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Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

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Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). Compared to other water use sectors (e.g. Source: van Vliet et al. Click to enlarge. 19% in Europe and 4.4—16%

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry.

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Headwaters Inc and Axens Form Direct Coal Liquefaction Alliance

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Headwaters direct coal liquefaction process. Headwaters Inc and Axens are forming a strategic alliance to provide a single-source solution for producing synthetic fuels by direct coal liquefaction (DCL) alone or in combination with refinery residues or biomass. billion from 1975-2000 to develop DCL technology. Click to enlarge.

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SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall launch long-term initiative for CO2-free ironmaking for steel production

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Swedish-Finnish steel company SSAB, mining company LKAB and power company Vattenfall have launched an initiative to develop a steel production process that emits water rather than carbon dioxide. Brindle (2000) “ Theoretical Minimum Energies To Produce Steel For Selected Conditions ”. HYBRIT concept. Click to enlarge. Resources.

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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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They used a lot more coal than they originally admitted to, several hundred million tons more. Like many other people, we were writing articles around 2000 about the decline in China’s energy consumption in the late 1990s. Like the United States, China has become among the world’s largest importers of oil, gas and coal.

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DOE Selects Two SOFC Projects to Move Into Next SECA Phase

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The projects—led by FuelCell Energy, in partnership with VersaPower Systems, and Siemens Energy—have successfully demonstrated solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) designed for aggregation and use in coal-fueled central power generation.

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Researchers Propose Solar-Driven Biomass Gasification Pathway for Synthetic Fuel Production

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Hydrogen for reverse water gas shift reaction to avoid producing CO 2 during the process is produced by electrolyzing water, driven by solar power. Hertwich and Xiangping Zhang, is to obtain an easy to handle fuel with near-zero CO 2 emission and reduced land-use requirements compared to first and second generation biofuels.

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