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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a process for the production of branched C 7 –C 10 hydrocarbons in the gasoline volatility range from biomass-derived levulinic acid with good yield, operating under relatively mild conditions, with short reaction times.

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APRIL 11, 2014

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a nanocrystalline copper material that produces multi-carbon oxygenates (ethanol, acetate and n-propanol) with up to 57% Faraday efficiency at modest potentials (–0.25?volts We have a solution to this problem that’s made of copper, which is cheap and abundant. volts to –0.5?volts

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Researchers from the University of Liverpool (UK), with colleagues from Dalian University of Technology (China) and the University of Hull (UK), have developed a new process for the direct, one-step activation of carbon dioxide and methane (dry reforming of methane) into higher value liquid fuels and chemicals (e.g.,

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

A team led by Professor Jae Sung Lee at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), with colleagues at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), have developed a new pathway for the direct conversion of CO 2 to liquid transportation fuels by reaction with renewable hydrogen produced by solar water splitting.

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MAY 19, 2014

A duo at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) is proposing an approach for the conversion of natural gas at gas-transport-constrained fields to easily transportable, high-octane liquid products. A paper describing their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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MAY 2, 2011

Damsgaard, Thomas Pedersen and Ole Hansen, Technical University of Denmark. Progress has so far been limited in part by a lack of cheap catalysts that can speed up the generation of hydrogen and oxygen. Image courtesy of Christian D. Click to enlarge. The team first tackled the hydrogen half of the problem.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar an economically viable biofuel feedstock by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently—after only two or three years—instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle. Chang Dou/University of Washington. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 25, 2012

Illustration of non-catalytic biodiesel conversion Credit: ACS, Kwon et al. conversion efficiency to FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) within 1 minute in a temperature range of 350–500 °C. Biodiesel conversion at various temperatures (a) and various volumetric ratios of MeOH to oil at 380 °C (b). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 9, 2018

Researchers at the University of Exeter (UK) have developed a novel p-type LaFeO 3 photoelectrode using an inexpensive and scalable spray pyrolysis method. The researchers believe this new type of photoelectrode is not only cheap to produce, but can also be recreated on a larger scale for mass and worldwide use.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Two chemists at Brown University have streamlined the conversion of waste vegetable oil (WVO) into biodiesel, eliminating the need for corrosive chemicals to perform the reactions. Current techniques for the conversion of waste vegetable oil to biodiesel take time, are costly and are inefficient. WVO to Biodiesel.

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JUNE 9, 2014

The cost of electrofuels—fuels produced by catalyst-based systems for light capture, water electrolysis, and catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels—remains far away from viable, according to a new analysis by Lux Research. Production costs per barrel of oil equivalent. Source: Lux Research.

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JULY 15, 2013

Batteries, fuel cells and solar-energy conversion devices have emerged as a class of important technologies that increasingly rely on electrodes derived from nanoparticles. The whole point of our approach is to use an exceptionally abundant, stable and cheap material: rust. We’re aiming at a €5 charge per kilo ,” he said.

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APRIL 22, 2011

Chemists at the University of Illinois report the development of a nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that could more effectively support the production of fuels and chemical feedstocks from biomass as well as improved liquefaction of coal. A paper on their work is published in the current issue of Science. —Sergeev and Hartwig.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

A team from Georgia Tech, with colleagues at the university of Kansas, has designed a high-performance solid-oxide fuel cell that operates directly on nearly dry (only ~3.5 Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are potentially the most efficient technology for direct conversion of hydrocarbons to electricity. d , A top-down view of the ARL.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Engineers at Iowa State University have developed a hybrid process that combines bio- and electrocatalysis to convert glucose into bio-based unsaturated nylon-6,6—which has the advantage of an extra double bond in its backbone that can be used to tailor the polymer’s properties. Hybrid conversion of glucose into UPA-6,6.

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APRIL 6, 2015

Researchers at Lund University (Sweden) have developed an optimized two-phase enzymatic (lipase) system for the conversion of plant oils to biodiesel. The results, the authors suggested in their paper, constitute a good starting point for efficient and cheap biodiesel production.

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JUNE 4, 2015

The new C5 FUEL yeast delivers fermentation and ethanol yields that set a new standard for conversion of biomass sugars from pretreated corn stover, converting up to 97% of the plant sugars into fuel, the researchers said.

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MARCH 7, 2011

While cellulosic biomass like corn stover and switchgrass is abundant and cheap, it is much more difficult to utilize than corn and sugar cane. The centers are led by ORNL, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in partnership with Michigan State University.

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MARCH 22, 2015

Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a new noble metal-free catalyst—Ni 5 P 4 (nickel-5 phosphide-4)—performing on par with platinum for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in both strong acid and base. 2 , equivalent to ~10% solar photoelectrical conversion efficiency. 62 mV overpotential at ?

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JUNE 28, 2011

This research is being performed through teamwork with local universities: the University of Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University, and the University of Maryland. High-energy density magnesium batteries for smart electrical grids. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine, researchers from UC Berkeley, Texas A&M and Stanford have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

The discovery also improves on current recycling methods that result in cheap, low-quality plastic products. Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory and Ames Laboratory led the multi-institutional team. The open-access study was published in the journal ACS Central Science. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. The state of the art is to use a solar panel to capture the light, and then use a cheap battery to store the energy. Their hybrid design uses only three. —YiYing Wu.

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JULY 21, 2016

A team of researchers from the UK’s Cardiff University’s Cardiff Catalysis Institute and Queen’s University Belfast have shown that significant amounts of hydrogen can be unlocked from fescue grass—without significant pre-treatment—using sunlight and a metal-loaded titania photocatalyst.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

Electricity is a cheap entity—not a commodity, but is its fundamentally very cheap. maintain a system as well as maintain and recover and investment on it that is fundamentally very cheap. Director, Manufacturing Research Center, Western Michigan University. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and the California Institute of Technology has developed an active and durable earth-abundant transition metal dichalcogenide-based hybrid catalyst for water-splitting that exhibits high hydrogen evolution activity approaching the state-of-the-art platinum catalysts.

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Setec Powerr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Universality In the U.S., According to tests, using 100 kWh of electricity to produce hydrogen, and after storage, transportation, and conversion to electrical energy to drive the motor, its energy utilization rate is only 38%. Electricity is abundant, relatively cheap, and can be easily delivered to any place with a plug.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have demonstrated a new solar process for the one-step, gas-phase conversion of CO 2 and H 2 O to C 5+ liquid hydrocarbons and O 2 by operating the photocatalytic reaction at elevated temperatures and pressures. The process uses cheap and earth-abundant catalytic materials.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2024

And, perhaps even better, they would use only cheap, plentiful materials, rather than the rare-earth elements, special steel alloys, and copious quantities of copper found in conventional motors. Their current prototype is capable of delivering torque as high as 18 newton meters and power at 360 watts (0.5

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MARCH 25, 2024

says Kohl, whose primary research interests include advanced interconnects for integrated circuits and electrochemical devices for energy conversion and storage including lithium-ion batteries and alkaline fuel cells. “If “Does it really do all those things?” If it did any one of those things really well,” says Kohl, “that would be amazing.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

SOURCE: GARTNER Fortunately, we have access to an information storage technology that is cheap, readily available, and stable at room temperature for millennia: DNA , the material of genes. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. In a few years your hard drive may be full of such squishy stuff.

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APRIL 14, 2022

IEEE Spectrum carried out its conversation with Foster by email to find out more about why RF exposure assessment research has been such a success, what makes RF dosimetry so difficult, and why public worries about health and wireless radiation never seem to go away. “For Foster: Measuring RF fields in free space is not a problem.

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Green Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Do keep in mind Sena products are not cheap. It also includes a Smart Remote that can be attached to your bike handles, and lets you control things like music tracks, phone conversations and more. It does feature a universal intercom with up to 2 km of range and can connect with up to 8 riders. Sena is not exactly cheap.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. Every time there is a conversion of energy from one form to another there are efficiency losses – a concept known as ‘energy vector transition’. The Conversation [link] accessed 4/6/2020.

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APRIL 16, 2009

The train ride from the village where he grew up to Central South Industrial University of Technology, where he earned his chemistry degree, took him by Yellow Mountain, a popular destination for hikers and tourists, but he has never visited there. Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name.

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JULY 22, 2009

Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Luckily for us, theres an entire universe of experts who share their savvy in booking award travel, and at the forefront is Brian Kelly, who founded the travel website The Points Guy in 2010. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. Cheap is expensive, too, when you account for fees and a bad experience.

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