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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri partner in pursuit of DOE funds to develop and license small modular reactor technology

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Westinghouse Electric Company and utility Ameren Missouri have entered into an agreement to respond collaboratively to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for developing and licensing the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). We intend to compete for funds and win again.

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Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

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Researchers at the University of Missouri led by Prof. The University of Missouri team is researching the convection battery as part of a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant that started in July of 2012. The Li / Support is the electrode made possible with the convection battery technology. Source: Dr. Galen Suppes.

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Missouri S&T small modular reactor consortium funds two initiatives

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Missouri’s multi-university Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Research and Education Consortium , led by Missouri University of Science and Technology, has selected its first two research initiatives for funding. as founding members, is supported by a $250,000-grant from the Missouri Technology Corp. and Westinghouse Electric Co.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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Westinghouse Electric Company and the Missouri Electric Alliance led by Ameren Missouri have formed a utility participation group called the NexStart SMR Alliance to advance deployment of the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.; Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Missouri S&T professor: Green energy increases the need for mining and metals production

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That’s according to Dr. Michael Moats, professor and interim chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, who says reducing carbon emissions from energy systems in the United States will increase the need for metal production by two to six times per kilowatt of energy production.

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34 states produced a total of 1.9 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2018

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Iowa was the lead producer with 365 million gallons (19%), followed by Texas and Missouri with 227 and 216 million gallons, respectively. A total of 1.9 billion gallons of biodiesel was produced in the United States in 2018 with production in 34 states, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Toyota investing $383M in US engine production

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Toyota will invest $383 million in four of its US manufacturing plants—in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee—to support the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles. Toyota Missouri: Troy, Mo., $109 Toyota customers want vehicles that are fuel-efficient and electrified.

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