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Biofuels

Institute awarded money for bioenergy research

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $734,759 to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research for research and breeding better plants for biofuel production, according to a news release.
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Ethanol

Successful Clean Coal Technology Licensed for Commercial Application

The U.S. Department of Energy has received the first installment from a repayment agreement for the Liquid Phase Methanol Process.
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Biofuels

Department of Energy Announces $24 Million for Algal Biofuels Research

Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the investment of up to $24 million for three research groups to tackle key hurdles in the commercialization of algae-based [...]

Nuclear Power

FEMA To Evaluate Readiness Of Maryland

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The U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityÂ’s Federal Emergency Management Agency will evaluate a Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station. [...]

Alternative Fuels

U.S.-Mexico Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change

Green Energy and Natural Fuels!

About the Author: Roberta Jacobson serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Canada, Mexico and NAFTA issues in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
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Biofuels

Rentech ClearFuels BioRefinery Awarded US $23M from DOE

Biodiesel News and Alternative Fuel Talk!
Rentech Inc. and ClearFuels Technology Inc. on Monday announced today that their project to construct a biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center (RETC) in [...]

Hydrogen

HRL Receives Award to Continue Investigations into Hydrogen Storage Materials

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 3, 2008 — HRL Laboratories, LLC, has been awarded a two-year, Phase 2 contract from the U.S. Department of [...]

Ford/Mercury

The Benefits of Investments in Basic Research

Mercury Hybrid Vehicle and Automotive News!

Long-term investments in basic research produce the major conceptual breakthroughs necessary for creating radically new technologies.  To be sure, scientists cannot make specific promises about [...]

Dodge/Chrysler

DOL proposes exemption to allow new health plan for Chrysler retirees to acquire company securities – 09-1210-NAT – [10/02/2009]

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced a proposed exemption that, if granted, would allow the New Chrysler [...]

Nitrogen

Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc agrees to $5 million groundwater and soil cleanup

EPA Nitrogen Environmental News!

Consent decree includes performance of cleanup work at Apache Powder Superfund site SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Apache [...]

Green

Department of Energy to Invest $366M in Energy Innovation Hubs

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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today outlined the Department’s plans to invest up to $366 million to establish and operate [...]

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Secretaries Chu and Vilsack Announce More Than $600 Million Investment in Advanced Biorefinery Projects

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 19 integrated [...]