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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Advanced biofuels, concentrated solar power (CSP), and solar photovoltaic power (PV) will see accelerating adoption and growth and are on track to change the global energy mix far earlier than is often assumed, according to a new report from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). BCG, November 2010). Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Joule, a bioengineering startup, is developing its Helioculture technology—a system that leverages highly engineered photosynthetic organisms to catalyze the conversion of sunlight and CO 2 to usable transportation fuels and chemicals. The site was chosen in part for its high solar insolation and logistically convenient location.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

reported a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 9, 2014

The cost of electrofuels—fuels produced by catalyst-based systems for light capture, water electrolysis, and catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels—remains far away from viable, according to a new analysis by Lux Research. Biotech Fuels Solar' Hydrogen-to-fuels.

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

The findings offer one way to alleviate a growing demand for minor metals such as cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements that are used in “clean” energy products such as electric cars, solar cells, and electricity-generating windmills. This research was supported by the US Department of Energy and the US National Science Foundation.

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APRIL 12, 2010

SAIC has unveiled its “Leaf” concept car at the Shanghai Automotive Group - General Motors Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. The car combines photovoltaic conversion (solar cells), wind energy conversion (spinners on the wheels), and CO 2 absorption in a electric-drive vehicle. SAIC reveals its Leaf. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 4, 2011

There is a tremendous amount of industrial and scientific interest in supercritical CO 2 systems for power generation using all potential heat sources including solar, geothermal, fossil fuel, biofuel and nuclear. 2010) Operation and Analysis of a Supercritical CO 2 Brayton Cycle. Source: Wright et al. Click to enlarge. Resources.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Researchers at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France, are studying a solar thermochemical process for the recycling and upgrading of CO 2 emissions for the production of synthetic fuels. The concentrated solar energy provides the requisite high temperature process heat. —Abanades and Chambon.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The annual production rate of > 90 wt% ethanol using such a photosynthesis system operating at 10 mA cm -2 (12% solar-to-fuel (STF) efficiency) can be 15.27 The program’s first phase focused on solar H 2 generation, which was completed in September 2015. Earlier post.). Singh, Ezra L. Clark, and Alexis T. PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1519212112.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. Of course, this was while he was manufacturing and distributing parts for conversions.”. Solar charging on the agenda Jackie joined her father’s company not long before he became ill. Jack Rikard on EVTV. That was his motto.”

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JULY 23, 2010

Researchers at Columbia University’s Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, in collaboration with Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, DTU, are investigating the high-temperature co-electrolysis of CO 2 and H 2 O using solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) to produce a syngas for conversion into liquid hydrocarbon fuels.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Researchers at CalTech have now developed silicon microwire arrays that demonstrated solar energy conversion efficiencies of up to 3%, with the potential for further improvement. Lewis (2010) Energy-Conversion Properties of Vapor-Liquid-Solid–Grown Silicon Wire-Array Photocathodes. Internal quantum yields were at least 0.7,

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AUGUST 7, 2009

awards are subject to FY 2010 to FY 2013 appropriations. Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio). $20. Use fundamental knowledge about the interactions between catalysts and plant cell walls to design improved processes for the conversion of biomass to energy, fuels, or chemicals. Purdue University.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

The US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E will hold a workshop on “Applied Biotechnology for Transportation Fuels: Meeting Today’s Energy Needs by Maximizing Photon Capture” on 2 December 2010, in Arlington, Va. There will also be an optional morning session on 3 December 2010 at the same venue.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

They can be generated from fossil natural gas or bio-gas or through a power-to-liquids process that uses renewable sources such as solar or wind power together with CO 2 captured from the air. It is estimated that DME from renewable energy sources could offer well-to-wheel emissions of about 3 g/km CO 2. 2010.05.014.

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MARCH 27, 2010

The hydrogen fueling station to be onstream in July 2010 will supply hydrogen produced solely from landfill gas to fuel a fleet of vehicles. Air Products has signed a contract with SK Energy to construct a hydrogen fueling station for a novel energy project to be based in World Cup Park in Seoul, South Korea. million barrels per day.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

In support of the biomass fractionator, the company is also developing a range of one-step catalytic conversion processes which mate with the fractionator’s output gas streams to produce products such as eBTX (high octane gasoline), synthetic diesel and proprietary ultra-high crop yield “super” fuels. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 6, 2011

a technology developer focusing on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane to fuels, plans to produce samples of diesel fuel in an end-to-end process demonstration. For example, if reaction heat was provided by geothermal or solar thermal energy, then the resulting sygnas would be carbon negative. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Mazda Motor Corporation will provide three Mazda Demios (Mazda2s) for conversion to EVs for a project in collaboration with Itochu Corporation and other companies in conjunction with Tsukuba City to test a low-carbon transport system which uses clean energy. Ecosystem Japan: Solar panel systems. Windcar Car: sharing service.

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MAY 12, 2011

35% of the executives surveyed said their company would increase R&D investment in alternative energy projects in 2011, up considerably from 15% in KPMG’s 2010 survey. Previously, the executives have pointed to wind and solar as the main investment choices, but this year we have seen a shift. Alternative energy sources.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Researchers at the State Key Lab of Matrix Composites at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China have described a new design strategy to produce an “Artificial Inorganic Leaf” (AIL), which could lead to working prototypes that capture solar energy and use it efficiently to change water into hydrogen fuel. Credit: Tongxiang Fan.

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JUNE 14, 2010

Estimated values of the overall annual biofuel yield from 1 m 2 of land area with annual solar incident energy of 6307 MJ/ m 2 ·y. kg/m 2 ·y, only ~1.16% of the solar energy is estimated to be recovered as liquid fuel. Credit: ACS, Singh et al. Click to enlarge. Even at a high biomass collection rate of 6.25

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JULY 28, 2014

inverter used in the Fiat 500e has a volume of about 5 liters, while the motor inverter used in the 2010 Prius drivetrain has a volume of about 5.4L (according to a DOE deconstruction.) The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 Evaluation Of The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive System (ORNL, 2011).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

We are transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, and the use of energy storage is becoming more widespread. Molten salt has emerged as commercially viable with concentrated solar power but this and other heat storage options may be limited by the need for large underground storage caverns.

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MAY 12, 2010

The Ni-B i films can be prepared with precise thickness control and operate at modest overpotential providing an alternative to the Co catalyst for applications in solar energy conversion. Nocera (2010) Nickel-borate oxygen-evolving catalyst that functions under benign conditions. Earlier post.) Mircea Dinc?, 1001859107.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Success in this area will allow further development of a revolutionary and powerful class of vertical GaN power electronic devices suitable for 1200V to 10kV broad range of applications (consumer electronics, power supplies, solar inverters, wind power, automotive, motor drives, ship propulsion, rail, and the grid). Background.

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JULY 23, 2010

Notably, Fe-TAMLs have low molecular weights (~500 g/mol) and are based on iron, the safest and most abundant transition metal, which helps to set this research on an affordable trajectory for large-scale conversion of solar to chemical energy. Collins (2010) Fast Water Oxidation Using Iron. Ellis et al. Resources.

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MARCH 20, 2010

The team has applied this scheme to more than 20 different combinations of materials, including close-packed nanocrystal spheres for thermoelectric materials and vertically aligned nanorods for solar cells. Milliron (2010) Modular Inorganic Nanocomposites by Conversion of Nanocrystal Superlattices. Paul Alivisatos, Delia J.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

However, the two conclude in their review, substantial advances in catalyst, electrolyte, and reactor design are needed to enable CO 2 utilization via electrochemical conversion a technology that can help address climate change and shift society to renewable energy sources. Current research efforts in the electrochemical conversion of CO 2.

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JULY 27, 2009

a bioengineering startup, unveiled its Helioculture technology—a system that leverages highly engineered photosynthetic organisms to catalyze the conversion of sunlight and CO 2 to usable transportation fuels and chemicals. The company’s first product offering, SolarEthanol fuel, will be ready for commercial-scale development in 2010.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Primary energy sources in model include fossil fuels (crude oil, natural gas, and coal); non-renewable non-fossil sources (nuclear); and renewable sources (hydroelectric, wind, solar, and biomass). Lindgren (2010) Low-CO 2 Electricity and Hydrogen: A Help or Hindrance for Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles? Wallington et al. Resources.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

Researchers at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) report the development of the first complete, efficient, safe, integrated solar-driven system—an “artificial leaf”—for splitting water to produce hydrogen. μL s -1 and a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 8.6% Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). —Kreutz (2010). —Kreutz (2010). —Kreutz (2010).

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APRIL 20, 2010

Applications are due to ARB by 28 May 2010. Eligible hybrid technologies are systems that reduce the emissions of diesel PM and NO x , and can include, but are not limited to, the use of diesel-electric; fuel cell-electric; or solar-electric propulsion technology to repower an existing marine vessel.

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MARCH 9, 2014

A new study by Berkeley Lab researchers at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis ( JCAP ) shows that nearly 90% of the electrons generated by a new hybrid photocathode material designed to store solar energy in hydrogen are being stored in the target hydrogen molecules (Faradaic efficiency). Earlier post.)

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JUNE 7, 2017

output of mining or importing technologies) to conversion or process technologies (e.g., Electricity generation from other technologies including wind and solar are similar between the BAU and OPT scenarios, with these two renewable technologies contributing about 9% of generation in 2050. million tonnes in 2030 and to 0.3

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

But we did not know what features we could manipulate to maximize the conversion of heat into electricity. In this paper, we propose that certain configurations of the filler element barium will be very effective in lowering the materials’ thermal conductivity and thus increasing their conversion efficiency. 105.265901.

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