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DECEMBER 17, 2021

The growth of a perennial grass biomass crop can add additional profit opportunities for Florida and to other parts of the US with climates suitable for tropical biomass production. Both the USDA ARS and BIOF will supply resources needed for the project. Sugars are subsequently processed into biofuels.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

These potential FOAs—“Reducing Agricultural Carbon Intensity and Protecting Algal Crops (RACIPAC)” and the “2023 Conversion R&D”—will enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources to produce biofuels and bioproducts. Algae crop protection.

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MAY 7, 2023

In an open-access paper published in PLOS Climate , the team reports that CVRP reduced aggregate statewide emissions of CO 2 , NO x , and SO 2. Italicized text summarizes the calculations performed to convert blue inputs into yellow calculated values. PLOS Climate 2(5) doi: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000183 Mejia-Duwan et al.

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JULY 1, 2023

Imerys contributes its lithium mineral resources, land and infrastructure for an 80% stake in the joint venture, while British Lithium brings its bespoke lithium processing technology, its technical team and its lithium pilot plant for the remaining 20%.

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JULY 21, 2022

The aviation sector is responsible for about 5% of global anthropogenic emissions causing climate change. The ceria—which is not consumed but can be used repeatedly—converts water and CO 2 injected into the reactor into syngas, a tailored mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Zoller et al. 2022.06.012.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a revised draft of California’s proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy. SLCPs may account for an estimated 40% of global warming, increasing the impacts of climate change. —“Revised Proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy”.

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MARCH 10, 2013

Conversion of large swaths of Brazilian land for sugar plantations will help the country meet its needs for producing cane-derived ethanol, but it also could lead to regional climate effects, according to a team of researchers from Arizona State University, Stanford University and the Carnegie Institution for Science. Resources.

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APRIL 12, 2016

The California Air Resources Board released a new draft of California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy to significantly reduce the near-term climate impacts of these potent pollutants. Methane is the most abundant of the short-lived climate pollutants in California. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The solar radiation is converted into high-temperature process heat of more than 1,000°C, then drives the thermochemical reaction to produce solar fuels. The precise control technology of the heliostat field was developed by Synhelion and guarantees optimal use of land resources and building materials.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

This means that climate models that include microorganisms to estimate future climate change must be reconsidered, they said. Decomposition of soil organic matter is then mainly carried out by fungi and bacteria, which convert dead plant materials into carbon dioxide and mineral nutrients. Johannes Rousk and Serita D.

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JULY 20, 2023

The three-year research project, ‘ CliNeR-ECo ’, is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) with initial work having already commenced at the beginning of 2023. For us, the path to the decarbonization of the maritime economy begins with the switch to climate-neutral fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Their cost-effective synthesis procedure, coupled with the high stability of the photocatalyst, provides an economically feasible way to convert waste carbon dioxide and water into useful hydrocarbon fuels using sunlight. —Prof In. 2020.119344.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Converting the drayage trucks that currently serve these ports to electric drivetrains would move us closer to that goal. Reducing airborne pollution at the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach is an important driver of this program. Port fleet rollout.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The California Air Resources Board released GHG emissions data for 2018 showing that emissions remain below 1990 levels but are effectively flat compared to 2017, while the economy grew by 4.3%. Source: California Air Resources Board (ARB). Total statewide 2018 GHG emissions were 425.3 million metric tons, compared to 424.5

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The three main pathways to negative emissions (removing CO 2 from the atmosphere) for California are restoring natural ecosystems, converting waste biomass to fuels while capturing the CO 2 generating during processing, and direct air capture machines. It serves as a resource for policymakers, government, academia and industry.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. The Thacker Pass operation will include a co-located sulfuric acid plant that will convert molten sulfur into sulfuric acid. Earlier post.). Thacker Pass. Background. This process produces steam, which will be use to generate power for the processing facilities.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

After reaching the limits in terms of the supply of waste oils that can be converted into SAF using existing technologies, the next most more abundant source of sustainable feedstock consists of lignocellulosic residues and wastes such as the biogenic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW), agricultural residues & forestry residues.

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MAY 7, 2023

We’re claiming that proper engineering can solve 100% of the climate crisis, at manageable cost. The researchers have compiled a list of more than 50 high-productivity plants capable of being grown in diverse climates worldwide and with dry biomass yields in a range from 4 to more than 45 dry tonnes per hectare. 2217695120

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Burning methane by flaring as it is released converts it to carbon dioxide, another greenhouse gas but one that is less harmful on a pound-by-pound basis. The new data suggests we have overestimated flaring’s effectiveness and, as a result, underestimated its contribution to methane emissions and climate change. Kort, Adam R.

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JULY 14, 2016

is black carbon (BC)—a pollutant with large positive radiative forcing on the climate due to its ability to absorb incoming sunlight and reduce surface albedo on snow. A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e., A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). Kreutz used what he called a bifurcated climate regime—i.e.,

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MARCH 3, 2016

STEP is an efficient solar chemical process, based on a synergy of solar thermal and endothermic electrolyses, designed to convert greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful carbon commodity. This presents a sustainable route to convert carbon dioxide into materials relevant to both grid-scale and portable storage systems.

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MARCH 26, 2021

A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than 2,000 hours continuously without losing effectiveness. It addresses the need to convert biocrude, a mixture of carbon-based polymers, into biofuels. Biowaste to biofuel conversion process.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Sekisui , a multibillion dollar Japanese diversified chemicals company and LanzaTech report making significant progress on a waste-to-chemicals platform converting municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol or other new products. Garbage is an important resource. 20,000 liter per year MSW pilot facility.

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MAY 20, 2015

Otherwise, fuel switching can produce net climate damages (more radiative forcing) for decades. since natural gas has relatively low carbon intensity, releasing less carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per unit of usable energy than other fossil fuels, it is often assumed that switching to natural gas is comparatively beneficial for the climate.

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JUNE 9, 2011

The top graph depicts CTL in a no policy scenario; the bottom graph, for CTL in a world climate policy scenario. However, the viability of CTL becomes quite limited in regions with climate policy due to the high conversion cost and huge carbon footprint. Credit: Chen et al., 2011 Click to enlarge. —Chen et al. Henry, J.M.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Rock Tech, which plans to supply lithium hydroxide to manufacturers of batteries for electric cars from 2024, plans to build the first European lithium hydroxide factory (converter) in Brandenburg, Germany. Ilka Gehrke, head of the Environment and Resource Utilization department at Fraunhofer. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Using a proprietary small-scale process, Oberon Fuels focuses on the production of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) from waste and/or renewable resources. This collaboration is a testament to the power of the rDME molecule as an innovative solution to address emissions and climate change.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

California’s Climate Protection Strategies do not help meet NAAQS Standards. If the near zero technologies outlined in this paper are developed in the time frame described herein, they will dramatically enhance the state’s ability to meet air quality standards and climate protection objectives. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 10, 2021

We have joined the global battle to defeat climate change. Our aim is to provide the two “missing links” in the climate change battle, to create both the demand and the supply of green hydrogen. Conducting trials to use renewable energy in the Pilbara to convert iron ore to green iron at low temperatures, without coal.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Start-up Mote is establishing its first facility to convert wood waste into hydrogen fuel while capturing, utilizing, and sequestering CO 2 emissions resulting from its process. Mote utilizes wood waste from farms, forestry, and other resources where it would otherwise be open-air burned for disposal, left to decompose, or sent to a landfill.

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JULY 23, 2019

Installation of the chargers is scheduled to begin in 2019, and deliveries of the converted vehicles are scheduled to begin later this year through October 2020. ZANZEFF funds transformative emissions reduction strategies at freight facilities throughout the state.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Rio Tinto has assembled a team of climate innovation and research leaders to explore new approaches in carbon mineralization technology as a way to store carbon as rock safely and permanently. Carbon mineralization uses natural chemical reactions to convert captured carbon dioxide into rock and store it underground.

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JANUARY 9, 2010

A new CU-Boulder study indicates subalpine forests in the West will soak up less carbon dioxide as the climate warms and the growing seasons lengthen. The water-stressed trees were then less effective in converting CO 2 into biomass. As a result, more of the greenhouse gas will be left to concentrate in the atmosphere. Jia Hu et al.

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APRIL 27, 2012

‘Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. There is a variance based on production method, etc.).

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JUNE 25, 2020

The Orange County Transportation Authority board has approved a draft plan outlining how the agency will convert the OC Bus fleet to 100% zero-emission technology by 2040. OCTA’s zero-emission bus rollout plan will now be submitted to the California Air Resources Board. In all, it represented a $22.9-million million investment.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

GCxN provides promising early-stage cleantech startups with resources to accelerate product commercialization while de-risking investment. BattGenie - Providing cutting-edge battery management software solutions that enable safer, longer-lasting and faster charging lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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