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Battelle team developing new hybrid direct coal-to-liquids process to produce jet fuel; lower costs and GHGs

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The conversion of coal to syncrude is carried out at a relatively low pressure without requiring gaseous hydrogen or a catalyst. He will present more findings in August at the 2016 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The southwest province of Yunnan derives about 70 percent of its electricity from hydropower, slightly more than the percentage in Washington state, while Shandong, a coastal province in the east, derives about 90 percent of its electricity from coal, similar to West Virginia. An EV operated in Yunnan emits about 60 percent less.