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New nickel-gallium catalyst could lead to low-cost, clean production of methanol; small-scale, low-pressure devices

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Scientists from Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have identified a new nickel-gallium catalyst that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methanol at ambient pressure and with fewer side-products than the conventional catalyst.

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ARPA-E adds five new funding topics to FOA to advance critical energy innovation

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Direct Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Oceanwater (DOC); $2.0 Direct Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Ambient Air (DAC); $2.0 In comparison to removal of CO 2 from point sources, DAC has the advantage of being location-independent. Mining Incinerated Disposal Ash Streams (MIDAS); $4.04 million; 1-5 awards. Waste into X (WiX); $5.0

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Calysta Energy engineering organisms to convert methane to low-cost liquid hydrocarbons; BioGTL process

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Calysta says that in contrast to current algae- and sugar-based methods, a methane-based biofuel platform is expected to produce fuel at less than half the cost of other biological methods, allowing direct competition with petroleum-based fuels. Comparison of biofuel platform efficiency (source: Calysta Energy). Carbon feedstock.

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DOE to award up to $6.7M to projects to convert captured CO2 to useful products, including fuels

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DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy is seeking these projects as part of the Department’s Carbon Storage program, which has the goal of developing and advancing technologies to improve the effectiveness of carbon storage, reduce the cost of implementation, and be ready for widespread commercial deployment in the 2025–2035 timeframe.

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Stanford faculty awarded $2.2M for 9 energy research projects; high-performance batteries, promoting sustainable vehicles, wireless power transfer for moving vehicles

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This project explores the use of specially designed nanostructured polymers to make high-energy, low-cost, flexible and stretchable batteries. The long-term goal of this project is to develop a water-splitting device that operates at high temperatures (up to 400 °C), dramatically improving solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiencies.

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GWU team demonstrates one-pot process for optimized synthesis of controlled CNTs from CO2; coupling cement and C2CNT

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Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). This synthesis consumes only CO 2 and electricity, and is constrained only by the cost of electricity. —Ren et al.

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Study shows paper-folding concepts can compact a Li-ion battery and increase its areal energy density

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To prepare their batteries, the researchers used carbon nanotube (CNT) coated papers as the current collectors and deposited conventional active material layers (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 and LiCoO 2 ) on top of them. Comparison of areal discharge capacities for planar, 1-fold, 2-fold, and 3-fold batteries. —Cheng et al. Click to enlarge.

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