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Berkeley researchers propose salted biomass as scalable, economical and stable carbon capture and storage solution

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Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. A simplified version of the bio-landfill technology. It is essential to keep the biomass dry.

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NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

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The two organizations will work jointly to analyze the data and assess the system for future flight opportunities. After full review, NASA and SpinLaunch will publish all non-proprietary launch environment information from the test flight. Through this unique approach, SpinLaunch is providing a fundamentally new way to access space.

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SRNL: Carbon Boosts May Increase Hydrogen Production Capacity of Blue-Green Algae

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A team of researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is studying how the relationships between blue-green algae and its environment, particularly nutrients and other bacteria, affect its ability to produce hydrogen.

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Researchers Publish First Volume of Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea; Resource for Optimizing Biofuels, Bioremediation and Carbon Capture

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The GEBA pilot was launched in May 2007 in collaboration with the non-profit German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, DSMZ to sequence 100 bacterial and archaeal genomes based on the phylogenetic positions of organisms. —DOE JGI Director Eddy Rubin. “Microbes run the world. It’s that simple.”

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Comparative genome study finds ancestral fungus may have influenced end of coal formation; potential resource for biofuel production

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Instead of accumulating as peat, which eventually was transformed into coal, the great bulk of plant biomass decayed and was released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. So the evolution of white rot is a very important event in the evolution of carbon cycle. We’re hoping this will get into the biology and geology textbooks.

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European Commission launches €8.1B call for proposals for FP7 2013 work program

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billion (US$10 billion) for the 2013 work program will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe’s competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanization and managing waste. In total, €8.1 billion (US$13.3-billion)

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Perspective: Government Leadership Needed for Electric Vehicles to Succeed

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The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of these organizations.]. That’s where government comes in.only the government can help influence [change] by having a price for carbon and technical incentives. ”. The fear that a carbon tax is unworkable must be overcome.