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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E’s) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. Synergistic Heat Pumped Thermal Storage and Flexible Carbon Capture System - $1,000,000. The team’s approach uses a novel and low-cost heat-pump thermal storage system.

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Flexible printed perovskite solar achieves a record 11% efficiency

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Photo: CSIRO Researchers led by Australia’s national science agency had an efficiency breakthrough with roll-to-roll flexible printed perovskite solar cells. Printed solar cells are highly efficient, flexible, and decreasing in cost. Printed solar cells are highly efficient, flexible, and decreasing in cost.

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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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. MIT: The Future of Natural Gas.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Earlier post.) Electrofuels. per gallon.

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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

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During the virtual visioning event in December, experts explored solar and renewable energy, carbon sequestration, water management, and geoengineering. One identified priority was research to develop low-cost coatings for buildings and roads to reduce heat effects and increase self-cooling.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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MOE promises large savings in energy and carbon dioxide emissions as compared to existing technologies for producing primary iron and steel. Solar Turbines Incorporated. Solar Turbines Incorporated will be developing turbine blade coatings that will improve durability and erosion resistance, and reduce the need for blade cooling.

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Heliogen launches, achieves > 1,000 ?C from concentrated sunlight for industrial processes

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Heliogen, a company that is transforming sunlight to create and replace fuels, recently announced its launch and also said that it has—for the first time commercially—concentrated solar energy to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius. The potential impact of Heliogen’s patented technology is massive.