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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

By using a water-lean post-combustion capture solvent, (N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-3-morpholinopropan-1-amine) (2-EEMPA), they achieved a greater than 90% conversion of captured CO 2 to hydrocarbons—mostly methane—in the presence of a heterogenous Ru catalyst under relatively mild reaction conditions (170 °C and 2 pressure). Heldebrant, D.,

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Exeter team develops low-cost photoelectrode for spontaneous water-splitting using sunlight

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MAY 9, 2018

The greatest challenge is to develop a suitable technology for large scale and cost effective solar fuel production to compete with fossil fuel. Cost effective solar fuel generation is hindered by the semiconductor material not meeting certain essential criteria to achieve highly efficient solar to hydrogen conversion. .

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EPFL team develops low-cost water splitting cell with solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 12.3%

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

A team led by Dr. Michael Grätzel at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland has developed a highly efficient and low-cost water-splitting cell combining an advanced perovskite tandem solar cell and a bi-functional Earth-abundant catalyst. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar'

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Low Cost Water Solar Hydrogen

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

million to 10 industry-led projects to advance nuclear technologies, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy. A well-established downstream syngas-to-synfuel conversion process, such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, converts the syngas to liquid synfuel for a total projected cost of less than $4/gallon.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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JANUARY 11, 2014

The two main components—the electrochemical conversion hardware through which the fluids are flowed (which sets the peak power capacity) and the chemical storage tanks (which set the energy capacity)—may be independently sized. The design permits larger amounts of energy to be stored at lower cost than with traditional batteries.

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New nickel-gallium catalyst could lead to low-cost, clean production of methanol; small-scale, low-pressure devices

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MARCH 3, 2014

Scientists from Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have identified a new nickel-gallium catalyst that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methanol at ambient pressure and with fewer side-products than the conventional catalyst.

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Waste Management and Renmatix to explore conversion of urban waste to low-cost cellulosic sugar via supercritical hydrolysis

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AUGUST 23, 2012

The strategic investment and alliance aims to expand the feedstock flexibility of Renmatix’s proprietary Plantrose process beyond rural biomass to include materials derived from cost-effective and readily available urban waste material such as that managed by Waste Management. The products from this reaction are then cooled and filtered.

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XL Hybrids, Henley Transmission Services partner to certify AAMCO for hybrid conversion installation, servicing

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MAY 21, 2012

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), has signed an agreement with Henley Transmission Services, LLC, the largest franchise holder of AAMCO automotive service centers, to certify AAMCO technicians to install and service XL Hybrids’ hybrid-electric conversions.

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Bio-inspired molybdenum sulfide catalyst offers low-cost and efficient photo-electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen

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MAY 2, 2011

The current densities at the reversible potential match the requirement of a photo-electrochemical hydrogen production system with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency in excess of 10%. Molybdenum is an inexpensive solution for catalyzing hydrogen production, Chorkendorff said. The team first tackled the hydrogen half of the problem.

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LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

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AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer

KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a steam-carrier-adopted composite membrane reactor system to produce pure H 2 (>99.99%) from ammonia with high productivity (>0.35 1 ) and ammonia conversion (>99%) at a significantly reduced operating temperature (. mol-H 2 g cat ?1 Credit: KIST.

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Simple process for the production of fuel additives from residual forest biomass

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Researchers at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, with colleagues at the Université de Toulouse, France, have developed a process for the direct production of levulinates from cheap residual lignocellulosic biomass using an affordable homogeneous catalyst. This optimization led to a total production of levulinates of 78 wt%, 72.5

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GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

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JULY 19, 2017

The process is constrained by the (low) cost of electricity. Efficacious climate mitigation by CO 2 transformation requires a massive market, and product stability and compactness. Monel cathode substrates, electrolyte equilibration, and a mixed metal (NiChrome) nucleation facilitate the synthesis of this CNT wool.

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KIT team designs low-cost photoreactor for efficient solar-driven synthesis

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JUNE 24, 2023

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their Canadian partners have designed a low-cost photoreactor design for solar-driven synthesis. The photoreactors have a low level of complexity, are readily manufacturable via mass fabrication techniques in polymers, and are easy to adapt to diverse photocatalysts.

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New catalysts convert ethanol to butanol with high selectivity; potential low-cost upgrade for ethanol plants

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APRIL 11, 2013

Researchers at the University of Bristol (UK) have developed a new family of catalysts that enables the conversion of ethanol into n-butanol—a higher alcohol with better characteristics for transportation applications than ethanol—with selectivity of more than 95% at good conversion. —Professor Duncan Wass.

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Transform Materials plasma process converts abundant natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Oxidation of methane also introduces impurities in the product stream. With its innovative technology, Transform Materials breaks down methane and other similar light hydrocarbon gases without oxygen, recombining the resulting fragments into two high-value end products, acetylene and hydrogen.

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Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

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MARCH 7, 2021

Solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) technology is attractive because of unrivaled conversion efficiencies—a result of favorable thermodynamics and kinetics at higher operating temperatures. The SOEC is mainly built of abundant and low-cost ceramic materials in a metal housing. The facility is expected to be operational by 2023.

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UCalgary, Rice team uses flash joule heating to manufacture graphene from petroleum waste

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

A team from the University of Calgary and Rice University has used flash joule heating (FJH) ( earlier post ) to convert low-value asphaltenes—a by-product of crude oil refining—into a high-value carbon allotrope, asphaltene-derived flash graphene (AFG). Flash graphene from asphaltenes. (A)

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Calysta Energy engineering organisms to convert methane to low-cost liquid hydrocarbons; BioGTL process

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Conversion method. Calysta leverages extensive expertise in protein engineering, gene synthesis and gene expression optimization to create advanced molecular biology tools able to engineer novel production organisms which enable process technology. Comparison of biofuel platform efficiency (source: Calysta Energy). Carbon feedstock.

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Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

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APRIL 28, 2021

Careful temperature control prevents glass and metals from melting and becoming slag, and produces a biocarbon which is a salable product. Raven can also add small amounts of CO 2 to adjust the H 2 /CO ratio in the process that is needed for FT fuel production. —Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR.

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EPFL team develops low-cost catalyst for splitting CO2

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JUNE 7, 2017

EPFL scientists have developed an Earth-abundant and low-cost catalytic system for splitting CO 2 into CO and oxygen—an important step towards achieving the conversion of renewable energy into hydrocarbon fuels. Accounting for all reduction products, the total solar-to-fuel efficiency peaks at 14.4%. 2017.87.

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DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

DE-FOA-0002423 ) Topic Areas ins the FOA support DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO’s) objectives to reduce the minimum selling price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. Algae Productivity Exceeding Expectations (APEX) (up to $20M).

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Vertimass receives up to $2M from DOE for conversion of ethanol into gasoline, diesel and jet blendstocks; expanding the ethanol market

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Ethanol conversion to hydrocarbons as a function of temp. Fractional collection of the fuel product allows for the different fractions to be used as blendstock for gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel. Production of minimal amounts of light gases. Operation at relatively low temperature and atmospheric pressure. Earlier post.).

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MIT team outlines path to low-cost solar-to-fuels devices; the artificial leaf

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MARCH 5, 2013

The new work outlines a research program to improve the efficiency of these systems, and could quickly lead to the production of a practical, inexpensive and commercially viable prototype. The original demonstration leaf in 2011 had low efficiencies, converting less than 4.7% Earlier post.) of sunlight into fuel. —Winkler et al.

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New $30M ARPA-E program to develop new solar conversion and storage technologies; targeting higher solar penetration in mix

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JULY 17, 2013

The primary goal of this funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0000949 ) is to provide disruptive new solar conversion and storage technology options to enable a much higher penetration of solar energy generation into the US energy mix. The FOCUS Program target zone for electricity generation is indicated. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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MAY 1, 2023

The conversion rate reaches 32.9 ± 1.38 Hydrazine (H 2 NNH 2 ) is also observed as a by-product and is suspected to be an intermediate in the formation of ammonia. Hydrazine (H 2 NNH 2 ) is also observed as a by-product and is suspected to be an intermediate in the formation of ammonia. —Song et al.

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DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

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MAY 25, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Fuels & Products Shot , a new initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products significantly. Biomass and waste conversion technologies designed to use green electricity and hydrogen to maximize carbon retention in products.

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New photocatalyst for selective conversion of fatty acids to diesel- and jet-range molecules

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MARCH 9, 2020

A photocatalytic decarboxylation strategy for the production of alkanes from bio-derived fatty acids. Industrial low-value fatty acid mixtures—e.g., soybean and tall oil fatty acids)—can be transformed into alkane products in high yields (up to 95%). C, H 2 pressure ?0.2?MPa). Long-chain alkanes can be obtained in ?90%

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Researchers develop new non-catalytic process for converting lipids from sewage sludge to biodiesel; high yield and economic production

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AUGUST 25, 2012

Illustration of non-catalytic biodiesel conversion Credit: ACS, Kwon et al. conversion efficiency to FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) within 1 minute in a temperature range of 350–500 °C. Despite the bright prospect of biodiesel production, efforts to commercialize it have been very limited. 75% of the total production costs.

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DOE to award $33M to advance hydrogen and fuel cell R&D and the H2@Scale vision

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The first research area supports development of bipolar plates with a focus on innovative, low-cost materials with high corrosion resistance and minimal degradation. Efficient and innovative hydrogen production. This would be coordinated with the H2NEW consortium. This would be coordinated with the H2NEW consortium.

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PNNL team develops least costly to date carbon capture system with conversion to methanol

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JANUARY 24, 2023

The new PNNL carbon capture and conversion system brings the cost to capture CO 2 down to about $39 per metric ton. This is the first known demonstration of integrated low-temperature thermocatalytic capture and conversion of CO 2 to methanol in an economically viable CO 2 capture solvent. —Kothandaraman et al.

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Golar and Schlumberger form OneLNG JV; targeting development of low cost gas reserves to LNG

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JULY 26, 2016

Golar LNG Limited and Schlumberger have formed OneLNG, a joint venture to develop rapidly low cost gas reserves to LNG. OneLNG will be the exclusive vehicle for all projects that involve the conversion of natural gas to LNG, which require both Schlumberger Production Management services and Golar’s FLNG expertise.

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Solid Power unveils all-solid-state platform technology, transitions silicon cells to pilot line

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MAY 25, 2021

Solid Power has also announced the successful transition of its high-content silicon all-solid-state battery to the company’s Colorado-based production line. The platform can also use low-cost and high-specific-energy conversion-type cathodes that are not suitable in lithium-ion or other liquid-based cell architectures.

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UGA-led team engineers bacterium for the direct conversion of unpretreated biomass to ethanol

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JUNE 3, 2014

Here we report the direct conversion of switchgrass, a nonfood, renewable feedstock, to ethanol without conventional pretreatment of the biomass. bescii lacks the ability to make ethanol, 70% of the fermentation products in the engineered strain were ethanol [12.8 bescii bacterium to make the current work possible. Whereas wild-type C.

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RAL proposes new efficient and low-cost process to crack ammonia for hydrogen using sodium amide; transportation applications

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JUNE 23, 2014

While both perceived and real safety risks due to the toxicity of NH 3 have detracted from its appeal, its adoption as a vector for H 2 has not yet been realized largely because of the absence of an efficient, low-cost method for cracking NH 3 to H 2 and N 2. The material costs, however, are very significantly less, the team observed.

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Georgia Tech team develops melt-infiltration technique for scalable production of solid-state batteries

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MARCH 10, 2021

A new fabrication technique could allow all-solid-state automotive lithium-ion batteries (ASSLBs) to adopt nonflammable ceramic electrolytes using the same production processes as in batteries made with conventional liquid electrolytes. The standard electrode assemblies, including the polymer binder or glue, can be stable in these conditions.

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Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Herein, we demonstrate a sulfur looping scheme in a one-reactor system using a low-cost and environmentally safe iron-based sulfur carrier. Compared with the undoped sulfur carrier, Mo dopant facilitates the surface hydrogen diffusion, thus promoting the overall H 2 S conversion. —Jangam et al. 1c03410.

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Novozymes receives $2.5M award from DOE to improve advanced biofuels production

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Each combination of enzymes will be tested on pretreated agricultural waste that can first be converted into sugars and then into bio-based products and advanced biofuels. Novozymes has already reduced the cost of enzyme production for biofuels by 90%. Development of a Commercial-Ready Enzyme Application System for Ethanol: $12.3

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Hyzon Motors to collaborate with Transform Materials on renewable hydrogen production

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Transform Materials breaks down methane and other similar light hydrocarbon gases without oxygen, recombining the resulting fragments into two high-value end products, acetylene and hydrogen. The patented microwave plasma reactor system generates these products from methane efficiently at very high rates of conversion and selectivity.

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Hydrogen Renewable Production Motoring

Researchers develop earth-abundant photocatalyst for conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This result demonstrates the potential for highly efficient, electrically driven production of hydrogen from an ammonia carrier with earth-abundant transition metals. This discovery paves the way for sustainable, low-cost hydrogen that could be produced locally rather than in massive centralized plants. —Yuan et al.

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Vertimass licenses ORNL ethanol-to-hydrocarbon conversion technology; overcoming the blend wall with drop-in fuels

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MARCH 7, 2014

Fractional collection of the fuel product allows for the different fractions to be used as blend-stock for gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel. We plan to move quickly to make a bolt-on technology easily accessible to ethanol producers so they can expand their product line. Catalytic conversion of to hydrocarbons (2012).

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XL Hybrids introduces 3rd generation hybrid system for Class 1-4 trucks; XL3 features in-line motor to ease upfitting

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 4 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), unveiled its third-generation XL3 product release for model year 2014 vehicles. This helps meet growing customer demand for a drop-in solution to reduce fuel costs without reliance on subsidies.

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University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Various water-splitting methods have been investigated previously, but the use of photocatalysts to split water into stoichiometric amounts of H 2 and O 2 (overall water splitting) without the use of external bias or sacrificial reagents is of particular interest because of its simplicity and potential low cost of operation.

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XL Hybrids enters installation and distribution partnership with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products; expands hybrid drive system to Ford E-series vans

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), signed a non-exclusive installation partnership and distribution agreement with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (CVP), one of the top commercial vehicle upfitters. Click to enlarge.

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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

Exeter team develops low-cost photoelectrode for spontaneous water-splitting using sunlight

EPFL team develops low-cost water splitting cell with solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 12.3%

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

New nickel-gallium catalyst could lead to low-cost, clean production of methanol; small-scale, low-pressure devices

Waste Management and Renmatix to explore conversion of urban waste to low-cost cellulosic sugar via supercritical hydrolysis

XL Hybrids, Henley Transmission Services partner to certify AAMCO for hybrid conversion installation, servicing

Bio-inspired molybdenum sulfide catalyst offers low-cost and efficient photo-electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

Simple process for the production of fuel additives from residual forest biomass

GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

KIT team designs low-cost photoreactor for efficient solar-driven synthesis

New catalysts convert ethanol to butanol with high selectivity; potential low-cost upgrade for ethanol plants

Transform Materials plasma process converts abundant natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene

Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

UCalgary, Rice team uses flash joule heating to manufacture graphene from petroleum waste

Calysta Energy engineering organisms to convert methane to low-cost liquid hydrocarbons; BioGTL process

Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

EPFL team develops low-cost catalyst for splitting CO2

DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

Vertimass receives up to $2M from DOE for conversion of ethanol into gasoline, diesel and jet blendstocks; expanding the ethanol market

MIT team outlines path to low-cost solar-to-fuels devices; the artificial leaf

New $30M ARPA-E program to develop new solar conversion and storage technologies; targeting higher solar penetration in mix

Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

New photocatalyst for selective conversion of fatty acids to diesel- and jet-range molecules

Researchers develop new non-catalytic process for converting lipids from sewage sludge to biodiesel; high yield and economic production

DOE to award $33M to advance hydrogen and fuel cell R&D and the H2@Scale vision

PNNL team develops least costly to date carbon capture system with conversion to methanol

Golar and Schlumberger form OneLNG JV; targeting development of low cost gas reserves to LNG

Solid Power unveils all-solid-state platform technology, transitions silicon cells to pilot line

UGA-led team engineers bacterium for the direct conversion of unpretreated biomass to ethanol

RAL proposes new efficient and low-cost process to crack ammonia for hydrogen using sodium amide; transportation applications

Georgia Tech team develops melt-infiltration technique for scalable production of solid-state batteries

Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

Novozymes receives $2.5M award from DOE to improve advanced biofuels production

Hyzon Motors to collaborate with Transform Materials on renewable hydrogen production

Researchers develop earth-abundant photocatalyst for conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

Vertimass licenses ORNL ethanol-to-hydrocarbon conversion technology; overcoming the blend wall with drop-in fuels

XL Hybrids introduces 3rd generation hybrid system for Class 1-4 trucks; XL3 features in-line motor to ease upfitting

University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

XL Hybrids enters installation and distribution partnership with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products; expands hybrid drive system to Ford E-series vans

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