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DLR techno-economic valuation of power-to-liquids finds reducing electrolyzer and electricity costs key to cost-competitive liquid hydrocarbons

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In 2012, the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers launched a three-year project on the production of synthetic liquid hydrocarbons from electricity (i.e. Power-to-Liquids, PtL) using a multistage process ( SynKWS ), in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Institute of Combustion Technology Stuttgart; the University of Stuttgart IFK; and the University of Bayreuth – Chair of Chemical Engineering.

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Do BMW, Mercedes, Volvo Plug-In Hybrid SUVs Compete With Tesla Model X?

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We've known they were coming more for than a year, and now they're within weeks or months of landing in dealerships. In this case, "they" are the first plug-in hybrid SUV models from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and other luxury makers. Large, luxurious, plug-in. almost sounds like a description of the Tesla Model X, doesn't it? DON'T MISS: Tesla.

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Fukushima launching power-to-gas hydrogen project with MCH as hydrogen carrier; supply center by 2016

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Fukushima and the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute (FREA) have launched a power-to-has project with a view to making the prefecture a hydrogen supply center by as early as 2016, according to a report in The Japan Times , via Fukushima Minpo. The project will test and refine a model of hydrogen-supply infrastructure, which would then be used in creating a functioning supply center.

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E10 Is Less Corrosive Than Ethanol-Free Gasoline, Research Says

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Ethanol is a beleaguered fuel these days, with national availability E85 nowhere in sight, rollout of E15 seemingly stalled, and concerns over its full carbon footprint hotly debated. Most drivers pumping gas pay little attention to its ethanol content, which in several states may now be at 10 percent. Meanwhile, traditionalists seek out pure.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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GTI acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne energy assets

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Gas Technology Institute ( GTI ) has acquired the assets of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s (AR’s) energy systems portfolio. Included in the transfer of assets are patents and intellectual property (IP), physical assets, and technologies across the spectrum of gas and oil production, gasification, gas-to-liquids, power generation, and hydrogen generation. GTI has worked closely with AR for ten years, hosting the development of their compact gasifier for coal and natural gas conversion.

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Faraday Futures: Startup Promises Long-Range Electric Car In 2017

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Over cocktails, two former Lotus colleagues met up in Irvine, California, the mecca for car design. They realized they shared a common dream: to create a next-generation electric vehicle. With a photo of a drink on a bar napkin, so begins the creation myth for Faraday Futures, the secretive startup company in Gardena, California, that says it.

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Nissan Leaf Battery Capacity Lawsuit: Court Approves Settlement

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Nissan appears to have reached a final settlement with plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over Nissan Leaf electric-car batteries that now goes back almost three years. The suit was filed in California in 2012 on behalf of all Leaf owners in that state and in Arizona. Nissan was accused of not accurately describing the Leaf's real-world range in.

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Navigant forecasts energy storage enabling technologies revenue to total nearly $75B from 2015 to 2024

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Navigant Research forecasts that worldwide energy storage enabling technology (ESET) revenue will total nearly $75 billion from 2015 to 2024. The report analyzes the ESET global market across four distinct market segments: utility-scale storage; community storage; residential storage; and commercial storage, including global market forecasts through 2024.

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Tesla 'Ludicrous' Mode, Faraday Future, Plug-In SUVs: Today's Car News

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Today, get the details on notable upgrades to the Tesla Model S electric car, the story of a California startup planning an electric car of its own, and the prospects of new plug-in hybrid SUVs against the Tesla Model X. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla announces a 90-kilowatt-hour battery-pack option and new "Ludicrous" performance.

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Liquid Light signs agreement to further advance its CO2-to-chemicals technology

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Liquid Light has signed a technology development agreement with The Coca-Cola Company. The objective of the agreement is to accelerate the development of Liquid Light’s technology which can make mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) from CO 2. ( Earlier post.) For example, a bio-ethanol production facility could make bio-MEG from the CO 2 byproduct that results from converting plant material into ethanol.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Best Deals On Hybrid, Electric, Diesel Cars For July 2015

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Carmakers have rolled out their incentives and special offers for July and, as always, there are a few deals on hybrids, electric cars, and diesel models. Strong incentives for certain models carry over from previous months, while other vehicles get new incentives that can suddenly make them more attractive options than before. Even if you already.

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U Michigan opens Mcity test environment for connected and automated vehicle technologies

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The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the first large controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars. Mcity was designed and developed by U-M’s interdisciplinary Mobility Transformation Center ( MTC ), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).

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NIST calculates H2 pipeline can cost up to 68% more than nat gas pipeline; proposes code change to reduce cost

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Pipelines to carry hydrogen cost more than other gas pipelines because of the measures required to combat the damage hydrogen does to steel’s mechanical properties (e.g., hydrogen embrittlement, HE) over time. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have now calculated that hydrogen-specific steel pipelines can cost as much as 68% more than natural gas pipelines, depending on pipe diameter and operating pressure. [ 1 ] By contrast, a widely used cost model [ 2 ]

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Xerox demonstrating analytics technology as part of Mcity

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Several Xerox transportation solutions and analytics innovations are being demonstrated at Mcity, the University of Michigan’s new test environment for connected and automated vehicles. ( Earlier post.). Xerox demonstrations include: CloudParc technology guides drivers to available parking spots using cameras and small computers mounted on traffic poles to track the availability of spaces and transmit the information to tablet devices within vehicles.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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GFBiochemicals starts commercial production of levulinic acid from biomass

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Bio-based chemical company GFBiochemicals has started commercial production at its 10,000 MT/a capacity levulinic acid plant in Caserta, Italy. GFBiochemicals is the first company to produce levulinic acid at commercial scale directly from biomass. The company made the announcement at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, Montreal. Levulinic acid is a versatile platform molecule that is recognized by the US Department of Energy as one of the top ten bio-based Chemicals of the Futur

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Buick 2016 Encore Sport Touring features new 1.4L direct injection turbo with stop/start

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Buick introduced the 2016 Encore Sport Touring crossover, a more sporty take on the brand’s popular crossover. (Encore sales increased 29% for the first six months of 2015, logging 30,549 units.) The new model is equipped with an exclusive, all-new 1.4L turbocharged engine with direct injection and stop/start technology. The engine is part of the new, global family of small, power-dense engines developed to balance performance and efficiency with refinement.

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