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MU researchers developing sustainable plastic waste road pavement mixtures

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In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), researchers from the University of Missouri (MU) Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab ( MAPIL ) recently created a real-world test road using recycled materials such as scrap tires and plastic waste along a portion of Interstate 155 in the Missouri Bootheel.

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

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The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Columbia University. Harvard University.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Heat exchangers are critical to efficient thermal energy use in a variety of applications, including electricity generation, nuclear reactors, transportation, petrochemical plants, waste heat recovery, and many more. HITEMMP projects include: Michigan State University. Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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Transportation and. state transportation plans; recommend changes to codes, regulations, and. into local Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs); create a. gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. planning for alternative fuel vehicles into the Transportation Improvement.

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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of all global fuel for road transportation—an increase from 2% in 2009, according to the report. The two biofuel alternatives to fossil fuels for transportation largely consist of ethanol and biodiesel. of the energy (48% of the volume) for light-duty transportation fuels in Brazil. Biofuels provided 2.7%

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The program plans to provide $30 million to support 14 project teams in developing innovative, ultra-high-performance air-cooled heat exchangers, supplemental cooling systems and/or cool-storage systems that can cost-effectively and efficiently reject waste heat. University of Missouri, Lehigh University, and Evapco).

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States. The project also includes a proprietary process to convert waste biomass into carbon dioxide and hydrogen to feed the bioreactor, allowing butanol production from waste feedstocks. NC State University.

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