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Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The hot, humid environment of tropical marine areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can wreak havoc on the marine autonomous systems. Underwater and surface MAS are used for marine monitoring, locating objects such as mines on the seafloor, and rescuing swimmers.

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Researchers demonstrate electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from air and water under mild conditions

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and the University of St. is well known that some higher plants can synthesize ammonia or its derivatives directly from air and water at room temperature. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report on artificial synthesis of ammonia direct from air and water.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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JULY 14, 2022

“Our planet’s oceans are full of information that can help us protect at-risk marine life, allow ships to select more fuel-efficient routes, crack down on illegal fishing, better understand the impacts of climate change, and more,” Angus says. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from McMaster University , in Hamilton, Ont.,

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Researchers uncover mechanism behind oil synthesis in algae

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APRIL 20, 2017

Researchers led by a team from Kobe University in Japan have revealed the mechanism behind oil synthesis within microalgae cells. Focusing on marine microalgae, the researchers found that Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4, a new species of green alga harvested from brackish water, combines a high growth rate with high levels of lipids.

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Researchers Convert Green Tide Macroalgae to Bio-oil

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JUNE 12, 2010

Researchers at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) have converted the marine macroalgae Enteromorpha prolifera , one of the main algae genera for “green tide”—massive algal blooms caused by eutrophication of marine water bodies—to bio-oil by hydrothermal liquefaction in a batch reactor at temperatures of 220-320 °C.

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Study Finds Biodiesel Easily Susceptible to Anaerobic Biodegradation, With Resulting Accelerated Biocorrosion of Metal

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MAY 6, 2010

A study by researchers from the University of Oklahoma and the US Naval Research Laboratory has found that biodiesel is easily susceptible to biological degradation by anaerobic bacteria. Energy Fuels , Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ef100084j. Corresponding micrographs (e-g) indicate pitting after acid cleaning. Credit: ACS, Aktas et al.

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BOEMRE awards $5.6M for Arctic environmental study to inform decision-making on potential energy development in the Chukchi Sea; $500K for study on ice fracturing

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today recently signed a cooperative agreement with the University of Texas at Austin and a team of Arctic researchers for a comprehensive study of the Hanna Shoal ecosystem in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s northwest coast. Click to enlarge. Dr. Kenneth H.

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This Startup Is Building the Internet of Underwater Things

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This is a sponsored article brought to you by LEMO. Water covers 72 percent of the Earth’s surface, its volumes host 80 percent of biodiversity and play a pivotal role in global phenomena, such as climate change. An increasing number of intelligent marine objects have also been created (sensors, buoys, autonomous vehicles, probes).

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Study Concludes That Use of Cellulosic Feedstocks to Meet US Biofuel Requirements Will Still Likely Result in Expansion of the Gulf Dead Zone

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural fertilizer have been found to promote excess growth of algae in water bodies—a problem that’s common across North America and in many areas of the world. In some cases, decomposition of algae consumes much of the oxygen in the water. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es9011433. Earlier post.).

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System for CO2 capture and storage using seawater could offer lower-cost option for coastal and developing areas

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

Addition of the resulting alkaline solution to the ocean may benefit marine ecosystems that are currently threatened by acidification, while also allowing the utilization of the vast potential of the sea to safely sequester anthropogenic carbon. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es102671x. —Greg Rau.

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Analysis of drill cores links variations in CO2 40M years ago to changes in global temperatures; questions as to the source of CO2

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The study was led by scientists at Utrecht University, working with colleagues at the NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and the University of Southampton. Algae use photosynthesis to harvest the energy of the sun, converting carbon dioxide and water into the organic molecules required for growth.

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Forecasting the Ice Loss of Greenland’s Glaciers With Viscoelastic Modeling

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JANUARY 27, 2023

This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. As the leader of the Modeling Group in the Section of Glaciology at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany, Humbert works to extract broader lessons from Nioghalvfjerdsbræ’s ongoing decline.

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Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The metabolism of a city can be interpreted either primarily in terms of energy flows or more broadly including a city’s flows of water, materials, and nutrients. Authors of the study included: Christopher Kennedy, University of Toronto. Julia Steinberger, University of Klagenfurt. Barrie Gasson, University of Cape Town.

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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This is a sponsored article brought to you by MBZIRC Maritime Grand Challenge. The MBZIRC had two previous iterations that were organized by Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. Strategies for driving innovation, whether on the corporate or the sovereign-state level, is wrought with challenges.

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Study finds paved surfaces in Houston worsen air quality

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JUNE 8, 2011

The article is in press in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres , a publication of the American Geophysical Union. That campaign was conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Department of Energy, universities, and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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MARCH 6, 2010

This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Benefits to Developing Countries.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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MARCH 22, 2010

This article discusses the process by which the UN approves carbon offsets and the flaws associated with this process. Field-to-Pump” maximizes rural development and job creation while minimizing feedstock supply risk, the burden on local water supplies, and the amount of energy necessary to process sugar into fuel ethanol.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

US intelligence and defense agencies say such environmental changes can lead to energy insecurity, water and food shortages, and social instability. The distributed nature of a SABMF network reduces feedstock supply risk, does not burden local water supplies and maximizes rural development and job creation. Protection of IPRs.

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Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters

Researchers demonstrate electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from air and water under mild conditions

This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

Researchers uncover mechanism behind oil synthesis in algae

Researchers Convert Green Tide Macroalgae to Bio-oil

Study Finds Biodiesel Easily Susceptible to Anaerobic Biodegradation, With Resulting Accelerated Biocorrosion of Metal

BOEMRE awards $5.6M for Arctic environmental study to inform decision-making on potential energy development in the Chukchi Sea; $500K for study on ice fracturing

This Startup Is Building the Internet of Underwater Things

Study Concludes That Use of Cellulosic Feedstocks to Meet US Biofuel Requirements Will Still Likely Result in Expansion of the Gulf Dead Zone

System for CO2 capture and storage using seawater could offer lower-cost option for coastal and developing areas

Analysis of drill cores links variations in CO2 40M years ago to changes in global temperatures; questions as to the source of CO2

Forecasting the Ice Loss of Greenland’s Glaciers With Viscoelastic Modeling

Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

Study finds paved surfaces in Houston worsen air quality

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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