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MARCH 12, 2015

The material, a metal-organic framework (MOF) modified with nitrogen compounds called diamines, can be tuned to remove carbon dioxide from the room-temperature air of a submarine, for example, or the 100-degree (Fahrenheit) flue gases from a power plant. The diamine-appended metal-organic framework before and after binding of carbon dioxide.

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

These include record price volatility, changing government regulations, divergent long-term demand scenarios and non-standardized ESG criteria that are driving up investment hurdles and hiking the cost of capital for long-cycle projects, the report says. As a result, investment decisions are becoming increasingly complex.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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JULY 15, 2010

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have formed the Clean Energy Partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of coal conversion, emissions capture and carbon storage technologies.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Funded by a $2-million grant from the US Department of Energy, a team of scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) led by Eric Masanet is building a sophisticated cost model for fuel cells that will will take into account the total cost of ownership.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. In prior work with DOE, MTR has advanced membrane CO 2 capture technology for coal power plants through small engineering scale testing and studies.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Also, using renewable electricity to replace electricity produced by carbon-intensive energy sources, for example, coal, would likely result in a greater reduction in emissions than using that electricity to convert CO 2 into liquid fuels. Credit; ACS, Whipple and Kenis. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

The melamine porous network captures carbon dioxide with an efficiency comparable to early results for another relatively recent material for carbon capture, metal organic frameworks, or MOFs. The low cost of porous melamine means that the material could be deployed widely.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010).

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AUGUST 26, 2016

million in federal funding for cost-shared projects that will develop technologies that utilize CO 2 from coal-fired power plants to produce useful products. However, they may be considered in order to establish a baseline for making comparisons with results from coal-derived flue gas. coal, metals, etc.),

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APRIL 5, 2016

coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases. Altex has been working with the US Department of Energy (DOE) on developing a version of the process to convert a mixture of coal and biomass to jet fuel since 2012. Carbonaceous materials—e.g.,

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APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions.

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APRIL 25, 2010

is a research & development organization engaged in the design, development and prototype manufacturing of advanced fuel systems for use with DME. Dimethyl ether is a diesel fuel replacement that can be produced from abundant resources including natural gas, landfill methane, coal and biomass. Alternative Fuel Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

ARPA-E specifically seeks the development of organisms capable of extracting energy from hydrogen, from reduced earth-abundant metal ions, from robust, inexpensive, readily available organic redo active species, or directly from electric current. Innovative Materials & Processes for Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies (IMPACCT).

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Furthermore, they write, if the relative cost of cutting emissions was high in a given sector, then growing emissions alone would not solely justify major focus on cutting in that sector alone. Yet, coal-fired emissions in Alberta receive relatively little attention from environmental organizations and the public.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

To answer this question, we gathered data on (i) the quantity and location of emissions released from tailpipes and from upstream processes to produce and operate vehicles, (ii) the externality costs of damages caused by the release of these emissions, and (iii) estimates of externalities and other costs to the US associated with oil consumption.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If an EV is charged with electricity that is produced by burning fossil fuel such as coal or natural gas, there are still greenhouse gas emissions associated with running the vehicle. While electric school buses cost more than diesel buses to purchase, the savings in fuel and maintenance costs even out over the lifetime of the bus.

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MAY 7, 2009

The two organizations said that such cuts “ threaten to disrupt commercialization of a family of technologies that are showing exceptional promise and beginning to gain market traction.” The NHA and USFCC collectively represent more than 200 companies and organizations. Earlier post.). The budget request includes a 59.6%

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JULY 10, 2010

Grant applications must show that the concept(s) can be cost-effectively incorporated into the high-rate, high volume manufacturing of commercial passenger vehicles. Buildings Technologies. Geothermal Technologies.

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MAY 11, 2010

The cost of deploying a PSA system and associated refueling pump at a fueling stations will be on the order of $300,000 to $500,000, said Jeff Kissel, president and CEO of TGC during a briefing on the announcement—about one-quarter of the cost of currently installing a more conventional hydrogen fueling station in the US.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

The CSAPR limits emissions from upwind states’ coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, among other sources. EPA estimated annual costs of CSAPR at $800 million in 2014. labor organizations petitioned for review of the rule (all the cases were consolidated). statutory limits on that authority.

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JANUARY 25, 2016

Most growth in energy demand will occur in developing nations that are not part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The share of the world’s electricity generated by coal is expected to fall to about 30% in 2040 from approximately 40% in 2014. Light-duty vehicle fleet by type - projections.

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JULY 14, 2015

The 400 kilowatt SOFC prototype system represents an important advancement in SOFC technology development and demonstration toward the ultimate goal of deploying SOFCs in highly efficient coal-based central generation systems with carbon capture. Lead organization. SOFC awards. Description. LG Fuel Cell Systems, Inc.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Natural gas extracted from coal beds and methane-rich geologic features must first be purged of hydrogen sulfide before it can be used as fuel. They began with a substance known as a recyclable binding organic liquid that could hold onto hydrogen sulfide without the addition of water.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Converting CO 2 into a renewable energy sources would involve capturing the gas from the smokestacks of coal-fired electric power generating stations, for instance, and processing it with catalysts or other technology into fuels and raw materials for plastics and other products. ACS is the world’s largest scientific society.). H 0 act = 14.9

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The integrated catalytic approach presented in this report can be tuned to produce different targeted distributions of organic small molecules that fit seamlessly into the existing petrochemical infrastructure. The products can be tuned to change with different market conditions. Credit: Science , Vispute et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The energy/climate debate of rent years has been dominated by the idea that the price of fossil fuels must be raised to reflect the full cost of their use. Implementation will probably have to happen from the bottom up, he says; “ It will have to be an organic process. Innovation should become that focus. —Richard Lester.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

While the%age increase in VMT was roughly in pace with population increase, as the cost of driving went down it appears some people abandoned public transportation for driving. The decade-long nationwide slide in emissions from power production reflects the electric power sector shifting away from coal and toward less carbon-intensive fuels.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

The symposium was organized into four panels that addressed key issues: (1) Why vehicle electrification matters; (2) vehicle technologies; (3) infrastructure; and (4) policy options. With the current fuel mix of the US power sector (about half coal, about 30% “carbon-free”), CO 2 emissions for HEVs and EVs are similar.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If you ask a bunch of experts to predict the cost of a technology 10 years from now, they’re all over the map—9 out of 10 are wrong, and you don’t know which one is right. The second reason is that the grid we have is built out to places where there were coal mines and hydropower dams, not where there’s the best wind and sun.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Fuel cell system durability has improved and costs have been reduced through R&D, the ARB staff noted. In volume production, FCVs are expected to be cost competitive with other advanced vehicles, and are approaching the cost of advanced hybrid system even with current designs and high costs of materials.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2010

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. Up to 50% more liquid product per ton of coal. Source: Headwaters.

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JUNE 7, 2023

So, I think it would be a better option to be a part of an organization that focuses on electric vehicles. #2 3 Cost and Affordability: Initially, electric vehicles were more expensive than traditional ICE vehicles due to the high cost of batteries and limited economies of scale. The charging efficiency is 98%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

When most electricity in Britain is still generated by burning gas and coal, the difference between an electric car and a small, low-emission petrol or diesel car is negligible. Swapping gas guzzlers for electric vehicles will not solve our carbon emissions problem on its own. Professor Phil Blythe, Newcastle University. Pete James, Prodrive.

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MAY 13, 2010

The bill directs states and metropolitan planning organizations to address transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by including emission reduction targets and strategies to meet those targets. It also establish pilot projects to determine the regional feasibility of light- and heavy-duty plug-in electric vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The study, which is authored by researchers from seven universities, several national laboratories and federal government bodies and other organizations, is published in the journal Science. Modeling has shown climate benefits from coal to NG switching for power generation over all time periods (i.e., —Brandt et al.

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