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Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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Kreutz used what he called a bifurcated climate regime—i.e., pre- and post- decarbonization of the electric power sector—to which he referred as pre-CCS and post-CCS, respectively (although decarbonization was not necessarily via CCS—carbon capture and storage).) Note that the climate benefit is independent.

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Altex & Unitel partner to demonstrate a new technology for making synthetic gasoline from biomass

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coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases. lower cost) and gasification/F-T processes (e.g., In a patent application published 1 December 2015, Altex described the basic approach for its synthetic fuels processes. —US 9199889.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The projects are funded through ARPA-E’s two newest programs, Advanced Research In Dry cooling (ARID) and Accelerating Low-cost Plasma Heating and Assembly (ALPHA), which both seek to develop low-cost technology solutions. These projects have been selected for negotiation of awards; final award amounts may vary.

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DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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Advanced Climate Control Auxiliary Load Reduction. Further, alloying or coating pathways towards low-cost, effective passive films, have not been sufficiently explored in a sound and scientific way. AOI 11: Advanced Climate Control Auxiliary Load Reduction. Computer Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Batteries.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. By the time REFF West occurred in October 2008 the climate had changed dramatically. Climate change projects had always had a stronger appeal to international investors than US investors.

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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The thousands of rocket launches needed to loft and maintain these space power stations would dump lots of soot, carbon dioxide, and other pollutants into the stratosphere, with uncertain climate impacts. But that might be mitigated, in theory, if space solar displaced fossil fuels and helped the world transition to clean electricity.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) References. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2. Also see Appendix E and Reference 1.). Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics.

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