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Generating Electricity from Air Flow

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They presented their concept at the 62 nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics at the Minneapolis Convention Center on 23 November. In Minneapolis, Andreopoulos and his colleagues presented wind tunnel data showing how the devices work in both situations. Yiannis Andreopoulos.

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DOE to award more than $27M to 12 plastics recycling R&D projects

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The BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment funding opportunity is jointly funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies Office and Advanced Manufacturing Office. Partners include BASF, MIT, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Aviat, Aviation Foundation unveil concept CNG-fueled single-engine aircraft

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and Minneapolis-based Aviation Foundation of America, Inc. In a production environment, the company estimates the dual fuel CNG option may add between $12,000 and $15,000 to the base price of a gasoline powered aircraft. Aviat Husky CNG. Click to enlarge. Airplane manufacturer Aviat Aircraft, Inc. 29 July through 4 August).

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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The non-profit Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) said that it is partnering on 18 of the projects. Metro Transit (Minneapolis–St. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Delaware Transit Corporation. Golden Empire Transit District. Hawaii Department of Transportation. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

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DOE, USDA awarding $12.6M to 10 biomass genomics research projects for improved biofuels

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Michael Marks, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 2014 Biomass Genomics Resarch projects. This research will inform feedstock breeding programs and enhance the sustainability of feedstock production. DOE-BER funded. 1,000,000.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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And in the next three months he’ll be in Cambridge, Massachusetts; back in Minneapolis; the Port of Los Angeles; Long Beach, California; Long Island, New York and Denver Colorado for the latest batch of environmental projects EcoAds have helped to fund.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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The eleven metropolitan regions that were studied include Madison, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Minneapolis-St. In addition, our findings suggest that CO 2 emission reductions needed to meet the targets established by the Kyoto Protocol (1990 levels or lower) cannot be attained through technology change alone.

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