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Gas2 secures £5.5M in funding to further catalytic ceramic membrane gas-to-liquids technology

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Scottish gas reforming company Gas2 has secured £5.5 million) of funding to further the development of the next generation of gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology including the construction of a pilot reactor plant. Step 1 produces syngas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide) in 2 stages from a combination of natural gas and oxygen.

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New Review Concludes Very Low EROI of Oil Shale Combined with High Carbon Intensity Likely Makes it an Unsuitable Alternative to Conventional Crude Oil

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Source: Cleveland and O’Connor. While one could argue that the char and gas produced and consumed within the shale conversion process has zero opportunity cost—i.e., Cleveland and O’Connor. Cleveland and O’Connor. Cleveland and O’Connor. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. the system boundary problem); and.

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Omar Yaghi to direct Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry

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Yaghi, who will also hold an appointment with the University of California (UC) Berkeley chemistry department, comes to Berkeley from UCLA, where he was the Jean Stone Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, among other positions. from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1990.

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Army Research Lab team working to design piston engines optimized for JP-8

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ARL’s vehicle technology research dates back to the early 1980s in gas turbine engines. When this research area relocated to APG in 2011 from NASA Glenn in Cleveland, Ohio, due to Base Realignment and Closure Activity, ARL broadened its vehicle technology focus to include internal combustion engines. before joining ARL in 2010.).

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Environmental groups sue San Diego Association of Governments over $214B Regional Transportation/Sustainable Communities plan; first regional plan under SB 375

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The Cleveland National Forest Foundation and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the San Diego Superior Court against the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), challenging SANDAG’s $214-billion 2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2050 RTP/SCS). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

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At the time of his death, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cleveland State University and served as dean of its engineering school. He was a former professor and dean at several schools including Temple University , California State University, Northridge , and Ohio University.

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EPA announces 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards; green chemistry market opportunity projected to be $98.5B by 2020, about 2% of total market

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Genomatica expects Bio-BDO to be competitive at oil prices of $45 per barrel or at natural gas prices of $3.50 Designing greener chemicals: The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Lipshutz, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara. per million Btu. Academic: Bruce H.

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