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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. University of Minnesota: Small Scale Ammonia Synthesis Using Stranded Wind Energy – $2,900,000.

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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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Under the new contracts, the teams will now develop concepts and models that can be tested in computer simulations, laboratories and wind tunnels. Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., Under the contract, the team will design, construct and test wind tunnel mockups and computer models of the airplane.

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Boeing Angers Safety Officials With Disclosures on 737 Max Incident

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Boeing drew fresh criticism from a federal regulator on Thursday over disclosures about the continuing investigation into a harrowing January flight in which one of the company’s 737 Max planes lost a panel , exposing passengers to howling winds at an altitude of about 16,000 feet. The body is made in Wichita, Kan.,

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