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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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UC Berkeley chemists created the first such carbon-capture MOF in 2015, and subsequent versions have proved even more efficient at removing carbon dioxide from flue gases, such as those from a coal-fired power plant. The low cost of porous melamine means that the material could be deployed widely.

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GWU team develops low-cost, high-yield one-pot synthesis of carbon nanofibers from atmospheric CO2

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A team led by Dr. Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) —Ren et al. —Stuart Licht. 5b02427.

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NEC, NEC TOKIN and Tohoku University develop spin-Seebeck thermoelectric device w/ 10x better conversion efficiency

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NEC Corporation, NEC TOKIN Corporation and TOHOKU UNIVERSITY have jointly created a thermoelectric (TE) device using the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) with conversion efficiency 10 times higher than a test module that was produced based on a multi-layered SSE technology published by the Tohoku University group in 2015.

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Greyrock to build small-scale gas-to-liquids plant near Houston

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The plant will be commercially operational by the end of 2015. Greyrock targets midstream operators and producers who can profit by transforming abundant, low-cost natural gas into higher-value transportation fuels without the costly, large-scale processes that are typical with traditional GTL solutions.

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Occidental Petroleum and Chevron invest in direct air carbon capture and synthetic fuels company Carbon Engineering

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since 2015. Occidental Petroleum is the industry leader in using CO 2 to enable low-cost EOR, which can increase oil recovery by 10 to 20 percent in the fields where it is employed, while at the same time permanently sequestering the CO 2 in the reservoir.

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Cellulosic sugars company Renmatix raises $14M from Bill Gates, Total

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Gates is joined in the round by Total, the global energy major which, after an initial investment in 2015, has expanded its investment and has additionally signed a licensing agreement with Renmatix for 1M tons of annual cellulosic sugar production capacity, at Total’s discretion to build corresponding facilities.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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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. Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C.,