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MAY 16, 2022

Using new analytical methods, the research group “CritMET: Critical Metals for Enabling Technologies” led by Michael Bau, Professor of Geochemistry at Jacobs University in Bremen has studied the distribution of germanium and gallium in iron-manganese crusts from the deep sea. Source: Jacobs University). 2021.05.019. Ernst, D.M.,

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A University of Portsmouth programme is supporting five PhD students in pioneering innovative solutions to tackle marine plastic pollution. The post University of Portsmouth project looks to eradicate plastic pollution appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Mærsk Group is currently involved in two projects focused on realizing the marine fuel potential of one of the world’s most abundant and sustainable biomass resources: lignin. —Jacob Sterling, head of Environment and CSR, Mærsk Line. Global Biofuel Potentials For Marine Engines (B21st report, Sep 2012). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., For many years, we’ve flagged the fact that scrubbers account for disproportionately large emissions of hazardous and acidifying substances into the marine environment.

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MAY 24, 2010

BP pledged up to $500 million to an open research program studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon incident, and its associated response, on the marine and shoreline environment of the Gulf of Mexico. BP already has ongoing marine research programs in the Gulf of Mexico. On 21 May, Rep.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

A team led by Heriot-Watt University used an array of seafloor landers, including seabed respirometers and baited traps and cameras, to collect a wide range of data to assess ecosystem function on the abyssal seafloor.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Projects will work to reduce the LCOE through multiple approaches, including increasing generation efficiency, increasing rotor area per unit of equivalent mass, lowering operation and maintenance costs, minimizing potential impacts on the surrounding environment, and maximizing system reliability. The University of Michigan.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated that photosynthetic marine cyanobacteria annually produce hundreds of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons in the oceans. Oil spills cause widespread damage, but some parts of the marine environment recover faster than others.

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MARCH 6, 2020

By working in close collaboration with highly competent partners, we intend to play an important role in facilitating a cleaner and more profitable future for the marine sector. —Project Owner Jonas Åkerman, Director of Research & Technology Development, Wärtsilä Marine.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Members of the Marine Algae Industrialization Consortium (MAGIC), led by Duke University in North Carolina, have published an open-access paper in the journal Oceanography presenting the large-scale industrial cultivation of marine microalgae (ICMM) as an answer to pressing global energy, food and climate security issues.

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Mariner Climate Global Industrial 150

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MARCH 17, 2021

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. The fourth floor houses Ford’s first robotics and mobility research lab on a university campus, as well as 100 Ford researchers—including autonomous vehicle researchers—and engineers. Robots and robotics for any environment.

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JUNE 15, 2013

The second ( DTMA-91-R-2013-0009 ) will award up to $500,000 for a comprehensive study on the issues associated with the bunkering (supplying a ship with fuel) of LNG for marine vessels. Of particular interest to MARAD is the use of natural gas (LNG or CNG) as a marine propulsion fuel. Infrastructure LNG Natural Gas Ports and Marine'

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APRIL 28, 2015

Universal LNG Solutions ( ULNG ) has introduced the first four trucks in a fleet of 95 of liquefied natural gas (LNG) big rigs at the campus of Sancus Energy, an LNG processing technology company. —Jeffrey Liu, CEO of Universal LNG Solutions.

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JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Neste Oil is expanding its algae research ( earlier post ) with the launch of a joint algae research program with the Marine Research Centre at Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). Neste Oil is already working with a number of international research institutions, universities, and companies in the algae research area.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

By 2050 Europe could get up to 50% of its electricity needs from renewable marine sources according to a report presented by the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation at the EurOCEAN 2010 conference. Marine renewable energy is in its infancy, but it has remarkable potential.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Six research teams from the University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have won a share of $1.16 The energy projects chosen seek to improve electric vehicle batteries, to model the impact of renewable energy policy on the economy and the environment, and to better understand the combustion biodiesel fuels.

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APRIL 4, 2022

A study by three French institutes—Ifremer, the University of Bordeaux and the IRD (a public research institution)—has found that the surface water of the Atlantic Ocean is twice as polluted by cellulose fibers as it is by microplastics. On the whole, it’s a relatively new playing field for the scientific community.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The hot, humid environment of tropical marine areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can wreak havoc on the marine autonomous systems. Underwater and surface MAS are used for marine monitoring, locating objects such as mines on the seafloor, and rescuing swimmers.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

Results of a Rice University laboratory study suggests that using foam may maximize enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The lab plans to test foam on core samples that more closely mimic the environment underground, Biswal said. the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. Kun Ma, a Rice alumnus, co-authored the paper.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 27 projects for more than $37 million in funding to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies, which seek to generate renewable electricity from oceans and free-flowing rivers and streams. Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Marine BioEnergy, Inc. Leichter at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, and a team led by Douglas C. Oil tankers can be filled with high-value biocrude at the harvesting sites in the open ocean, making the whole process carbon-neutral in the global environment. was awarded $2.1

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JULY 14, 2021

BEHYOND brings together global players in energy, EDP and TechnipFMC, with the CEiiA research center - Center for Engineering and Development; WavEC Offshore Renewables; and the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

VTT has deep knowledge of ship simulation and extensive expertise in the development and management of safety-critical and complex systems in demanding environments such as nuclear safety. Rolls-Royce is also a founding member of the Finnish ecosystem for autonomous marine transport (DIMECC).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

To accelerate this effort, Carnegie Mellon University, Genesee & Wyoming and Wabtec aspire to create the Freight Rail Innovation Institute—a first-of-its-kind effort to create zero-emission locomotives, develop technology that increases freight rail utilization and improve safety by 50%, and create 250,000 jobs by 2030.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The LiGas electrolyte also provides expanded functions in extreme environments. Originally developed via research at University of California, San Diego by cofounders CEO Cyrus Rustomji, Ph.D., and Chief Technology Officer Jungwoo Lee, Ph.D.,

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. Methane hydrate—natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—occurs in both terrestrial and marine environments. —Peter Flemings.

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

—Dr Johan Kuylenstierna, co-author and Policy Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Other key findings include: About half of the asthma emergency room visits attributed to dirty air were estimated to occur in South and East Asian countries, notably India and China. Anenberg, Daven K. Henze, Veronica Tinney, Patrick L.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

The greatest risk in offshore oil and gas operations is the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons and the threats such events pose to human health and safety, the environment, and infrastructure—as evidenced by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Oklahoma State University. Louisiana State University. University of Houston.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To reduce the number of accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections.

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JULY 9, 2009

Requiring ships to use marine fuel with 0.1% In a 2007 study, Winebrake and James Corbett from the University of Delaware (who is a co-author of the current study) concluded that pollution from marine shipping causes approximately 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths around the world each year. Credit: ACS.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In a new study, engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder debuted mCLARI, a 2-centimeter-long modular robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps in multiple directions. Queens University ] Thanks Josh! Adaptable to all terrains, large load, long-lasting endurance, and super athletic performance!

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JUNE 24, 2019

The co-signatories, like Prof Herrington, are part of SoS MinErals, an interdisciplinary program of NERC-EPSRC-Newton-FAPESP funded research focusing on the science needed to sustain the security of supply of strategic minerals in a changing environment. Paul Lusty, Team Leader for Ore Deposits and Commodities at British Geological Survey.

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AUGUST 31, 2012

Methane hydrate can form in Arctic and marine environments. University of California at San Diego. University of Mississippi. University of New Hampshire. Oregon State University. Southern Methodist University. The University of Texas at Austin. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Description.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Lloyd’s Register and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) released a new study— Zero Emission Vessels 2030 —that aims to demonstrate the viability of zero emission vessels (ZEVs) by identifying what needs to be in place to make them a competitive solution for decarbonization.

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Plug In India

MARCH 31, 2023

Cobalt FUD Yes, Cobalt Mining is bad for the environment and bad for the people who live near these mines. [1] In the immediate aftermath of an oil disaster, the effects on fish, sea birds, and other marine animals are often very visible. The environment impact by the OIL industry is incomparable compared to any battery manufacturing.

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