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The blended wing body aircraft, a design that has been under study by NASA and others for three decades [e.g., earlier post from 2007], lends itself to conversion in the future to hydrogen propulsion, which would produce zero carbon emissions. Systems design is mostly conventional, permitting entry into service in the 2030s.

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million in funding in fiscal year 2015 will be made available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative ( BRDI ) to support feedstock development, biofuels and biobased products development, or biofuels development analysis. For FY 2015, DOE-EERE and USDA-NIFA identified areas of particular interest for BRDI.

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Twelve’s jet fuel, produced using its carbon transformation technology in partnership with Fischer-Tropsch conversion experts Emerging Fuels Technology ( earlier post ), is a fossil-free fuel that offers a drop-in replacement for petrochemical-based alternatives without any changes to existing plane design or commercial regulations.

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A key part of the JCAP design is the plastic membrane, which keeps the oxygen and hydrogen gases separate. μL s -1 and a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 8.6% The photoanode uses sunlight to oxidize water molecules, generating protons and electrons as well as oxygen gas.

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Conversely, a shuttle may delay driving to its next stop if it senses someone is still in the vehicle upon reaching its destination. With the precision of these sensors, we’re designing Cabin Awareness with the aim of reducing false positives and false negatives. magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in 2015.

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At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. DME engine in 2015. Volvo is currently in development with the DME engine that will enter production in 2015.

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The devices presented in the paper split water at current densities above 300 mA cm −2 , with more than 42% power conversion efficiency. The design simplicity of this membrane-less electrolyzer can facilitate mass production, especially by employing high resolution 3D printers or injection moulding techniques. —Hashemi et al.

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According to a new report from Pike Research, a rapidly growing global market for electrified vehicles—particularly plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles—will create a Li-ion transportation battery industry with nearly $8 billion in sales worldwide by 2015, up from $878 million in 2010.

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Target applications include fuels; specialty and bulk chemicals; environmental catalysis; biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals; conversion of greenhouse gases; and generation of solar hydrogen; as well as efficient routes to energy utilization. Durable, poison-resistant, and easily regenerable catalyst formulations and designs.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Wessels Reederei signed a letter of intent with MAN Diesel & Turbo regarding the conversion of three of its fleet to dual-fuel gas operation. The retrofit enables dual-fuel operation and is the first such conversion of its type. TOTE ro-ro conversion in the US. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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In defining the scope and design specifics during the Simultaneous Engineering process, the joint engineering team was able to validate the production process and propose modifications to the battery module design to further increase the efficiency of the proposed manufacturing solution.

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OPEN 2015 ( DOE-FOA-0001261 ) will support the development of potentially disruptive new technologies in all areas of energy research and development, for both transportation and stationary applications. OPEN 2015 is the third open funding solicitation issued by the agency. —OPEN 2015. ET on 20 February 20, 2015.

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The Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and development partners DNV and Wärtsilä have unveiled a new Handysize—i.e., ships with a cargo-carrying capability of less than 60,000 metric tonnes—bulk carrier concept design: the Green Dolphin. Draught, design. Speed at design draught.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Canada’s National Research Council (CNRC) showcased Canada’s first algal biorefinery demonstration project, a collaborative research effort between CNRC’s Algal Carbon Conversion (ACC) program, Pond Technologies and Votorantim Cimentos’ St Marys Cement.

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COPVs designed to store hydrogen gas at pressures up to 700 bar are being deployed in fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) currently available on the market. Waterfall plot of the 2013 700 bar compressed hydrogen storage system cost baseline and 2015 cost status update. and other components such as liner and boss materials.

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MAHLE Powertrain is supported in the project, which was announced in November 2015, by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Louthan Engineering, Kohler Company and Intellichoice Energy. In testing, the 1 kWe micro-CHP motor achieved 33% Electrical Conversion Efficiency; 20% more than the current leading unit in this power class.

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JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Click to enlarge.

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They also discovered just how their catalyst works, knowledge that could be used to design more efficient catalysts for a wide range of applications. In addition to ADM, the work was supported by a grant from the Department of Energy (DE-AC05-RL01830, FWP-47319). Junming Sun, Rebecca A. Baylon, Changjun Liu, Donghai Mei, Kevin J. 5b07401.

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Besides its primary distillation plants, this refinery contains a two-stage thermal conversion plant (visbreaking/thermal cracking) designed to increase yields of valuable products. The new facilities to be built under the project will be completed in the first half of 2015.

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The process adds hydrogen into the biomass-processing reactor and is made possible by development of a new catalyst and the innovative reactor design. The successful lab-scale demonstration of the H2Bioil concept paves the way for rapid conversion of biomass species to liquid fuel and chemicals. Vinod Kumar Venkatakrishnan, W.

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EST is based on the hydro-conversion of heavy loads using a nano-dispersed catalyser (slurry). Sinopec will build an EST plant with the design capacity of 46,000 barrels per day of heavy refining residue (310 tonnes per hour). An innovative process scheme that allows catalyst to be recycled in a very simple and economic way.

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For one experiment, Yang and team designed a model device with a copper surface; then, they exposed the copper surface to liquid methyl iodide (CH 3 I) and CO gas, and applied an electrical bias to the system. The researchers then designed another model device, this time layered with the nanoparticle thin material.

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2015 and has a ceiling value of $21 million. The Biomass Program works with industry, academia, and national laboratory partners on a balanced portfolio of research in biomass feedstocks and conversion technologies. The BPA’s period of performance expires 30 Sep.

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind.

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l engine – its smaller size means that, conversely, the engine mounts have become considerably larger. To reduce the weight at the same time, ContiTech developed a completely new design. Changing to polyamide has also opened up many more options for the designers. —Florian Reinke, developer at ContiTech Vibration Control.

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Ventech is a global leader in the design and construction of new modular refineries, and will build these GTL plants at their Pasadena, Texas fabrication complex. Ventech began designing the Ashtabula facility in April 2013. The plant design is expected to be complete at the end of 2013. Fuels Gas-to-Liquids (GTL)'

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

In recent years a team at the University of St Andrews has been exploring metal nanoparticles prepared by redox exsolution at the surface of perovskite oxides and have shown these structures to enable new dimensions in catalysis and energy conversion and storage technologies owing to their socketed, well-anchored structure. (In

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At APEC 2015, ON Semiconductor and power conversion specialist Transphorm, building on their previously announced partnership to bring gallium nitride (GaN) based power solutions to market, introduced the co-branded NTP8G202N (TPH3202PS) and NTP8G206N (TPH3206PS) 600V GaN cascode transistors and a 240 W reference design that utilizes them. (A

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) opened the registration period for the new Wave Energy Prize competition that aims to double the state-of-the-art performance of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices over the next two years. Participants can register through June 15, 2015.

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Upon delivery in late-2015, the Jones Act-qualified ships will operate between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Each of the five 50,000 deadweight ton product carriers to be constructed by NASSCO will be LNG-conversion ready and will carry 330,000 barrels of cargo.

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In a paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , Professor Alexis Bell and postdoc Meenesh Singh describe the novel design of an integrated artificial photosynthetic system that continuously produces >90 wt% pure ethanol using a polycrystalline copper cathode and an IrO 2 anode at a current density of 0.85 Earlier post.).

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Altex Technologies has selected Unitel to provide engineering services to design and build a pilot system that will produce 1 BPD of synthetic gasoline from biomass (Biomass Conversion to Synthetic Gasoline System, BCSGS). Unitel is a designer and builder of modular pilot and mini-plants. —Serge Randhava, CEO of Unitel.

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This makes conversion of sulfur dioxide to sulfate more efficient. We need to understand this multiphase chemistry in the atmosphere to design an efficient strategy to manage air pollution and accurately predict future air pollution and climate change impacts. This does not mean that the emissions reductions aren't working.

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Synteris’ technology would substantially improve the design, manufacturability, and function of power modules used in electric vehicles, aircraft, and other applications. PCI) will demonstrate a fundamentally new solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) architecture that permits a power dense, lightweight design ideal for transportation applications.

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However, the viability of CTL becomes quite limited in regions with climate policy due to the high conversion cost and huge carbon footprint. However, with the rise in energy prices that began in 2008 and concerns over energy security, there is renewed interest in the conversion technology, the report notes. —Chen et al.

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Thus, the product yields and qualities of both fast pyrolysis and hydrotreating must be considered in comparing the conversion performance of different biofuel feedstock materials. While some feedstocks—such as tulip poplar—generate a high yield of bio-oil, the bio-oil does not necessarily exhibit a high yield in the hydrotreater.

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million SPM order from the same customer received in December 2015. These Protonex SPM-622 kits have been specifically designed for the requirements of US Special Operations Command and will be deployed with designated Special Operations forces for use in the field. Ballard Power Systems’ subsidiary Protonex has received a $5.8-million

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