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APRIL 14, 2017

The advancement could significantly boost the production of hydrogen from sunlight by using the cell to split water at a higher efficiency and lower cost than current photoelectrochemical approaches. The research is outlined in a paper in Nature Energy. Funds for the research came from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

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JULY 4, 2022

And the nuclear industry must quickly address the issues of cost overruns and project delays that have bedevilled the construction of new plants in advanced economies. As a result, advanced economies have lost market leadership, as 27 out of 31 reactors that started construction since 2017 are Russian or Chinese designs.

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MARCH 30, 2018

The Hydrogen Research Initiative started in July 2017 to support innovative research to reduce the output of carbon dioxide and/or the cost of hydrogen and hydrogen systems. Dynamic Simulation of Hydrogen Production System Using Estimated Renewable Electricity Profiles and a Water Electrolyzer Model. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Additionally, LNG engines are tuned to either emit low nitrogen oxide (NO x ) emissions—at the cost of higher methane emissions in some cases—or to incorporate NO x reduction technologies such as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) or selective catalytic reduction (SCR). 2017) that actual ship operations are different.

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JULY 2, 2017

The funding was part of DOE’s strategy to invest in discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles. The center is home to the largest carbon fiber spinline at any university in North America.

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JUNE 27, 2013

This approach significantly improves a PEM fuel cell’s durability and at the same time reduces the cost of a system. ACAL Energy’s technology reduces significantly the total cost and weight of a fuel cell and enables a competitive fuel cell drive-train with a power output of 100kW—equivalent to that of a 2-liter diesel engine.

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JUNE 9, 2017

Selections were made under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) annual funding opportunity announcement (FOA) in 2017. Advanced Water Splitting Materials. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. Advanced Water Splitting Materials.

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APRIL 13, 2017

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting process. Structure of an IMM photocathode configured for water splitting with TEM cross-section of the active layers.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices. A PEC cell absorbs sunlight and converts that energy into hydrogen and oxygen by splitting water molecules.

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APRIL 13, 2017

Testing of the patented D3MAX corn fiber-to-ethanol process and technology is underway with testing to be complete by June of 2017. Because the pilot test results have been so positive to date, D3MAX plans to begin designing the first commercial scale D3MAX plant this summer with construction expected to begin by Fall 2017.

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JUNE 7, 2017

The system uses the same catalyst for the cathode that reduces CO 2 to CO and for the anode that oxidizes water to oxygen through the oxygen evolution reaction. Using only Earth-abundant materials to catalyze both reactions, this design keeps the cost of the system low. The gases are separated with a bipolar membrane. 2017.87.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Advanced Water Splitting Materials. This area seeks applications for the discovery and development of novel, advanced water splitting materials systems which will enable meeting the DOE ultimate hydrogen production goal of $2/kg H 2. This topic will aim to reduce the cost of onboard hydrogen storage necessary for FCEVs.

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MARCH 13, 2017

Aptis has four tires instead of six for buses, there is an air-cooling system for the motor instead of traditional water-cooling; components are more accessible as they are located on the roof. Aptis will undergo test runs in Paris and in the Ile-de-France region during the second half of 2017.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Applicants to the Energy Department’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office’s fiscal year 2017 funding opportunity will collaborate with national lab consortia stemming from the EMN initiative. —Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Friedman.

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JULY 19, 2017

This synthesis consumes only CO 2 and electricity, and is constrained only by the cost of electricity. The process is constrained by the (low) cost of electricity. Schematic representation of an ocean-based solar thermal and photovoltaic field to drive both water purification and C2CNT splitting of CO 2 to useful products.

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MAY 12, 2017

Among other things, the demonstration project will evaluate the reduction in steam requirements with the goal to develop a technology that can potentially significantly lower the cumulative steam-to-oil ratio and water treatment costs associated with steam generation. MEG Energy: enhanced Modified VAPor Extraction.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Velocys is pursuing a USDA loan guarantee that could apply up to $200 million of debut as part of the total installed cost of the project. The FONSI was issued as part of Velocys’ ongoing development of a 100-acre site in Natchez that the company secured in October 2017. —David Pummell, Velocys CEO.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This suggests that the opportunity cost, in terms of lives saved, for waiting for better HAV performance may indeed be large. This evidence can help decisionmakers better understand the human cost of different policy choices governing HAV safety and set policies that save more lives. —Kalra and Groves (2017).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management cited research showing that the number of vehicle kilometers driven will decrease by about 15% under such a mechanism. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018. The measure needs to be approved by the Dutch Parliament before becoming law.

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JULY 1, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four research and development projects designed to bring next-generation biofuels on line faster and to drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. The projects represent up to a combined $13-million Energy Department investment.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Near-term: By 2017, verify at pilot scale at least one technology pathway for hydrocarbon biofuel production, demonstrating a mature modeled price of $3/gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) with GHG emissions reduction of 50% or more. By 2040, through R&D, support replacing 7% of petrochemicals with bioproducts. Mobilizing US biomass resources.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

He served in the Obama administration as the Founding Director of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (2009–2012), as the Acting Undersecretary for Energy (2011–2012), and as the Vice Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (2014–2017). John Deutch, an emeritus Institute Professor at MIT.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. The cost of that usually starting just below $1,000 or changing the faulty modules (28 modules in a pack) individually that is much cheaper. Sometimes the engine water pump might leak. How did it all start?

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MARCH 7, 2017

Audi has introduced the natural-gas-fueled A4 Avant g-tron; dealers in Europe will begin taking orders for the midsize model starting in early summer 2017. mi)—that equates to fuel costs of only about €4 (US$4.23) (as of: March 2017). kilograms of CNG per 100 kilometers (8.4 lb per 62.1 liters per 100 kilometers (43.6

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MARCH 27, 2017

This synthesis consumes only CO 2 and electricity, and is constrained only by the cost of electricity. Licht (2017). A challenge to the economics of carbon capture at a cement plant is the relatively higher cost of capture compared to other industrial products. —Licht (2017). Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Lives and businesses are being severely affected, and the cost of recovering after each event continues to mount. The microbes and minerals in soil systems regulate water, cycle nutrients, filter pollutants, physically support plants, and sequester greenhouse gasses. IoT food container tags can reduce food and water waste.

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APRIL 2, 2015

The demonstration plant is the final scale-up of the OCM process technology and paves the way for Siluria to deploy commercial-scale plants in the 2017/2018 timeframe. The ethane subsequently undergoes dehydrogenation to form ethylene and water. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Some of the engineering issues hampering broader commercialization of PEM fuel cells, especially for automotive applications, are the high cost of the electrocatalyst, durability, and performance limitations associated with unoptimized flow-field designs. Background. without being fundamentally grounded in the underlying physical phenomena.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The carbon-related costs of converting the land to sugarcane fields were included in the analysis. Most models used to predict future crop production are statistical models that really don’t take full account of the way changes in water, carbon dioxide and temperature interact to affect sugarcane production. Deepak Jaiswal, Amanda P.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

In addition, eliminating the need for steam bottoming cycles, and the ability to keep fuel and air streams separate, significantly reduce water withdrawal. Cost of $700 per kilowatt (2007 dollars) for an integrated fuel cell power block. Maintaining high power density in the large cells necessary for economic manufacturing.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Products made from converted lignin could subsidize biofuel production, making the cost of biofuels more competitive with petroleum. The team’s first new conversion method is a multi-stage process that begins by pre-treating lignin with a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide and water. A strain of E. —Seema Singh.

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JULY 22, 2017

The generator’s fuel cells also experienced higher-than-anticipated consumption of DI water, which was exacerbated by the high ambient temperature along with a small DI water reservoir, causing the operators to have to fill the reservoir more than expected. —“Maritime Fuel Cell Generator Project”.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

The drive unit’s high efficiency means low costs of ownership: Fuel costs compared with an equivalent gasoline engine are much lower, at around €4 (US $4.70) per 100 kilometers (62.1 mi) (Germany, as of: August 2017). In gasoline mode, these figures are 5.6 liters per 100 kilometers (42.0 seconds (A4 Avant g-tron: 8.5

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The cost of fossil-fuel subsidies has been driven up by higher oil prices; they remain most prevalent in the Middle East and North Africa, where momentum towards their reform appears to have been lost. Water is essential to the production of energy, and the energy sector already accounts for 15% of the world’s total water use.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This FOA, issued in August 2017, is a $50-million funding opportunity for projects supporting cost-shared research and development to design, construct, and operate two large-scale pilots to demonstrate transformational coal technologies.

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MAY 18, 2017

The hot reaction zone is either gas-fired, coal-fired, or electrically heated in a furnace; the condensing section is water-cooled. The cost of producing Chinese-Pidgeon magnesium is $2.50/kg. The US Magnesium LLC cost, using a more environmentally sound approach, is approximately $3.31/kg.). kWh/kg and has emissions of 6.9

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A 2017 study looked at seven such typical devices, and found their counts were off between 27 and 93 percent , depending on the device. The road to the calorie counter began in our lab (the Human Performance Laboratory in the Stanford University School of Engineering ), where we study things like the metabolic cost of walking.

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