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Univ. of Manchester team finds monolayer graphene permeable to protons; implications for PEM fuel cell and other hydrogen technologies

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The finding could have a significant impact on proton exchange membrane fuel cell technologies and other hydrogen-based technologies. a one-atom thick graphene sheet—is impermeable to all atoms and molecules under ambient conditions, including the smallest of atoms, hydrogen. Hydrogen harvesting. —Hu et al.

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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Owing to this agreement with European Energy, Anaergia will build a CO 2 liquification system at the plant. European Energy develops, finances, constructs and operates wind and solar farms as well as large-scale hydrogen and e-methanol plants.

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New one-pot method for recharging ammonia borane opens up potential for viable on-board hydrogen storage

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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the University of Alabama (UA) researchers working within the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Chemical Hydrogen Storage Center of Excellence have demonstrated a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane (H 3 N-BH 3 , AB).

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Plug Power signs cooperative agreement for fuel cell electric vehicle development in China

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Under the terms of the agreement, the three companies will collaborate to build electric vehicles equipped with Plug Power designed hybrid fuel cell engine systems and hydrogen fueling station solutions. Furui began to pioneer LNG applications for fleet vehicles such as buses, medium duty trucks and delivery vans in 2004.

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The Linde Group Develops Process to Produce Hydrogen from Glycerine; Demonstration Plant Due in Mid-2010

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The Linde Group has developed a new process for the production of hydrogen from biogenic raw materials. Hydromotive GmbH, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, will build a demonstration plant from mid-2009 at its chemical site in Leuna, Germany, which will produce hydrogen from glycerol (also called glycerine). Valliyappan, D.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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Electricity sector gains mask challenges from transportation, buildings, and industry. In 2018, battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen vehicles accounted for 1.5% Landfill emissions are also emerging as a policy challenge, having risen every single year since 2004 in California, and shooting up 7.4% from 2016 to 2017.

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Sapporo Breweries and Petrobras to Partner on Biohydrogen Production from Waste

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unit is testing a technology in Japan that generates hydrogen from the fermentation of bakery waste. Petrobras will use this technique to produce hydrogen fuel from the plentiful biomass available in Brazil. The Sapporo Holdings Ltd. meter [US$0.41 per m 3 , or about $4.88/kg] kg] within 10 years. MBAA TQ vol.

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