Remove Arizona Remove Coal Remove Engine Remove Universal
article thumbnail

Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

Cars That Think

A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. The project was done through the Fulton Engineering Projects in Community Service in IEEE group.

Arizona 126
article thumbnail

Diversified Energy Hits Gasifier Development Milestones in DOE-Sponsored Program

Green Car Congress

The 24-month, $945,000 grant is focused on the design and demonstration of a one ton per day OmniGas gasifier to process biomass, coal, and blends thereof. The fabrication activities will occur during the winter in Diversified Energy’s laboratories in Gilbert, Arizona. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.) The 24-month, $5.2M

Energy 218
article thumbnail

Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

Green Car Congress

Advanced Coal Technologies. China is rapidly deploying supercritical and ultra-supercritical coal combustion plants, which have fewer emissions and are more efficient than conventional coal plants because they burn coal at much higher temperatures and pressures. Supercomputing. Solar fuels.

Energy 342
article thumbnail

DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

Green Car Congress

Superalloy for Heavy Duty Gas Turbine Wheels for Improved Combined Cycle Efficiency General Electric Company will partner with The Ohio State University to help increase combined cycle turbine efficiency for next generation advanced cycle operations that require new alloys capable of operating at 1,200 degrees and above.

Power 150
article thumbnail

DOE to Award $2.4B in Funding for Carbon Capture, Storage and Reuse Projects

Green Car Congress

The Department is posting Notices of Intent to issue this funding, supporting the following initiatives: Clean Coal Power Initiative. Arizona Public Services Modification ($70.6 million) : Funding will permit the existing algae-based carbon mitigation project to expand testing with a coal-based gasification system.

Carbon 150
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc., A novel process known as Syngas Chemical Looping (SCL), in which coal and biomass are converted to electricity and CO 2 is efficiently captured, has been successfully demonstrated on a laboratory scale. Energy Efficient Capture of CO 2 from Coal Flue Gas.

Energy 231
article thumbnail

MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

According to Peter Bruce, a chemist at the University of St Andrews, UK, “As far as I know, this is the fastest yet for this material.&# When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. About Gas 2.0 on It’s On! is a Green Options Media Production.

MIT 45