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AFE to Use Plasma Gasification of Waste in 25MW Power Project in Milwaukee

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Alliance Federated Energy (AFE) last week announced the development of “Project Apollo,” a $225-million, 25MW energy project located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. s (WPC) plasma gasification technology to process municipal and industrial wastes into syngas for use in power generation. Source: AFE. Click to enlarge.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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Chemrec CEO Urges Serious Consideration for DME at Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

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LeBlanc said a collaborative initiative among industry, end-users and government is required to bring the benefits of DME to the forefront of alternative energy discussion in North America, particularly in the US. DME is synthesized from methanol, whether produced from coal, natural gas or biomass such as harvested forestry wastes.

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Lifecycle study finds that environmental impacts of silicon-anode Li-ion battery could be roughly comparable with conventional Li-ion battery

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For the study, the UW-Milwaukee team selected the metal-assisted chemical etching method for the SiNW synthesis due to its simplicity, low cost, and scalable advantages. A single battery pack is assumed to power the vehicle during its whole life. The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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