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Successful completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS project; CO2 from ethanol plant

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Injection took place from 17 November 2011 to 26 November 2014, with 999,215 tonnes of supercritical CO 2 injected and geologically stored. Simon Sandstone to accept and store one million metric tons of carbon dioxide over the period—the equivalent of annual emissions from about 1.2 Simon Sandstone 2.14

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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million) STORE&GO research project. Construction on the methanation plant began in July 2017. This stored energy is then available as backup whenever there is an insufficient supply of solar and wind power. The wind-to-gas pilot plant “WindGas Falkenhagen” was constructed in 2013 to store wind energy in the natural gas grid.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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The average in-use emissions were calculated as 46 g CO2 per kilometer, accounting for the consumption of both fuels. Unlike methane gas and hydrogen, there is no need to install expensive infrastructure in order to store and distribute methanol as a fuel. Planning for the next phase is already underway.

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MIT researchers develop oxygen permeable membrane that converts CO2 to CO

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Essentially, the process makes it possible to store that heat in chemical form, for use whenever it’s needed. 2017), H 2 -assisted CO 2 thermochemical reduction on La 0.9 At this point, Wu says, he and Ghoniem have demonstrated that the process works. and Ghoniem, A. FeO 3-δ membranes: a kinetics study. ChemSusChem. doi:10.1002/cssc.201701372.

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UC Santa Barbara team develops catalytic molten metals for direct conversion of methane to hydrogen without forming CO2

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The insoluble carbon floats to the surface of the melt, where it can be removed and stored or incorporated into composite materials. McFarland (2017) “Catalytic molten metals for the direct conversion of methane to hydrogen and separable carbon” Science 917-921 doi: 10.1126/science.aao5023. Resources. Snodgrass, Michael J.

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DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam

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The seven partnerships form a national network that is investigating the best approaches for capturing and permanently storing CO 2. In addition to evaluating the lignite seam’s CO2 storage potential, the enhancement to coalbed methane extraction will also be evaluated. In collaboration with Eagle Operating Inc.,

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Hydrogen Council study: hydrogen could contribute to 20% of CO2 emissions reduction targets by 2050

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Hydrogen is an indispensable resource to achieve this transition because it can be used to store and transport wind, solar and other renewable electricity to power transportation and many other things. The world in the 21st century must transition to widespread low carbon energy use.

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