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DOE Awards $1M to UT Dallas to Develop New Filtration Membranes for H2 and CO2 Separations

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Chemistry professors John Ferraris, Kenneth Balkus and Inga Musselman are creating a class of mixed-matrix membranes based on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)—crystalline compounds with specialized metal clusters that act as molecular sieves.

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Global Automakers calls on EPA to withdraw proposed determination on MY 2022-2025 GHG standards, get back in alignment with NHTSA, provide more time

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The final standards are projected to result in an average industry fleet-wide level of 163 grams/mile of CO2 in model year 2025, which is equivalent to 54.5 Earlier post.). l/100 km), if achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements.

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An interview with Riversimple

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There are technical hurdles still to overcome if you want a Ferrari, but not for a Ford Focus. Q:With 30 gms per km (well to wheel) predicted CO2 rating, the Urban Car sure sounds impressive, but is a on-board hydrogen tank really efficient? Although I completely understand why they are doing what they are doing not what we are doing.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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Depending upon where you live, power plants are often burning natural resources. Best take on all this has been that SouthPark episode with "It" You want something efficient that uses little resources and doesnt impact traffic and parking, then buy a motorcycle. There is significant cause vs. effect debate on CO2.