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MARCH 11, 2015

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an innovative hydrogen-producing photoelectrochemical cell (PEC), using solar-driven biomass conversion as the anode reaction. In a typical PEC, fuels are formed by reduction reactions at the cathode that consume photo-excited electrons.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Solaria Labs , an innovation incubator established in 2015 by Liberty Mutual Insurance, is introducing an open API developer portal that combines public data with proprietary insurance knowledge, helping to inform future products and apps for customers.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Plants need nitrogen to grow, and by 2015, more than 190.4 Artificial fertilizers are costly and are produced using vast amounts of fossil fuel. Golbeck, Penn State University; Christopher A. Voigt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Susan Rosser, University of Glasgow; and Bill Rutherford, Imperial College London.

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DECEMBER 5, 2015

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a simple, robust, and efficient method for generating interspecies yeast hybrids. Today, cold-brewed lager is the world’s most consumed alcoholic beverage, fueling an industry with annual sales of more than $250 billion. Alexander, David Peris, Brandon T.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Fertilizer applied to cornfields in the central US—including states such as Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin—is the primary source of nitrogen pollution in the Mississippi River system, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico. Tags: Cellulosic ethanol Ethanol Fuels Policy. Credit: ACS, Costello et. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JULY 3, 2015

Within the transportation sector, the two basic options for reducing petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are fuel-use reduction and fuel substitution. consumer attitudes, fuel prices, battery technology advancement, vehicle costs and subsidies). —Meier et al.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Researchers in China have generated gasoline fuel with a research octane number of 95.4 valerolactone (GVL)—the highest octane number reported for biomass-derived gasoline fuel—using an ionic liquid catalyst. they can only be used as substitutes for diesel fuel or additives of jet fuels. from biomass-derived

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JUNE 30, 2015

A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and a collaborator from China have developed a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that harvests energy from a car’s rolling tire friction. The friction between the tire and the ground consumes about 10 percent of a vehicle’s fuel. That energy is wasted. —Mao et al.

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In It is much more than that.

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AUGUST 14, 2015

For example, isobutanol can be chemically upgraded into a hydrocarbon equivalent for jet fuel. While the earlier work by BESC researchers at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of California at Los Angeles was important from a proof-of-principle perspective, this new result represents a significant gain. Xu, Beth A.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have investigated blending the benefits of reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) and gasoline compression ignition (GCI) using QuantLogic’s novel adaptive dual-fuel injector which is capable of direct injecting both gasoline and diesel fuel in a single cycle.

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APRIL 10, 2010

Power plants would face an overall cap on emissions that would become more stringent over time; motor fuel may be subject to a carbon tax whose proceeds could help electrify the U.S. In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. Gases: All 6 Kyoto gases.

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