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U. of Minnesota researchers demonstrate new method for direct conversion of heat to electricity

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a new method for the direct conversion of heat to electricity using a multiferroic alloy, Ni 45 Co 5 Mn 40 Sn 10 , which they had discovered earlier (Srivastava 2010). 2011), The Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity Using Multiferroic Alloys. note in their paper.

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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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Although the researchers demonstrated this method in a small-scale, highly controlled environment with dimensions of just nanometers (billionths of a meter), they have already come up with concepts for scaling up the method and making it practical for real-world applications. C, hot enough to melt aluminum at normal atmospheric pressure.

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Sulfur as a promising “soft” oxidant for conversion of methane to ethylene

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A team from Northwestern University and the University of Virginia is proposing the use of sulfur as such a promising “soft” oxidant for selective methane conversion to ethylene over MoS 2 , RuS 2 , TiS 2 , PdS and Pd/ZrO 2 catalysts. —Zhu et al. —Zhu et al. Qingjun Zhu, Staci L. Nature Chemistry. doi: 10.1038/nchem.1527.

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European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

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A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

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Purdue team demonstrates proof-of-concept of H2Bioil process; liquid fuel range hydrocarbons from biomass

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H2Bioil concept. Researchers at Purdue University report a proof-of-concept of a their novel consecutive two-step process (H 2 Bioil) for the production of liquid fuel range hydrocarbons (C 4+ ) with undetectable oxygen content from cellulose and an intact biomass (poplar). Venkatakrishnan et al. Click to enlarge.

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University of Delaware Licenses V2G Technology to AutoPort; 100 V2G EVs as Test Fleet

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The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., If the initial test is successful, and V2G vehicles are subsequently manufactured, the University would receive a royalty for each vehicle sold with V2G equipment. Components of a V2G system. Source: PJM.

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New catalytic process for direct conversion of fermentation-derived butyric acid to biobutanol

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Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) and Sungkyunkwan University have developed a hybrid conversion process for the production of biobutanol based on the selective catalytic hydrogenation of butyric acid (C 4 H 8 O 2 ) resulting from the fermentation of glucose.