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JANUARY 29, 2021

Developing energy- and time-saving methods to synthesize active and stable oxygen evolving catalysts is of great significance to hydrogen production from water electrolysis, which however remains a grand challenge. The work is described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. —Yu et al.

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JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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MAY 13, 2019

A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is closer with new research from the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies. Perovskite solar cell technology could make solar energy much more affordable for people and allow solar cells to be printed onto roof tiles.

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JULY 31, 2019

However, the scale of biofuels is limited by their environmental footprint, considering the land and water usage. Carbon-neutral fuels are needed for sustainable transportation to overcome the range and recharge limitations of batteries and the scale limitations of biofuels. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Existing water-splitting methods rely on highly purified water—a precious resource and costly to produce. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

The results of the study were published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. The study, set in Singapore, suggests that better air quality will bring about climate co-benefits in reducing electricity generation via lower household demand, and thus mitigating carbon emissions.

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JUNE 26, 2022

It plans to expand to lithium hydroxide using zero fossil fuels through the Zero Carbon Lithium Project. . According to the company, the Zero Carbon Lithium Project does not require large open pits for hard-rock mining. It won’t require large quantities of water either. Credit: Vulcan.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

First, apply electricity generated from renewable sources to obtain hydrogen from water. Then add carbon. needed to produce this fuel from the surrounding air, turning a greenhouse gas into a resource. Combustion engines powered by carbon-neutral synthetic fuels are therefore a crucial path to explore. a liter (US$5.00

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Compared with the carbon-based hosts that prevent the shuttle of soluble polysulfides through physical confinement, transitional metal sulfides offer strong interaction with the polysulfides. The ZIF-67 nanocubes were dispersed in a mixed solution containing ethanol (20 mL) and deionized water (5 mL). 2018.10.032.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Scott Elrod, VP and Director of PARC’s Hardware Systems Laboratory (HSL) research organization also directs the Cleantech Innovation Program at PARC, which develops solutions for delivering affordable solar energy, increasing solar cell efficiency, purifying water, managing energy utilization, and producing renewable fuels.

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MAY 4, 2019

The FOA topics will advance DOE’s Bioenergy Technology Office’s (BETO) objectives to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. benzene and formaldehyde), and black carbon.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

The plan centers around four key opportunities: enhancing the bioenergy value proposition; mobilizing US biomass resources; cultivating end-use markets and customers; and. Mobilizing US biomass resources. expanding stakeholder engagement and collaboration. BETO strategic plan summary. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device. King, McKenzie A.

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JULY 20, 2014

The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) anticipates two awards being made: the first for $7 million in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and fossil-fuel-based Clean Energy Systems (CES); the second for $2 million in the area of international oil and natural gas. Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Energy Systems.

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JUNE 17, 2016

The catalyst works under mild conditions in the presence of air, is highly selective and affords millions of turnover numbers (TONs). The CO 2 can be recycled, in principle, yielding a carbon-neutral fuel cycle. Furthermore, water does not affect the rate of dehydrogenation significantly. The catalysts are also air stable.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

LLNL and the Navajo Nation plan to collaborate in an array of areas including energy security; carbon sequestration; coal gasification; shale gas; enhanced oil recovery; wind, geothermal and solar; environmental studies and other areas. American Indian tribes in the United States own about 15% of the natural resources in the country.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Cost of carbon abated for transport applications. Bio-methane retains all the attributes of natural gas, with the crucial advantage that the fuel is renewable, offering substantial Carbon Dioxide savings. Carbon savings. Cost of carbon abated. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The ethanol and e-fuel would separate out similarly to oil and water. Carbon monoxide emissions were much higher with the e-gasoline blends tested. Battery electric cars offer drivers the cleanest, most efficient and affordable way to decarbonize, while synthetic fuels are best suited to planes where electrification is not an option.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Just over half of the original carbon in the feedstock was found to be in the biocrude and just under half in the aqueous fraction. The CHG caused the carbon in the aqueous fraction to go to methane and carbon dioxide in approximately the ratio of 2:1, with. Some of this moderate heating-value gas will be used for process heat.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

The SBRP team will focus on an ISAS approach, which is a highly efficient system for producing liquid and solid biofuels, capturing and holding carbon from the atmosphere, enlarging habitats to increase biodiversity, and simultaneously releasing fresh water for higher value uses such as drinking water.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Policies such as feed-in tariffs, renewable portfolio standards, and carbon pricing can incentivize the adoption of renewable energy technologies and their integration into existing energy systems. Renewable energy integration is essential for achieving a sustainable and low-carbon energy future.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Inspired by the tetrapod structures of a breakwater, the novel material for electrodes is created from affordable melamine foam and carbon black. The catalytic cathode must ensure that oxygen reacts with water, taking up electrons to form OH - ions in alkaline solution. —Lee et al. and Cho, J.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In addition, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage to develop a comprehensive and coordinated federal strategy to speed the development and deployment of advanced lower-emission coal technologies. Regulatory compliance – EPA and USDA. Sustainability – EPA and USDA.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Nissan continues to work toward achieving its environmental targets set forth in the company's action plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP2016), through a number of innovative sustainability initiatives in following key areas: Minimizing corporate carbon footprint. Electric vehicle penetration.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks in gas, oil and water pipelines at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

These synthetic fuels are economically competitive with petro-diesel when the crude oil price (COP) is at or above $86 per barrel (based on a 20% rate of return, in January 2008 dollars, with a carbon price of zero). Tarka et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Tarka et al.

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MAY 15, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 15 research projects through ARPA-E’s “Energy and Carbon Optimized Synthesis for the Bioeconomy” (ECOSynBio) program to decarbonize biorefining processes used across the energy, transportation, and agriculture sectors. Carbon-Negative Chemical Production Platform - $4,160,262.57.

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MARCH 22, 2015

Currently, renewable hydrogen may be produced from water by electrolysis with either low efficiency alkaline electrolyzers that suffer 50–65% losses, or by more efficient acidic electrolyzers using expensive rare platinum group metal catalysts (Pt). Resources. Right: current output versus voltage input for Ni 5 P 4. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 3, 2016

While many technical advances have made solar cells more efficient and affordable, a disadvantage remains in the fact that solar cells produce no power when it’s raining. Graphene is a two-dimensional form of carbon in which the atoms are bonded into a honeycomb arrangement. Credit: Wiley-VCH, Tang et al. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board released the draft proposed first update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years. Background. Transportation.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. ” The MIT report said that natural gas should be seen as a “ bridge ” to a low-carbon regime, rather than as the ultimate long-term solution itself. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 26, 2010

The Future of Natural Gas is the third in a series of MIT multidisciplinary reports examining the role of various energy sources that may be important for meeting future demand under carbon dioxide emissions constraints. That kind of substitution alone reduces those carbon emissions by a factor of three. —MITEI Director Ernest J.

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MAY 25, 2014

Carbon dioxide recycling in the methanol economy Source: Olah et al. The report’s authors presented four policy options: (1) market-driven approach; (2) regulatory push for carbon capture and utilization; (3) “methanol islands”; and (4) scenario-driven transition strategies. 2009, earlier post. Click to enlarge. Market-driven approach.

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MAY 5, 2011

The draft report identifies six key drivers of transformation in the region: technical progress; capital accumulation; demographics and the labor force; the emerging middle class; climate change mitigation and the competition for resources; and the communications revolution. Energy consumption. Asia 2050: Realizing the Asian Century.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Further, the authors note, some 2D crystals are also promising for fuel cells and in water-splitting applications because of the large photocatalytic properties of their edges. For example, GRMs have been reported with specific capacitances of ~300 F/cm 3 , which is much higher than chemically activated state-of-the-art carbons.

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JUNE 25, 2013

The new goal is that efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings set in the first and second terms combined will reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030—equivalent to nearly one-half of the CO 2 emissions from the entire US energy sector for one year.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral. This really is disruptive technology. Albemarle Corp.

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