing reduced-emission thermal energy for industrial processes. However, the economic feasibility of these systems may depend on future natural gas prices, electricity market structures, and clean energy incentives.

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US Mapping Project Highlights Potential for Mineral Carbonation for CO2 Sequestration

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MARCH 6, 2009

Report lead author Sam Krevor, a graduate student working through the Earth Institute’s Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, said “ We’re trying to show that anyone within a reasonable distance of these rock formations could use this process to sequester as much carbon dioxide as possible.

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Carbon CO2 Idaho Oman

DOE to award up to $13M to four advanced biofuels projects

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JULY 1, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four research and development projects designed to bring next-generation biofuels on line faster and to drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. The projects represent up to a combined $13-million Energy Department investment.

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INL team develops new electrode for efficient steam electrolysis at reduced temperatures

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The production of hydrogen production via water electrolysis using solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) offers favorable thermodynamics and kinetics, and is considered the most efficient and low?cost cost option for hydrogen production from renewable energies. Now, researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a self?architectured

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Hydrogen Idaho Water Production

DOE selects 33 clean energy businesses for nearly $6.7M in support under Small Business Vouchers pilot

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MARCH 11, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected 33 small businesses to work directly with DOE national labs to accelerate the commercialization of new clean energy technologies. The department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is investing nearly $6.7 Midwest Energy Group, working with NREL. Wind Power.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The report examined grid conditions in the Northwest Power Pool, which covers Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; many of them home to abundant wind resources and wind energy projects. a case identical to a distributed stationary energy storage system dedicated to perform balancing services.

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Wind Grid PHEV Power Grid

DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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JULY 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy.

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Idaho National Lab and Bloom Energy produce hydrogen at record-setting efficiencies

Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor for mid-sized nuclear technology

Bloom Energy and Idaho National Laboratory to test use of nuclear generation to power solid-oxide electrolyzer for H2 production

US DOE Offers $2B Conditional Loan Guarantee for Front End Nuclear Facility in Idaho

DOE awards Core Power and MIT Energy Initiative funding for floating nuclear power research project

DOE awards $20M to project to produce clean hydrogen from nuclear power

DOE awarding $12.5M to nuclear energy projects, training

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

INL researchers develop high-performance oxygen electrode for PCEC cell; high-temperature electrolysis

DOE to support possible siting of NuScale-designed small modular reactor at Idaho National Lab

Eden’s Electrical Reservoir Stimulation technology selected for $3.5M ARPA-E MINER award

US DOE announces $26.9M for advanced nuclear technology

DOE’s $10M Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium accelerating development of green hydrogen production

NuScale and DOE Complete SMR cooperative agreement; initiates up to $217M funding of NuScale SMR development

OriginOil and Algasol Renewables to develop an integrated algae growth and harvesting system

DOE funding opportunity for nuclear-coupled hydrogen production and use

Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

General Atomics launches bid for DOE small modular reactor program with EM2

DOE to award $33M to advance hydrogen and fuel cell R&D and the H2@Scale vision

Multi-western state collaboration to study demo and deployment of NuScale small modular reactor

US DOE Offers $102M Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to US Geothermal; Supercritical Binary Geothermal Cycle Technology

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

DOE awards FuelCell Energy additional $8M for Phase 2 ARPA-E project with differentiated solid oxide platform

US DOE Announces up to $40M for Designing and Planning Next Generation Nuclear Plants; Integration of Nuclear Process Heat and Hydrogenwith Other Industrial Processes

US DOE launches two consortia to advance fuel cell truck and electrolyzer R&D

INL team develops efficient method for separating rare earth elements and transition metals in magnet scrap

Water Scarcity Concerns Drive Semiconductor Industry to Adopt New Technologies

Obama Administration announces actions to sustain and advance nuclear energy in US

DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office to award $8.5M to 7 small business R&D projects

Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O for the Production of Liquid Fuels

DOE finalizes $96.8M loan guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project; supercritical binary geothermal cycle

DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

DOE awards Texas A&M $1M to study fuel performance of Lightbridge Fuel in a NuScale SMR

JISEA: nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems can reduce GHG from industry, produce fuels and support the power system

US Mapping Project Highlights Potential for Mineral Carbonation for CO2 Sequestration

DOE to award up to $13M to four advanced biofuels projects

INL team develops new electrode for efficient steam electrolysis at reduced temperatures

DOE selects 33 clean energy businesses for nearly $6.7M in support under Small Business Vouchers pilot

PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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