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New iron-based superelastic alloy capable of withstanding extreme temperatures

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Associate Professor at Tohoku University, Toshihiro Omori and his team developed an iron-based SEA system, known as Fe-Mn-Al-Cr-Ni. A comparison of the stress-strain curves of the new iron-based SEA in comparison to Nickel-Titanium alloy. Credit: Tohoku University.

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Universal 2020 Commercial Engine

Honda joins vehicle-to-grid technology demonstration project in partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

The Honda technology builds off of the research conducted by the University of Delaware and now supported by NRG Energy, Inc. The University of Delaware has been developing the technology so that vehicle batteries can be used not only for mobility but also for grid services. through their eV2g joint venture ( earlier post ).

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Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

An apples-to-apples comparison of hydrogen production carbon intensity would hold benefits for stakeholders throughout the value chain—producers, users, engineers, academia, market participants, investors and policymakers.

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Hydrogen Insight Oklahoma Carbon

Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

The contributions from ions, electrons, and interfaces are deconvolved by correlating the CPD profiles with Li-concentration profiles and by comparisons with first-principles-informed modeling. The work was done in collaboration with NIST, Naval Research Labs, University of Maryland College Park and Brown University.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

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AUGUST 13, 2021

However, a new lifecycle study by a team from Stanford University and Cornell University has concluded that total greenhouse gas emissions from the production of blue hydrogen are quite high, particularly due to the release of fugitive methane. —Howarth and Jacobson.

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Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better.

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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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Low Cost Hydrogen Solar Japan

Ioxus introduces high-temperature ultracapacitors with Titan technology; targeting automotive and transport

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

Ioxus draws a direct comparison to Maxwell’s DuraBlue technology, which cannot survive under the same conditions, Ioxus claims. Ioxus vs. Maxwell, comparison endurance testing 2.7V In 2013, a team from Rice University reported designing supercapacitor reliable at temperatures of up to 200 ?C volts at these temperatures.

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Researchers design nanoparticles for cost-effective hydrogen production process

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MARCH 24, 2019

Researchers at the University of Arkansas, with colleagues from Brookhaven National Lab and Argonne National Lab, have found that nanoparticles composed of nickel and iron are more effective and efficient than other more costly materials when used as catalysts in the production of hydrogen fuel through water electrolysis. —Manso et al.

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U Delaware team demonstrates efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for vehicles

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AUGUST 25, 2019

Researchers at the University of Delaware have demonstrated a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) prototype with a peak power density of 135 mW cm ?2. Source-to-tank cost comparison of carbon-neutral transportation fuels. Their paper is publishedin the journal Joule. Zhao et al.

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Delaware Fuel Hydrogen Vehicles

CMU research shows self-driving cars that recognize free space can better detect objects

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JUNE 15, 2020

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that they can significantly improve the accuracy of autonomous vehicles’ detection of objects such as other cars or pedestrians by helping the vehicle also recognize what it doesn’t see. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University. But Peiyun Hu, a Ph.D.

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Recent trends in gasoline prices

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APRIL 3, 2020

Thus, in comparison with the trend in 2019, gasoline prices during the first 13 weeks of 2020 decreased by 35% (77.8 Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. is 65% of 120.3).

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Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

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JANUARY 1, 2023

In an open-access paper in the journal Energy & Fuels, a team from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, with colleagues from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Ghent University, provides an overview of co-processing options for such bio-liquids. The biocrude is more viscous but less dense than FPBO.

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Oil Fuel Water Finland

Waterloo researchers use MgB2 as Li-S battery cathode host to improve performance

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have now shown that the lightweight superconductor MgB 2 (magnesium diboride)—the average mass/atom of which is comparable with carbon—as a metallic sulfur host fulfills both electron conduction and polysulfide immobilization properties.

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Lithium Sulfur Li-ion Batteries Battery

Metallic glass to improve performance of methanol fuel cells

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DECEMBER 26, 2020

A group of researchers from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Austria, Turkey, Switzerland, and the UK has developed a new metallic glass that is 85% more efficient in oxidizing methanol than its platinum-based analogs. Fuel cells based on methanol oxidation have potential for the motor and technical industries.

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Fuel Turkey Austria Switzerland

Lotus reveals new lightweight chassis technology for new family of EVs

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Today’s EVs are heavy in comparison to their ICE equivalents, so the ARMD funding has helped Lotus to innovate earlier in the product cycle and develop a new vehicle architecture that targets lightweight and performance density from conception.

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All-Electric London Concept Batteries

Penn team proposes liquid-organic hydrogen carriers as endothermic fuels for hypersonic aircraft

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JANUARY 3, 2022

A team at the University of Pennsylvania is proposing the use of a liquid-organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC)—specifically, 1,2,3,4 -tetrahydroquinoline (THQ)—for use as an endothermic fuel for thermal protection of hypersonic aircraft engines. A paper on their work is published in the journal Fuel.

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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

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MARCH 11, 2020

In comparison, distance driven per person is down by 4.9% Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Vehicles per person has been on a rebound since 2012, but it is still down from 2006 by 2.4%. from its maximum.

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2006 Personal Vehicles 2018

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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JANUARY 7, 2021

In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2019 (from 4.59 Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3%

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Study finds relying on “local food” a distant dream for most of the world

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APRIL 20, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers led by Aalto University finds that less than one-third of the world’s population could currently meet their demand for food with food produced in their local vicinity. In comparison, the global average is about 3,800 kilometers. The paper is published in the journal Nature Food.

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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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APRIL 22, 2019

In comparison, distance driven per person is down by 5.2% Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Vehicles per person has been on a rebound since 2012, but it is still down from 2006 by 2.2%. from its maximum.

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Ilika leading £8M project on high silicon content electrode SSBs for EVs

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JANUARY 29, 2023

Solid state batteries with their solid electrolyte are expected to provide greater safety and performance in comparison to lithium-ion batteries which presently power electric vehicles and have a liquid electrolyte. Ilika will receive a grant of £2.8 BMW Group and WAE Technologies will join the project’s steering committee.

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NREL review of E15 effects on MY2001 and later cars finds no meaningful differences with E10

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OCTOBER 13, 2013

The main conclusions of NREL’s analysis were: Several of the studies tested relatively large numbers of engines or vehicles, including the Coordinating Research Council’s (CRC) engine durability study (28 engines); the University of Minnesota’s in-use fleet study (80 vehicles); and the US DOE’s catalyst durability study (82 vehicles).

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2001 Minnesota Cars Emissions

Testing of Ceylon Graphite silicon-enhanced vein graphite anode shows 446 mAh/g SDC

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tests in a Li-ion half cell at WMG, University of Warwick (UK), of Ceylon Graphite ’s commercial spherodized, silicon-enhanced vein graphite materials yielded a 446 mAh/g specific discharge capacity (SDC) for the materials—13% higher than what is achieved for vein graphite on its own (393 mAh/g) under the same testing conditions.

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Sri Lanka Li-ion Universal Commercial

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2017 (from 4.59 Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3%

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Fuel Economy 2017 Economy Light

Study finds that environmental impact of corn-ethanol E85 is 23% to 33% higher than that of gasoline; environmental problem-shifting

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MARCH 16, 2012

In a similar way, the full breadth of impacts attributable to conventional gasoline production, such as natural resource consumption and hazardous pollutant emissions, must also be considered in order to make balanced comparisons to biofuels. This study highlighted the environmental impacts of corn ethanol in comparison with gasoline.

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Gasoline Water Emissions Pollution

SJTU team proposes new dual-fuel combustion mode: intelligent charge compression ignition (ICCI); high efficiency, low NOx

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JULY 13, 2020

A team at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is proposing a new combustion mode—intelligent charge compression ignition (ICCI)—for ultra-high efficiency and low emissions simultaneously. A paper on ICCI is published in the journal Fuel.

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Fuel Charging Gasoline Emissions

Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

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JULY 26, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). This is the first time that a research facility specializing in electric vehicle (EV) batteries has been built within Seoul National University. million EVs by 2030. million EVs by 2030. trillion (US$7.4

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Universal Hyundai Motors Motor

Student-built hydrogen Le Mans style prototype beats gasoline-powered cars in Supercar Challenge race

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AUGUST 30, 2019

The car, designed, built, tested and raced by a group of students from Delft University of Technology, finished second in the Supercar Challenge at the TT Circuit in Assen, the Netherlands. For comparison: the Ferrari 812 Superfast, one of the fastest models the Italian sports car manufacturer produces, taps out at 718 N·m.

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Gasoline Hydrogen Power Powered

Those who flew in 2020 had twice the environmental impact of those in 2019

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A detailed discussion of the issues related to the comparison of the energy intensities of flying and driving is presented in a recent report.) Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan.

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2019 2020 Light 2005

Study finds biodiesel from algae, yeast and bacteria can displace both petroleum diesel and soybean biodiesel

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester) derived from oleaginous microbes—microalgae, yeast, and bacteria—can effectively displace both petroleum diesel and biodiesel produced from plant oils, according to the findings of a new study by a team from Utah State University. Plant-based oils, commonly used to produce biodiesel (e.g.,

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Diesel Oil Fuel Exhaust

MIT, NASA engineers develop morphing wing

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APRIL 1, 2019

By way of comparison, rubber has a density of about 1,500 kilograms per cubic meter. The team included researchers at Cornell University, the University of California at Berkeley at Santa Cruz, NASA Langley Research Center, Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania, and Qualified Technical Services, Inc.,

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MIT Engine Wind Lithuania

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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Michigan Gas-Electric Gas Battery

Study finds alcohol mix from biomass-derived syngas could be suitable replacement for ethanol in fuel blending

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MAY 12, 2014

In the reported study, the team from UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Graz University of Technology, and Vienna University of Technology, investigated the antiknock properties of the AlcoMix alcohol mixture produced using a MoS 2 -based catalyst described in a foundational Dow Chemical Company patent with methanol recycling. The BRON of 130.4

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Fuel San Diego Gasoline Austria

UCL, UI researchers devise method to optimize magnesium chromium oxide cathode materials; disordered materials

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JANUARY 2, 2019

University College London and University of Illinois at Chicago researchers report a new, scalable method for making a material that can reversibly store magnesium ions at high-voltage. —Professor Jordi Cabana (University of Illinois at Chicago). The study is published RSC journal Nanoscale.

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EPIC index finds air pollution reduces global life expectancy by 1.8 years; single greatest threat to human health

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

years per person, according to a new pollution index and accompanying report produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC). —Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics and director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).

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Pollution Global Chicago United States

How have our expenditures on motor vehicles changed during the pandemic?

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AUGUST 19, 2020

That was followed by analogous comparisons for the sales at motor vehicle dealers. The main findings are as follows: In comparison with February, the drop in the total sales excluding those at motor vehicle dealers was greatest in April (a reduction of 18.3%). Because the population increased by only 0.2%

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Motors Motor Motoring Dealers

OSU researchers find small particles from tires inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries

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MARCH 6, 2022

Small particles from tires inhibit the growth and cause adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, according to two new Oregon State University studies. Exposure to nano tire particles enhanced toxicity in comparison to leachate alone.

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Oregon Environment Pollution Grant

Hanyang team develops new Li-metal battery for EV operating conditions; outperforms LMBs in the literature

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JUNE 8, 2019

Researches at Hanyang University in Seoul, S. Illustration of the proposed LMB concept in comparison with that of a conventional LMB. (a) b) Comparison of the cyclability of the proposed LMB with previously reported cyclability values under practical test conditions (current density: ?

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Ni-Li Batteries Battery Re-Charge

New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

A study led by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examined the release of vapors from gasoline station vent pipes, and found benzene emissions were 10 times higher than estimates used in setback regulations that determine how close schools, playgrounds, and parks can be to the facilities.

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Gasoline New York City Pollution Gas

Traditional retail sales steady despite e-commerce

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In comparison, the corresponding percentage in 2000 was only 0.9%. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. E-commerce sales in the United States in 2019 amounted to 11.0%

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Sale 2019 2015 2000

New catalyst improves conversion of CO2 to syngas

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JULY 30, 2014

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have identified molybdenum disulfide as a promising cost-effective substitute for noble metal catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. A paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Communications. —Amirhossein Behranginia, co-author.

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Conversion CO2 Illinois Carbon

Study finds damage due to premature mortality from PM2.5 decreased >20% from 2008 to 2014

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

related damages, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford have found that, US-economy-wide, gross external damage (GED) due to premature mortality has decreased by more than 20% from 2008 to 2014. In a new study of PM 2.5 The paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). —Tschofen et al.

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2008 2014 Pollution Economy

New iron-based superelastic alloy capable of withstanding extreme temperatures

Honda joins vehicle-to-grid technology demonstration project in partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

Ioxus introduces high-temperature ultracapacitors with Titan technology; targeting automotive and transport

Researchers design nanoparticles for cost-effective hydrogen production process

U Delaware team demonstrates efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for vehicles

CMU research shows self-driving cars that recognize free space can better detect objects

Recent trends in gasoline prices

Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

Waterloo researchers use MgB2 as Li-S battery cathode host to improve performance

Metallic glass to improve performance of methanol fuel cells

Lotus reveals new lightweight chassis technology for new family of EVs

Penn team proposes liquid-organic hydrogen carriers as endothermic fuels for hypersonic aircraft

Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Study finds relying on “local food” a distant dream for most of the world

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

Ilika leading £8M project on high silicon content electrode SSBs for EVs

NREL review of E15 effects on MY2001 and later cars finds no meaningful differences with E10

Testing of Ceylon Graphite silicon-enhanced vein graphite anode shows 446 mAh/g SDC

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

Study finds that environmental impact of corn-ethanol E85 is 23% to 33% higher than that of gasoline; environmental problem-shifting

SJTU team proposes new dual-fuel combustion mode: intelligent charge compression ignition (ICCI); high efficiency, low NOx

Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

Student-built hydrogen Le Mans style prototype beats gasoline-powered cars in Supercar Challenge race

Those who flew in 2020 had twice the environmental impact of those in 2019

Study finds biodiesel from algae, yeast and bacteria can displace both petroleum diesel and soybean biodiesel

MIT, NASA engineers develop morphing wing

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

Study finds alcohol mix from biomass-derived syngas could be suitable replacement for ethanol in fuel blending

UCL, UI researchers devise method to optimize magnesium chromium oxide cathode materials; disordered materials

EPIC index finds air pollution reduces global life expectancy by 1.8 years; single greatest threat to human health

How have our expenditures on motor vehicles changed during the pandemic?

OSU researchers find small particles from tires inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries

Hanyang team develops new Li-metal battery for EV operating conditions; outperforms LMBs in the literature

New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

Traditional retail sales steady despite e-commerce

New catalyst improves conversion of CO2 to syngas

Study finds damage due to premature mortality from PM2.5 decreased >20% from 2008 to 2014

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