Sun.Mar 22, 2015

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BLM issues final rule for fracking on public lands; new rule on deepsea blowout preventers coming

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'The US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released final rule covering hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands. As of 30 June 2014, there were approximately 47,000 active oil and gas leases on public lands, and approximately 95,000 oil and gas wells. Of wells currently being drilled, more than 90% use hydraulic fracturing.

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New Rutgers non-noble metal catalyst for hydrogen evolution performs as well as Pt in both acid and base

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'Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a new noble metal-free catalyst—Ni 5 P 4 (nickel-5 phosphide-4)—performing on par with platinum for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in both strong acid and base. The development, the team concludes in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , can offer a key step towards industrially relevant electrolyzers competing with conventional H 2 sources.

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