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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. Most nuclear plants around the world today are large light-water reactors, with capacities well over a gigawatt—quite a bit more than typical coal plants. On 13 September, the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a mixture of biological components and manmade technologies. A new paper, published in Nature Energy , outlines how the researchers at the Reisner Laboratory in Cambridge developed their platform to achieve unassisted solar-driven water-splitting.

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Water Solar Store Hydrogen 210

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APRIL 21, 2023

This is a carbon-free hydrogen production method that extracts hydrogen by decomposing water with electricity generated from nuclear power. The company is also pursuing a project to convert green hydrogen into ammonia or methanol. It is also participating in a government-led green hydrogen production demonstration project.

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Hydrogen Hyundai Engine Production 435

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JULY 21, 2022

Researchers in Europe led by a team from ETH Zurich have designed a fuel production system that uses water, CO 2 , and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. We are the first to demonstrate the entire thermochemical process chain from water and CO 2 to kerosene in a fully-integrated solar tower system. —Aldo Steinfeld.

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OCTOBER 20, 2019

The goal is to develop an efficient and powerful test plant that will use carbon dioxide and water as well as electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to produce specialty chemicals. The first unit comprises two electrolyzers which convert H 2 O and CO 2 to H 2 and CO.

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Water Renewable CO2 Convert 170

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. Audi is partnering with the Zurich-based environmental start-up and promoting a future technology with the project. The water returns to the cycle of the geothermal power plant.

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Audi Iceland CO2 Carbon 446

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APRIL 16, 2023

Hydrogen is emerging as a viable future fuel for addressing the move away from fossil fuels. The objective of the project is to enable ammonia to be converted back to hydrogen at the receiving destination. The project is designed to enhance the availability of large-scale storage and transportation capabilities of clean energy.

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APRIL 28, 2011

A team led by the University of Alberta has confirmed that inorganic mercury (Hg) found worldwide in ocean water is transformed into monomethylmercury (MMHg)—a potent and bio-accumulative neurotoxin—in the seawater. Kirk (2011) Methylation of inorganic mercury in polar marine waters. Fitzgerald and Thomas W. 159-166.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Step by step, we are bringing all our sites into the future We don’t want any standalone lighthouse projects on greenfield sites. To ensure that future production will be economical, Audi wants to cut annual factory costs in half by 2033. Audi is building on its existing global production network to achieve this vision. Earlier post.)

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All-Electric Audi Manufacturer Electric Vehicles 307

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

volts (V) of water-splitting voltage with its novel low-cost electrolysis technology. Future development efforts will focus on increasing the currents and photovoltages beyond 1.5V. The theoretical minimum voltage needed to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen is 1.23 Nanosystem for water electrolysis.

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Low Cost Water Hydrogen Solar 246

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

have demonstrated for the first time that genetically engineered marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing industrially relevant products such as enzymes or biofuels. What our research shows is that we can achieve in marine species exactly what we’ve already done in fresh water species. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

chemical, kinetic, or thermal) and convert them back to useful forms of energy like electricity. Energy storage with pumped hydro systems based on large water reservoirs has been widely implemented over much of the past century to become the most common form of utility-scale storage globally. Lithium batteries: the future of storage.

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Energy Storage Molten Salt Energy Future 98

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AUGUST 12, 2022

At the site, landfill gas (LFG) will be the primary fuel to provide power for the non-combustion process that converts waste to hydrogen. The collaboration with Raven’s technology offers a strong renewable hydrogen alternative to electrolysis, using less electricity and no need for fresh water. Earlier post.).

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Waste Hydrogen California Engine 361

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AUGUST 1, 2021

The shortlisted proposals include plants aiming to produce jet fuel from: Combining carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere with hydrogen from water; Alcohol derived from wastes; Everyday household and commercial black bag rubbish; and. It is being delivered with the support of Ricardo Energy and Environment and E4tech.

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Fuel Waste Production Convert 321

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JUNE 12, 2022

A team from Washington State University (WSU) and the Gas Technology Institute have used an ethanol and water mixture and a small amount of electricity in an electrochemical conversion system to produce pure compressed hydrogen. The presence of the ethanol in water changes the chemistry. —Wei-Jyun Wang, a co-lead author.

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JULY 2, 2015

During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. Direct water injection. Bosch and water injection. Prototype direct water injection system for the 3-cylinder. Earlier post.

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Water BMW Engine Fuel 150

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Over the past few months, we have converted it to DME together with our partner FPT. In addition, the valves and valve seat inserts were converted to materials suitable for DME. This leads to a significantly more compact and cost efficient exhaust gas aftertreatment system, even for future extremely strict pollutant emission limits.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

One year into the ERDC project, the team demonstrated a three-step approach that “cleans” the water, removes the algae and entrained nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the water, and transforms the algae into a potential energy source. Algae biorefinery concept through HTL. Figure from Tian et al.

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Water Florida Cleaner Concept 345

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of up to $40 million, subject to appropriations, to design, permit, and construct an open-water, grid-connected national wave energy testing facility.

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Puerto Rico Grid Connect Connected 150

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JUNE 11, 2020

The team uses green electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen in an electrolysis step. The hydrogen is then converted to methanol using a suitable carbon dioxide source such as flue gas in a specially developed process (FlexMethanol). FlexMethanol. A maximum capacity of 28 liters crude methanol per day is achieved.

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Wind Conversion Power Powered 357

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JUNE 15, 2019

In a major new report on hydrogen, the International Energy Agency says that the time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future. The world should not miss this unique chance to make hydrogen an important part of our clean and secure energy future. —Dr Birol.

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JULY 2, 2022

The methanol is mixed with water, then evaporated by applying heat and fed into the preheated reactor, where the mix of methanol and water is converted into hydrogen and CO 2. However, the technology may also be an appealing future solution for container ships and cruise ships. © Fraunhofer.

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Hydrogen Engine Fuel Carbon 480

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APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. Water splitting reaction on oxygen electrode and PNC’s hydration. The triple conducting oxide of PrNi 0.5

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Hydrogen Idaho Water Energy Storage 339

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The demonstration plant will also serve as a model for future commercial plants. The solar radiation is converted into high-temperature process heat of more than 1,000°C, then drives the thermochemical reaction to produce solar fuels. DAWN will be the first industrial-scale plant to use all the innovations developed by Synhelion.

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Solar Fuel Germany Industrial 435

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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. The treatment of GTL-derived effluents is complex and challenging.

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Waste Water Gas Qatar 210

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APRIL 2, 2021

Germany and Europe are on their way to a hydrogen future. Hydrogen is set to be used in industry and in the future also in road traffic, finally heralding a shift away from gasoline and diesel fuel. Specifically, this is about producing the fuel cell stack on which hydrogen is converted to water and the energy is collected.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen Europe 496

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APRIL 28, 2021

At the hubs, which can be built at or near landfills, Raven SR will convert mixed and multiple organic wastes, including municipal solid waste, greenwaste, food waste, medical, paper, etc. This permits the control of the rotary reformer when there is water content or chemical makeup variation in the feedstock, such as in MSW.

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Waste Hydrogen Building Motor 459

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MAY 18, 2022

Mangrove’s patent-pending, proprietary technology uses electrochemical processes to convert lithium chloride and lithium sulfate directly into lithium hydroxide. This is essential to the future of electric vehicles, as a sustainable and scalable production of lithium is needed to meet the increasing battery demand.

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BMW Green Carbon Convert 243

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The faster the shark moves through the water, the more efficiently it does so. Sharks are energy-efficient swimmers; sharkskin consists almost entirely of small placoid scales that shift independently to reduce friction. They increase buoyancy while generating low-profile vortices that reduce hydrodynamic drag and even add a thrust component.

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Fleet San Francisco Fuel Emissions 418

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JANUARY 22, 2022

With the ERA grant, CP is building upon its early program research to convert an additional line-haul locomotive and a yard switcher locomotive. The Calgary fueling facility will include an electrolysis plant to produce hydrogen from water.

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Hydrogen North America Fuel Grant 186

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

VULSORB demonstrated higher performance and lower water consumption for lithium extraction in Vulcan’s pilot plant, compared with commercially available sorbents tested by the Company. Vulcan continues to test other sorbents from commercial suppliers to provide further optionality, and for potential use in future phases of development.

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Lithium Ion Commercial Carbon Manufacturer 304

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Graphene oxide (GO), a water-soluble derivative of graphite, can be assembled to form a membrane that can be used for hydrogen purification. When exposed to humidity, the negatively charged sheets repel each other even more, allowing water molecules to accumulate in the spaces between the GO sheets, which eventually dissolves the membrane.

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Hydrogen Taiwan Lithium Ion Water 259

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

By continuing to invest in this technology we are giving ourselves additional options that will inform our decisions on the architecture of our future ZEROe aircraft, the development of which we intend to launch in the 2027-2028 timeframe. —Glenn Llewellyn, VP Zero-Emission Aircraft, Airbus.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

With the grant announced today, CP will build upon its early program research to convert an additional line-haul locomotive and a yard switcher locomotive. The Calgary fueling facility will include an electrolysis plant to produce hydrogen from water.

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Hydrogen Fuel Grant North America 186

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

The advance paves the way for researchers to convert biomass molecules such as glucose into hexanes, which are significant components of gasoline currently derived by refining crude oil. Unlike other technologies that use large quantities of hydrogen gas to convert biomass to biofuels, the team’s process is driven by electricity.

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Convert Fuel South Korea Massachusetts 210

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It selectively filters the hydrogen while blocking other gases, allowing it to be used as a fuel and converted as needed, at the time of re-fueling. The technology could then be scaled up for future markets, including industry, heat, and grid-scale power generation. Siemens Energy has proven experience of innovation with ammonia.

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Hydrogen Energy Grid Ireland 488

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JUNE 14, 2021

Swiss research intsitute Empa’s future mobility demonstrator, “move”, is investigating three paths for CO 2 reduction in road traffic—electric mobility, hydrogen mobility and synthetic fuels—against the background of a rapidly changing energy system. Construction of the plant is planned for mid-2021. Schröter K.,

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