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Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

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2006) Development Of A Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle: Improving VHTR Efficiency And Testing Material Compatibility. The S-CO 2 system is also very compact, meaning that capital costs would be relatively low. Nuclear Engineering and Design. Volume 239, Issue 7, Pages 1362-1371 doi: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.03.017. 2009.03.017.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. The investment consists of an initial investment and additional purchases of CRI equity over a 3-year period.

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Heidi On The Hot Seat

Creative Greenius

And for all those cities, with all those sources of pollution pumping CO2 and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere and into the lungs of the South Bay’s one million residents, we’ve got just one woman on the payroll as the Climate Action Plan Coordinator. They’re kind of funny that way.

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Energy Biosciences Institute Adds Microbially Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Project

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The EBI teams will analyze the environmental and geological conditions of shallower Paleozoic hydrocarbon reservoirs in addition to the deeper Cambrian CO2 sequestration saline reservoir target. The wells will descend more than 6,500 feet, where the gas will be trapped between sandstone and shale in a natural saline reservoir. Earlier post.).

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

See also our EAA-PHEV:General disclaimer talk : Disclaimer edit Please visit the Conversion Interest page to help us gauge DIYers interest! Current Hybrids are natural donor platforms because they already have most of the needed electric propulsion components, so the conversion process deals primarily with integrating larger battery packs.A

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

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Mercedes-Benz was the first car manufacturer to introduce the spray-guided combustion system into series production in 2006. Conversely, the alternator switches to no-load operation in certain situations—for example when accelerating or when the battery charge level is high—thus relieving the strain on the drive system.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The new proposed rules also appear to contradict the board’s own recent attempts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of a groundbreaking global warming law signed by the governor in 2006. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions.

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