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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Researchers at the University of Rochester (New York) have developed a robust and highly active system for solar hydrogen generation in water using semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) and a nickel catalyst. The nanocrystals were capped with DHLA (dihydrolipoic acid) to make them water-soluble. for light-to-chemical energy conversion.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Conversion backers say the process has benefits for everybody involved. On 13 September, the U.S. Either option will be an uphill battle.

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JUNE 6, 2012

The thermochemical production of hydrogen and oxygen from water via a series of chemical reactions is of interest because it directly converts thermal energy into stored chemical energy (hydrogen and oxygen), and thus can take advantage of excess heat given off by other processes. —Xu et al. NaMnO 2 at 850 °C; Na + extraction from ?-NaMnO

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MAY 4, 2019

Cuomo announced that Maid of the Mist, which has been navigating the waters of the Lower Niagara River since 1846, will launch later this year two new all-electric, zero-emission passenger vessels constructed in the United States. The color scheme is environmentally-friendly green combined with the blue of the water.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

As reported in 2012 by Masdar researchers, while halophytes such as Salicornia bigelovii have the potential to produce biofuel feedstocks such as oils from its seeds and sugars from its biomass, the high salinity of the plant have challenged the existing methods for production of cellulosic biofuels. These numbers indicate that S.

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MAY 21, 2014

A two-year study commissioned by Airbus and partners including Virgin Australia in 2012 into the practicability of using Australia’s mallee trees to make biofuels suitable for powering passenger jets ( earlier post ) has reported encouraging results. John McGrath, CRC Research Director.

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JUNE 19, 2012

At last month’s World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 in Denver, Colorado, researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory presented papers on two different approaches to upgrade pyrolysis oils to hydrocarbon fuels or fuel intermediates. Woody biomass gave up to 36% carbon conversion to pure hydrocarbons at optimum conditions.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The bio-refinery will be located in Anhui province, close to Fuyang in Eastern China, and will have capacity to process 1 million metric tons of biomass per year, approximately 4 times the capacity of the biomass conversion facility by Beta Renewables in Crescentino, Italy.

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JULY 8, 2015

Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) In the same year, national standards for M85 and M100 were also promulgated.

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APRIL 10, 2013

billion in discretionary funds for the Department of Energy, an 8% increase above the 2012 enacted level. from 2012; the budget also requests $386 million for ARPA-E, an increase of 30% from 2012. President Obama’s FY 2014 budget proposal submitted to Congress provides $28.4 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Mid-term: By 2023, demonstrate a suite of analytical methods for quantifying environmental benefits associated with biomass and bioenergy production—such as decreasing harmful emissions and improving soil quality and water quality—that can be used to outline and define well-justified environmental goals.

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MARCH 16, 2012

eutrophication; ET = ecological toxicity; FEC = fossil energy consumption; WU = water use; LO = land occupation; “The rest” includes acidification; smog formation; ozone layer depletion; and human health effects. Environmental impacts of gasoline and E85. Error bar shows regional variations for E85. GW = global warming; Eut. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 2, 2013

The company will look at areas including gas production and conversion; geophysical imaging; chemical manufacturing and conversion; novel materials; enhanced oil recovery; and water treatment. In 2012, Shell spent more than US$1.3 billion on research & development.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Under the agreement, Eltek will supply complete water-cooled on-board chargers with volume production starting in 2012. This is intended to be mounted against a cold-plate, water-cooled or with a sufficient heat transfer capacity for the environmental specification applicable. This contract with Volvo Car is an important step.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

To reduce biomass molecules into fuel, Huber’s team feeds water into the anode side and passes an electric current through the water to generate protons and electrons. The reaction rate for acetone conversion increased with increasing temperature for the electrocatalytic acetone/hydrogen system. Tompsett, G. and Huber, G.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

As part of a two-ship contract signed in December 2012 with TOTE, the 764-foot long Marlin Class containerships will be the largest dry cargo ships powered by LNG, making them the cleanest cargo-carrying ships. LNG-conversion-ready ECO tanker. The ship was delivered nearly two months ahead of schedule.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The team, which has been investigating HTL processing of algae to biocrude—along with techniques for dexoygenating the product for subsequent refining—for several years, presented its latest results at the 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. AIChE 2012. Faeth and Phillip E.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Siluria Technologies, the developer of novel bio-templated catalysts for the economic direct conversion of methane (CH 4 ) to ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) ( earlier post ), unveiled a development unit for producing liquid fuels from natural gas based on Siluria’s proprietary oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) and ethylene-to-liquid (ETL) technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

This study suggests that Synechocystis , expressing the modified efe gene, has potential to be an efficient biological catalyst for the uptake and conversion of CO 2 to ethylene. Conversely, the process recycles carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, since the organism utilizes the gas as part of its metabolic cycle. —Ungerer et al.

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to their analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , favorable assumptions for all involved process steps (30% thermochemical energy conversion efficiency; 3000 kWh/(m 2 a) solar irradiation, low CO 2 and heliostat costs) result in jet fuel production costs of €1.28/L kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L.

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MAY 14, 2012

The cost-efficient CH PROCESS uses water to reduce hydrogen consumption, catalyst consumption, and carbon footprint compared to other alternative fuel conversion processes. ARA scientists developed the CH PROCESS using high temperature water to create biocrude. Overview of the ReadiJet process. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The consortium will focus on pyrolytic conversion of biomass from mallee eucalypt trees with subsequent upgrading of the resulting bio-oil, and intend to have a pilot biofuel production unit operating in Australia by 2012. —Ben Waters, Director of ecomagination, GE Australia and New Zealand. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 27, 2012

Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. —Miettinen et al. Chris Malins. Miettinen, J.,

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MARCH 12, 2013

DIBANET focuses on the conversion, by non-biological means, of the lignocellulosic biomass residues and wastes of Europe and Latin America to platform chemicals, such as levulinic acid and furfural, and biofuels. In October 2012, DIBANET published a report with analysis of DMBs produced. million (US$4.9-million) Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Schematic representation of the conversion of hemicellulose to furfural (FuAL) through the biphasic dehydration of xylose to furfural, followed by the production of levulinic acid (LA) by reduction of furfural to furfuryl alcohol (FuOH) and further reaction of furfuryl alcohol with water in a biphasic reactor. Source: Gürbüz et al.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Their analysis suggests that carbon storage loss caused by peatland conversion could be equivalent to as much as 7 years worth of carbon emissions by mining and upgrading (at 2010 levels). Schindler (2012). —Rooney et al. —Rooney et al. Rooney, Suzanne E. Bayley, and David W. PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1117693108.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Additionally, the US tar sands are hydrocarbon-wet (“oil-wet”), whereas the Canadian oil sands are water-wet. The BLM could issue a commercial lease after a lessee satisfies the conditions of its RD&D lease and meets all federal regulations for conversion to a commercial lease. Water-wet vs. oil-wet. known as bitumen.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

ARPA-E intends to formally issue a revised version of this Open FOA in early March 2012. Sub-categories include: Wind - Energy Capture; Wind - Energy Conversion; Geothermal Energy; Ocean Energy; Solar - PV/CPV; Solar - Thermal; Renewable Generation; and Renewable Power - Other. Building Efficiency.

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MAY 15, 2012

Performance in the study is measured by such metrics as: (1) required selling price of the fuel; (2) crude oil price when the process will become economically viable; (3) the Well-to-Wheels (WTW) life cycle GHG emissions profile of the diesel fuel; and (4) the water usage associated with the facility. NETL/DOE-2012/1542.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Installation of equipment for catalyst synthesis, characterization and testing starts in January 2012. Activation of H/O systems: dihydrogen, dioxygen, water and hydrogen peroxide. The total volume amounts to about €13 million (US17.4 Twelve postdocs and postgrads will do research in the 900 square meter lab.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Non-soluble in water. The lignin and C 5 sugars are removed via filtration while the C 6 sugars are routed downstream for conversion. The operating conditions are approximately 100 °C and 7 atm and water is formed and removed as a co-product. Key properties shared by the variety of furoate esters include: High energy content.

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JULY 29, 2011

Detergent alcohols—a $6 billion worldwide market—are surfactants which stabilize mixtures of oil and water. The collaboration with Chemtex includes the following: Development of a world-class process for the conversion of cellulosic biomass to sustainable detergent alcohols.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

The ethane subsequently undergoes dehydrogenation to form ethylene and water. In a paper presented at AIChE’s 2012 Spring National Meeting, Siluria scientists explained that: … no economically viable OCM process has been put into practice. The potential for lower fuel prices to consumers.

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APRIL 25, 2011

Two product streams exit this reactor, free fatty acids (mixed with water) and sweet water (glycerol mixed with water). Water is removed from the free fatty acid (FFA) stream prior to the next processing step: deoxygenation. Step 1: Hydrolysis. Click to enlarge. Deoxygenation.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

NuScale is currently developing and testing computer code design analysis software to support the NRC design certification of their advanced light water reactor design. The NuScale design includes a first-of-a-kind HCSG for conversion of nuclear heat into process steam. Both facilities were US SMR industry firsts.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Three-way catalytic converters (TWCs) are used in automobiles to convert hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas to carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen. Click to enlarge. TWCs commonly comprise two main elements: a substrate (a ceramic block honeycombed with microscopic channels) and a catalytically active washcoat.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Researchers in the Netherlands have demonstrated the direct conversion of synthesis gas through a Fischer-Tropsch process to C 2 through C 4 light olefins with selectivity up to 60 wt.% The team formulated and tested their supported and bulk Fe catalysts in the FT reaction initially at 1 bar and 350°C at low CO conversion (0.5

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