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U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

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A study by a team at University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign has found that, with currently achievable performance levels, synthetic fuels produced via the electrochemical reduction of CO 2 and the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process system are not economically and environmentally competitive with using petroleum-based fuel.

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Researchers develop co-catalyst system for lower cost conversion of CO2 to CO; syngas for synfuels

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A team from the University of Illinois and startup Dioxide Materials has developed an electrocatalytic system for the reduction of CO 2 to CO—a key component of artificial photosynthesis and thus an enabler for the conversion of CO 2 to synthetic fuels—at overpotentials below 0.2 for formation of the “CO2 ? —i.e.,

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Topic 7: Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis. Innovation and optimization of the Szego Mill for reliable, efficient, and successful up-scaling of the deacetylation and mechanical refining process for biofuel production. University of North Dakota. 10,000,000.

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Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

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By comparison, average households in states like California, New York, Illinois and Michigan use between 562 kwh and 799 kwh monthly. for example, the company uses a new “three-wet” paint application that reduces electricity use along with CO2 and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions. At Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

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At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% And of those states, only two states — the aforementioned Colorado — and Illinois have more than 30% of their electricity from coal. And 15 states with renewable energy sources of 25% or more combined for 53.5%

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois). DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Framatome Inc. Lorama Group Inc.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of seven transit agencies, Illinois: $4,030,000.

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