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Kansas Geological Survey Receives $5M Grant to Study CO2 Storage

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Awarded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the grant is the largest ever received by the Kansas Geological Survey. Research will be done on the Wellington oil and gas field in Sumner County south of Wichita, which has produced 20 million barrels of oil since 1927. and Bittersweet Energy Inc. Lynn Watney.

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Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil

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Universal Lubricants collects used oil from the government and private business such as auto parts stores, dealerships, service stations, and oil change centers across the US. The rest of the used oil is either improperly disposed of (damaging the environment) or burned as an industrial fuel.

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DOE releasing $20M in funding to ARPA-E awardees; NEXTCAR and REFUEL projects

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Four REFUEL projects are also part of DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, which support groundbreaking technological innovation specifically in the small business community. .: High-Efficiency Ammonia Production from Water and Nitrogen – $1,500,000.

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Alcoa unveils first aluminum alloy fan blade forging for jet engines; $1.1B supply agreement w/ Pratt & Whitney

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billion agreement, Alcoa will supply key parts for Pratt & Whitney’s jet engines, including the forging for the first aluminum fan blade for jet engines. The increased efficiency also translates to fewer engine stages and parts for lower weight and reduced maintenance costs. Click to enlarge. Under a new 10-year, $1.1-billion

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., The Boeing subsonic team, which includes BR&T, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, General Electric and Georgia Tech, looked at five concepts as part of the SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) project. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass.,

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Aviation automobile startup fizzling in Mich.

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Terminating moment, he visited Wichita, Kan., To the contrary, automakers have in large part put complete Stage 5 freedom at the backburner to deliver to concentrate on electrification and simpler developments in driverless options. the place he stated economic expansion officers rolled out the crimson carpet for him.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

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Disappointed but undeterred, we went to work and launched National Drive Elect ric Week (originally called National Plug In Day), thinking we would have had a better chance of coverage h ad our parade been part of a nationwide observance. Turns out we were right. ” In the limelight: E. We’re following the trend,” McCarthy said.