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DOE Regional Partner Initiates Coal Seam CO2 Injection and Methane Recovery Study in Virginia

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A US Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has begun injecting carbon dioxide into coal seams in the Central Appalachian Basin to determine the feasibility of CO 2 storage in unmineable coal seams and the potential for enhanced coalbed methane recovery. feet in thickness. trillion cubic feet. SECARB website

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Process for Hydrogen Production from Sodium Sulfite Solutions Resulting from Capture of SO2 from Coal Flue Gas

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The initial pH of Na 2 SO 3 solution plays an important role in determining both the hydrogen production rate and the final products of the photolytic oxidation.The highest hydrogen production rate occurs when the initial solution pH is 7.55. Huang et al. Cunping Huang, Clovis A. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es903766w.

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GE and CPECC Sign Agreements with USTDA to Advance Commercial Scale IGCC in China

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IGCC and carbon capture technologies have been commercially demonstrated and will need to be widely deployed to enable low cost power generation from domestic fossil energy resources, while at the same time achieving significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions globally.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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mt CO 2 ) and Florida (107.0 For example, some states are located near abundant hydroelectric supplies, while others contain abundant coal resources. Examining 2010 energy-related CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector, the report found California was the top transportation emitter (214.0 Click to enlarge.

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Study finds urban waste heat affects temperatures across thousands of miles, warming some areas and cooling others

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degrees Fahrenheit), according to the research by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; Florida State University; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Temperatures in some remote areas increase by as much as 1 degree Celsius (1.8

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

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Among their findings: The Nissan LEAF produces lower life cycle GHG emissions than the Prius HEV in urban counties of Texas, Florida, and much of the southwestern US. Framework for the analysis. Yuksel et al. Click to enlarge. The Chevrolet Volt PHEV has higher life cycle emissions than the Prius HEV in all counties. —Yuksel et al.

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Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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emissions owing to reduced coal mining activity caused by excess electricity generation in biorefineries which is sold to the electrical grid and assumed to offset electricity produced elsewhere. SO x emissions in the Southeast for corn ethanol are mainly attributable to Florida-based sulfuric acid production for phosphate fertilizer.

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