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DECEMBER 23, 2013

The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). Ormat Technologies, and AltaRock Energy. It was built by US Geothermal and TAS Energy.

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DECEMBER 19, 2020

Canada’s SMR Action Plan seeks to advance the safe and responsible development and deployment of SMRs through a pan-Canadian approach in partnership with provincial and territorial governments, Indigenous peoples, organized labour, utilities, industry, innovators, academia and civil society.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

UK-based B9 Coal, established in 2009 with the objective of developing projects combining Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and alkaline hydrogen fuel cells, is bringing together a consortium including WSP Group, AFC Energy and Linc Energy to develop such a project.

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JULY 20, 2014

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will award $9 million over five years to organizations to assist it in building domestic and international consensus on future fossil energy technologies ( DE-FOA-0001111 ). turbines, fuel cells, hybrids, novel power generation cycles); coal conversion (e.g.,

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MARCH 12, 2023

Aluminum is a critical element used in thousands of important products, but it can often interfere with quick and effective extraction of valuable rare earth elements (REEs) from coal waste byproducts. The new NETL-developed sensing material is a metal-organic framework (MOF) thin film made of copper linked by 2-aminoterephthalic acid.

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JUNE 4, 2010

The Shenhua Baotou Coal-to-Olefins Project was completed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on 31 May. Mt/a methanol and 600,000 t/a of polethyelene and polypropylene—is to be operational this year and is the world’s largest coal-to-olefins project. SHenhua’s Coal-to-Olefins process. Source: Shenhua.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)’s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean waste water from Fischer-Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals, while also providing biogas as a by-product for power generation. This then results in an overall efficiency improvement in the GTL process.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Black & Veatch has joined the Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS), a global nonprofit that supports and promotes the safe handling and use of hydrogen across industrial and consumer applications. Efforts to decarbonize the power sector while maintaining a reliable, balanced generation mix remains a goal of the industry.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

By achieving this accelerated goal, GM expects to avoid the production of an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030, equal to the emissions produced by burning 1 billion pounds of coal. Sourcing renewable energy is a critical component of GM’s plans to decarbonize.

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APRIL 7, 2020

Australia-based Woodside has signed an agreement with Japanese companies JERA Inc, Marubeni Corporation and IHI Corporation to undertake a joint study examining the large-scale export of hydrogen as ammonia for use decarbonizing coal-fired power generation in Japan.

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JULY 19, 2012

Pertamina will collaborate exclusively with Celanese jointly to develop synthetic fuel ethanol projects in the Republic of Indonesia utilizing Celanese’s proprietary TCX ethanol process technology. So far, Celanese has been targeting the industrial ethanol market as part of its acetyl business. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 30, 2012

Coal deposits—the fossilized remains of plants—were formed during a 60-million year period from around 360 to 300 million years ago. Instead of accumulating as peat, which eventually was transformed into coal, the great bulk of plant biomass decayed and was released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

DOE intends that this first-generation REE demonstration facility will utilize: Conventional separations technologies including physical beneficiation, chemical separation including, but not limited to, hydrometallurgy, solvent extraction for the separation of individual REE-CM oxides, and reduction to metals, with subsequent alloying of metals.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The solution combines Haldor Topsoe’s proven hydrogen process and Aker Carbon Capture’s post-combustion carbon capture technology to achieve low-emission and cost-effective production of ‘blue’ hydrogen. Aker Carbon Capture’s proprietary carbon capture process uses a mixture of water and organic amine solvents to absorb the CO 2.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Water purification technology company Aquatech has been awarded a contract for a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant for a coal-to-chemicals facility in Hailer in Inner Mongolia. The coal-to-chemicals plant is owned by Hulunbeier New Gold Chemical Co.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In Japan, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and JFE Steel Corporation have built a medium-scale ferro coke production facility with a daily production capacity of 300 tons and begun demonstration testing. Process flow of ferro coke.

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DECEMBER 14, 2013

The Netherlands-based TNO research organization and the Russian A.V. Topchiev Institute for Petrochemical Synthesis (TIPS) are creating a company that will bring a new gas-to-liquids technology to market to turn gas or biomass into fuel. As TIPS’ partner, TNO will introduce this technology to the European chemical industry.

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MARCH 20, 2018

With assets exceeding US$270 billion, China Energy has set a number of world records including being the largest producer of coal, thermal power, renewable energy, and coal-to-oil and coal chemical products. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and accounts for more than 1,500,000 hydrogen fills per year.

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JUNE 2, 2020

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, the partners in the joint venture HYBRIT ( earlier post ), are preparing for the construction of a demonstration plant for the production of fossil-free steel on an industrial scale. Consultation with government agencies, organizations and the public will begin in June and conclude in September 2020.

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JULY 22, 2018

West Virginia University (WVU) researchers are opening a new facility to capture rare earth elements (REEs) from acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining. WVU is partnering with Rockwell Automation to facilitate market readiness through use of their sensor and control technologies in the new WVU facility. —Paul Ziemkiewicz.

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APRIL 20, 2018

LLNL worked with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to produce the atlas of hybrid energy/water Sankey diagrams for each of the states, such as the California estimated energy and water flow chart for 2010 (below). coal, natural gas, geothermal and nuclear) into electricity.

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APRIL 5, 2016

Altex Technologies has selected Unitel to provide engineering services to design and build a pilot system that will produce 1 BPD of synthetic gasoline from biomass (Biomass Conversion to Synthetic Gasoline System, BCSGS). 3-BPD to 1-BPD, and increases the technology readiness level (TRL) from 4 to 5. Carbonaceous materials—e.g.,

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JULY 10, 2023

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a method that can reduce the levels of mercury in sulfuric acid by more than 90%, even from low levels. Such pure high quality sulfuric acid is in high demand in industrial applications and an important step in reducing environmental impact. Roth et al.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding for twelve projects focused on developing technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries. This system could be retrofitted to existing lean- burn engines or as a new engine technology. Selection amount: $3,257,089).

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

Pressure on governments and industry for a green recovery is further constraining availability of capital, it says. The International Energy Forum is the world’s largest organization of energy ministers, comprising 71 members including both producing and consuming nations.

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JUNE 1, 2010

Sandia has been working on “Sunshine to Petrol” technologies for a number of years. An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. Source: Sandia. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 16, 2017

Cities in the greater BTH region have consistently been reported to have the highest concentration of particulate matter and other air pollutants, following decades of emissions from pollution-intensive industries in the area, as well as the region’s heavy reliance on coal for energy generation. billion ($1.53

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JANUARY 20, 2024

The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. The industry now faces serious pressure to pick up the pace. At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. The European Union plans to begin charging shippers for carbon emissions this year.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources for storage or beneficial use. Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. Roughly 6 billion metric tons of coal are used each year, producing 18 billion tons of CO 2.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

million in federal funding for cost-shared projects that will develop technologies that utilize CO 2 from coal-fired power plants to produce useful products. Awards made from the FOA will validate the concept, estimate the technology cost, and demonstrate that the carbon lifecycle of the products can offer a true carbon reduction.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

and NuCoal Energy Corporation recently executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wherein Sparton and NuCoal will jointly evaluate the potential of NuCoal’s lignitic coal holdings in Saskatchewan to host commercial germanium and uranium mineralization. The quantities are dependent on the amounts of metal contained in the coal feedstock.

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APRIL 25, 2010

Alternative Fuel Technologies, Inc. Shanghai Diesel Engine Company is owned by Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation (SAIC), one of the top three automotive corporations in China. Alternative Fuel Technologies, Inc. has built and delivered 12 dimethyl ether (DME) feed pumps to Shanghai Diesel Engine Company.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In a study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie , Monash University and CSIRO scientists report the discovery of a photosensitive metal organic framework (MOF)—a class of materials known for their exceptional capacity to store gases. This is a step-change in carbon capture technologies. —Richelle Lyndon. 201206359.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $100,000 Rural Business Enterprise grant to the not-for-profit Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), based in East Hartford, Conn. CCAT will partner with alternative fuel industry leaders to conduct the study.

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JULY 14, 2015

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected 16 solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology research projects for a total of more than $19 million ($19,358,915) in funding. Lead organization. One project was awarded funding for a 400 kWe SOFC Prototype System Test. FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The Houston Advanced Research Center ( HARC ) and the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University are establishing a collaborative research program to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling. Created in 1982, HARC is a not-for-profit organization based in The Woodlands, Texas.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

That report, authored by group co-chairs, Agriculture and Energy Secretaries Vilsack and Chu, and EPA Administrator Jackson, lays out a strategy to advance the development and commercialization of a sustainable biofuels industry to meet or exceed the nation’s biofuels targets. President Obama. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2).

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