Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers warns that the global transition to global low-carbon energy technology could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are put in place to ensure a sustainable supply of rare minerals and metals. Their paper is published in Science. Sovacool et al.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2024

And in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a tornado or wildfire, the vehicle, called H2Rescue , can supply electric power and potable water to survivors while acting as a temperature-controlled command center for rescue personnel. A third truck might pull a trailer with a water tank on it. Nicholas Josefik, U.S.

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Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2023

The Boring Company (TBC) attended the TCEQ’s public hearing regarding its permit to dispose 142,000 gallons of wastewater into the Colorado River. “We will have less than 3% of the water being industrial water. It’s from one process, a water jet process that uses a water jet to cut materials.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Texas Senator Sarah Eckhardt formerly requested a public hearing regarding The Boring Company’s (TBC) plans to dump treated wastewater into the Colorado Rivier. Some industrial companies and municipalities already dispose their treated wastewater in Texas waters. The Boring Company’s Wastewater Permit Request.

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Electrek

MAY 24, 2022

A group of environmentalists is asking the city of Austin to withhold Tesla’s permit for its upcoming battery cathode material factory next to Gigafactory Texas over concerns about water supply along the Colorado River.

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2023

The Boring Company filed for a permit to discharge about 142,000 gallons of wastewater per day into the Colorado River. People living near the tunneling company are concerned that TBC’s wastewater might taint the Colorado River. The Boring Company’s wastewater application is still pending, according to TCEQ records.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The surfactant chemicals found in samples of fracking fluid collected in five states were no more toxic than substances commonly found in homes, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. —Thurman et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Applications include powering the Colorado pickup truck and Trailblazer SUV for the Thailand and Southeast Asian markets. Water-cooled turbo. The improved variable-geometry turbo incorporates a water-cooling system in the turbine housing to reduce heat when operating at high speeds and full load. liter variants. Turbo (2.8L).

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Diesel Engine Chevrolet Global 334

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Rivers in some of the world’s most populous regions are losing water, according to a comprehensive study of global stream flows. suggests that the reduced flows in many cases are associated with climate change, and could potentially threaten future supplies of food and water.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The foreground bar height indicates the EWe of each state, with the portion of ground and surface water indicated by color. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have estimated state-level field-to-pump water requirements of corn ethanol production across the US. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. Chiu et al.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2022

I live in Manitoba , a province of Canada where all but a tiny fraction of electricity is generated from the potential energy of water. The United States got the Grand Coulee on the Columbia River, the Hoover Dam on the Colorado, and the dams of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of large dams began before World War II.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 14 new research projects that will be a part of an expanding portfolio of projects designed to increase the understanding of methane hydrates’ potential as a future energy supply. Colorado School of Mines. University of California at San Diego. University of Mississippi. Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

University of Colorado, Boulder. The University of Colorado Boulder will lead a multi-institutional team to develop a data-driven framework of physical testing and modeling to enable the gas industry to better evaluate products to rehabilitate cast iron and steel natural gas pipes and enhance their performance and longevity.

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Gas Gas-Electric Universal Colorado 297

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

The structured catalyst consists of a supported active metal and provides the ability to utilize low-carbon renewable electricity to supply the endothermic heat required for methane pyrolysis. SCWDO uses heat to remove salts, metals and organic molecules from water and SMR then combines this pure water with methane to produce hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2011

Placed in a single gallon of water in a bright sunlight, the device could produce enough electricity to supply a house in a developing country with electricity for a day, Nocera said. The first artificial leaf was developed more than a decade ago by John Turner of the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Some of the environmental, technical and socioeconomic factors variables included: Endangered species; Federally protected lands; Water use and water quality concerns; Fishing and boating access.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2009

Mountain snowpack in the Great basin and major water supply basins for California. Despite the recent rain and snow ,” the governor’s office warned, “ cumulative water deficit is so large that there is only a 15% chance that California will replenish its water supply this year. ”. Source: USDA. Click to enlarge.

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California Los Angeles Water Climate Change 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Colorado State. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. decrease water use compared to conventional algae reactors. engineered to use fertilizer and water more efficiently and. The University of Colorado Boulder will use nanotechnology to. Capturing this energy would reduce both waste.

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2012 Energy Lithium Sulfur Conversion 240

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2010

Using innovative seismic-based technologies developed with funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE), a Kansas drilling company has discovered an untapped, 10-foot-thick oil zone in a developed Colorado reservoir. that has produced more than 6,200 barrels of light oil, with no water, through February 2010.

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Oil Kansas Wichita Oklahoma 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Particle Thermal Energy Storage and Efficient Heat Exchanger for Carbon-Free Industry Heat Supply, $249,500. Mesofluidic Inline Separation for Produced Water Treatment, $246,979. APEX Petroleum Engineering (Englewood, Colorado). Alkaline Water Electrolysis, $100,000. OpenOA, $249,950. Utilidata, Inc. AltaRock Energy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2015

However, the technologies that have released the new supplies—hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling—have also unleashed anxieties about contaminated drinking water, induced earthquakes and lenient regulation. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

Chen of Colorado State University; Soltex; and Hybrid Coating Technologies. The algae uses CO 2 from air or industrial emitters with sunlight and saltwater to create fuel while reducing the carbon footprint, costs and water usage, with no reliance on food crops as feedstocks. Sustainable Production of Ethanol and Green Crude.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 7, 2009

The Creative Greenius says you can now expect a bold United States policy on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a rapid shift away from carbon-based fuels to renewables and a science-based approach to water policy and other critical resources. The drought is causing the city to push water conservation and discuss possible penalties.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), at its Colorado pilot-scale biochemical conversion facility, converted the biomass from Ceres’ hybrids into cellulosic sugars, which Amyris subsequently fermented into renewable farnesene. Earlier post.). Ceres first commercialized its improved hybrids in Brazil this season.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The amount of water on fuel cell electrolyte membranes has a substantial influence on electricity generation efficiency. This includes hot testing in Death Valley, cold testing in Yellowknife, Canada, steep grade hill climbs in San Francisco and high altitude trips in Colorado. Large external power supply system.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

Energy storage technology is seen as a way to help even out the imbalance in supply and demand by storing excess energy during periods of high production and using it when needed. Kyoto Group Buildings are another big consumer of heat, accounting for almost half of total heat consumption, mostly for space and water heating.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

Shale gas—natural gas trapped inside formations of shale—is contributing to a rejuvenation of domestic natural gas supply in the United States, with production having increased fourteen-fold over the past decade with a tripling of reserves, according to the US Energy Information Administration. million in federal funds.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

In a 2012 presentation, the inventors said that the direct conversion process delivers a liquid hydrocarbon fuel yield of ~54-55% at 310°C, with ~6-7% ethylene and ~39% water byproducts, making the technology more cost-effective than previous approaches. —Chaitanya Narula.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Colorado School of Mines. Colorado School of Mines will develop and demonstrate engineered composite membranes for efficient tritium extraction for fusion applications. These composites, which can operate at high temperature, possess hydrogen density approaching that of water with a high and adjustable absorption amount.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Most climate models have suggested that evapotranspiration, which is the movement of water from the land to the atmosphere, would increase with global warming because of increased evaporation of water from the ocean and more precipitation overall. Data indeed show that some areas are wetter than they used to be. —Jung et al.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As power grids everywhere increasingly rely on intermittent renewable energy, batteries and other forms of energy storage that can even out the bumps in supply and demand are taking on a crucial role. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost. Well, let's think.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2018

The Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines. However, over the past several decades, operators have been unsuccessful in the TMS play, in part due to its clay-rich nature which makes it sensitive to water. Selected UOG projects. Lead organization. Description. C-Crete Technologies LLC.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

The pump drives the closed loop aquaponics system that takes nutrients from fish in a large water tank and delivers them to growing plants in the greenhouse which then filters the water and sends it back to the tank. Aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants in water) becomes aquaponics when combined.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

The hydrogen generation system, designed and supplied by Gas Technology Institute (GTI), will consist of three key components; 1) digester gas cleanup, 2) biomethane reformation, and 3) hydrogen purification. One trailer will be filling at the generation site while the other supplies the dispensing station. Plug Power Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

formed naturally in underground reservoirs in New Mexico and Colorado and brought to the surface by wells such as those used to produce natural gas. In oil fields such as Whiting’s, the injected CO 2 mixes with the oil that is left behind in the primary oil-well production and the secondary water-injection stage. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Water (1 project). Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. Sun Catalytix Corporation will develop a unique technology to split water into hydrogen and oxygen under benign conditions to enable storage of intermittent renewable solar and wind energy for around-the-clock use. (DOE grant: $2,200,000). ENERGY STORAGE.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Coal supplies nearly 50% of domestic electricity. Optimized rock-fluid models will incorporate the seismic signatures of (1) saturation scales and free versus dissolved gas in a CO 2 -water mixture, (2) pore pressure changes, and (3) CO 2 -induced chemical changes to the host rock. Colorado School of Mines , Golden, Colo.

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