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EIA reports a 3.9% increase in US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2010

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Factors contributing to the growth in energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2010. US carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels were 5,638 million metric tons carbon dioxide (MMTCO 2 ) in 2010, an increase of 3.9% Since 1990, US carbon dioxide emissions have grown at an average annual rate of 0.6%.

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Accelergy awarded $1.3M grant for pilot Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids plant in Pennsylvania; algae-based carbon capture

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million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to move forward on the construction of a facility to demonstrate its integrated coal-biomass-to-liquids (CBTL) technology platform ( earlier post ) at Intertek PARC, located at the U-PARC facility in Pittsburgh. Accelergy Corporation has received a $1.3-million

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GE and Shenhua to Create Joint Venture for Advanced Coal Gasification and Coal Technology Solutions in China

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The memorandum of understanding would result in a joint venture company, in which GE and Shenhua would execute a strategic vision for expanding to improve cost and performance of commercial scale gasification and integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) solutions. Other agreements. CSR Qishuyan Locomotive Co.,

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Codexis reports technical progress in enzyme-based carbon capture program

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reported technical progress in its carbon capture program at the CO 2 Capture Technology Meeting sponsored by the US Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh. In May 2010, Codexis was selected to receive an ARPA-E Recovery Act program grant for up to $4.7 Codexis, Inc. Quebec, Canada.

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Syngas raises A$530K to support coal-and-biomass-to-liquids project

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Syngas Limited has raised A$530,000 (US$532,000) via a share placement to contribute toward the continued development of the proposed coal-and-biomass-to-liquids Clinton Project in South Australia. Coal is the primary feedstock, supplemented with non-food biomass to reduce carbon emissions. Gasification. Air Separation.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. And we want to get up 10 commercial demonstration projects, get those up and running by 2016.

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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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CO 2 emissions from US coal-fired power plant could be phased out entirely by 2030 using existing technologies or ones that could be commercially competitive with coal within about a decade, according to a paper published online 30 April in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al.

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