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January 12, 2023Deconstruct, Upcycle, Redesign: The U.S. Department of Energy Strategy for Plastics Innovation Fact SheetAlternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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December 16, 2022Three projects have been selected for funding under a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) partnership with the Minority Serving Institution STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC).Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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December 9, 2022Startup firm Pyran recently took a huge leap forward in the development of its technology to make renewable industrial chemicals, achieving an extraordinary 1,000-times scaleup of its reactor in a single step.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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December 6, 2022EM’s Portsmouth Site recently evaluated the use of electric mowers to provide a safer, greener future for grounds maintenance activities.Office of Environmental Management
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November 22, 2022Since winning the Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time Commissioning for Pumped Storage Hydropower Prize in 2019, three teams continued testing, completed further analysis, and identified potential sites for their technologies.Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office
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Press ReleasesNovember 1, 2022Three teams have been selected as finalists from the 2022 Wood Heater Technology Slam to advance to the 5th Wood Heater Design Challenge. The Technology Slam was held in September 2022 and allowed teams to pitch innovative wood stove ideas to retailers...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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November 1, 2022Donning devices that help relieve stress on workers’ muscles and joints or create a virtual reality simulating a worksite, more than 40 members of a team recently met in person for the first time since fiscal 2020 to evaluate technology.Office of Environmental Management
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October 7, 2022The giant mirrors used in concentrating solar-thermal power, known as heliostats, are often the most expensive parts of a CSP plant. The possibilities to innovate on heliostats and help reduce costs are endless.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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October 5, 2022Since winning the Fish Protection Prize, three teams have further developed their innovative concepts, which have the potential to help modernize hydropower facilities and protect fish from water diversion pipes and dam intakes across the country.Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office
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October 4, 2022Led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC) is a multi-lab collaboration that develops first-principles-based knowledge and tools to understand, quantify, and mitigate the...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office