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C-Zero raises $11.5M Series A to produce clean hydrogen from natural gas via methane pyrolysis

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C-Zero’s technology, which was initially developed at the University of California, Santa Barbara, uses innovative thermocatalysis to split methane into hydrogen and solid carbon in a process known as methane pyrolysis. The catalyst plays a crucial role in this process. Resources. Srilatha, D. Bhagawan, S. Shiva Kumar, V.

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NREL researchers capture excess photon energy to produce solar fuels; higher efficiency water-splitting for H2

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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. Beard and other NREL scientists in 2011 published a paper in Science that. Pach, Ashley R.

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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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The authors are: Arun Majumdar, a Jay Precourt Professor and Co-Director of the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University and lead author of the commentary. Ravi Prasher is an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. John Deutch, an emeritus Institute Professor at MIT.

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New plasma synthesis process for one-step conversion of CO2 and methane into higher value fuel and chemicals

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Researchers from the University of Liverpool (UK), with colleagues from Dalian University of Technology (China) and the University of Hull (UK), have developed a new process for the direct, one-step activation of carbon dioxide and methane (dry reforming of methane) into higher value liquid fuels and chemicals (e.g.,

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GLBRC research review concludes cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctly

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Carbon debt generated by stand establishment can be minimized by avoiding tillage and by avoiding lands with large C stores either above ground (such as forests) or below ground (such as wetlands). Tiedje (2017) “Cellulosic biofuel contributions to a sustainable energy future: Choices and outcomes” Science Vol. —Robertson et al.

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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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Researchers at the University of California Santa Barbara have developed catalytic molten metals to pyrolize methane to release hydrogen and to form solid carbon. The insoluble carbon floats to the surface of the melt, where it can be removed and stored or incorporated into composite materials. Resources. Snodgrass, Michael J.

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Here Are 6 Actual Uses for Near-Term Quantum Computers

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Although recent finding s have poured cold water on quantum computing hype, don’t count the technology out yet. CO 2 Sequestration One strategy to lower the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is sequestration —using a catalyst to react with the carbon dioxide and form a compound that can be stored for a long time.

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