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TNS Tipoffs - FERC Newsletter for Thursday July 07, 2022 ( 3 items )  

National Energy Technology Laboratory, Partners Release Resource on Computational Tools to Complete CO2 Storage Permit Applications
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers have collaborated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, other contributing national laboratories and the U.S. Department of Energy's Regional Initiative to Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Deployment to release the report "Rules and Tools Crosswalk: A Compendium of Computational Tools to Support Geologic   more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Plants - Serendipitous Silicon
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are closer to unlocking the secrets to better soil carbon sequestration by studying the tiny, sand-like silicon deposits called phytoliths in plants. Silicon makes plants rigid and helps protect them from stressors like drought. The phytoliths resulting from silicon accumulation also trap carbon in a structure that endures   more

Sandia National Laboratories: Using the Power of the Sun to Roast Green Chile
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Every August and September the unmistakable pungent aroma of roasting green chile permeates the air across New Mexico and neighboring states. This delectable staple of regional cuisine is green in color, but roasting the chile pepper to deepen the flavor and make the inedible skin easier to remove is hardly environmentally friendly. In New Mexico alone, burning pro  more