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Stanford researchers develop copper-based catalyst that produces ethanol from CO at room temperature; potential for closed-loop CO2-to-fuel process

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The material’s selectivity for oxygenates, with ethanol as the major product, demonstrates the feasibility of a two-step conversion of CO 2 to liquid fuel that could be powered by renewable electricity, the team suggests in their paper published in the journal Nature. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Catalysts Ethanol'

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Study finds perennial biofuel crops’ water consumption similar to corn

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Land conversion to biofuel production is an example of a potential large-scale land cover change. This knowledge gap exists for perennial vegetation in general in mesic environments, and has important implications for how landscape water balances will respond to climate change. —Hamilton et al. Resources. S K Hamilton et al.

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Reliability, uptime and the next generation of EV chargers – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

One natural comparison that people will make, for example, is what it’s like to “fill up” your vehicle at a station (either with gasoline or using a charger). Pii is vertically integrated in design and manufacturing for power conversion, as well as software/firmware controls, and final assembly.

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Researchers Propose Solar-Driven Biomass Gasification Pathway for Synthetic Fuel Production

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For comparison, they also modeled the production of methanol using only biomass as a fuel and also using coal as source of both carbon and energy. Energy conversion efficiency (%). Ten percent of carbon is oxidized and released to the environment. In comparison, cropland today covers 1.5 billion ha.

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Virginia Tech professor proposes simple biomass-to-wheel efficiency analysis to inform decisions on biomass/biofuel/powertrain combinations; the advantage of sugar fuel cell vehicles

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Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. fertilizers, pesticides, farm machinery), energy conversion coefficients among different energy forms and sources, system boundaries, and so on. Energy Environ. Huang and Zhang. Click to enlarge. —Huang and Zhang.

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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

Modern-day kids are engrossed in a world of rambling Youtube stars and have adopted that same approach in daily conversation. to Google Play Store to purchase a digital parrot. On a serious note, I wanted something spacious, safe, fast and better for the environment. Buying the perfect electric car for Mums. Mum, Get a Tesla!”.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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Aqua Metals works with companies that are really good at collecting, safely transporting, storing, crushing and separating spent lithium-ion batteries. The more collection we do, the better for the environment. We’re currently in conversations with potential offtake partners that will have their own specs.