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JUNE 25, 2013

The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. Because there is not yet a widespread hydrogen infrastructure, the hydrogen is reacted with CO 2 in a methanation unit to generate renewable synthetic methane, or Audi e-gas. Earlier post.).

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MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 12, 2013

A pair of researchers at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology have demonstrated homogeneously catalyzed subcritical aqueous phase reforming (APR) of wastepaper to produce biocrude and hydrogen. Richa Tungal and Rajesh Shende (2013) Subcritical Aqueous Phase Reforming of Wastepaper for Biocrude and H 2 Generation.

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APRIL 24, 2013

This illustration depicts the synthesis of a new hydrogen-production catalyst from soybean proteins and ammonium molybdate. The hybrid material effectively catalyzes the conversion of liquid water to hydrogen gas while remaining stable in an acidic environment. -Mo One key step is splitting water (water electrolysis).

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JULY 2, 2013

BASF, the Linde Group and ThyssenKrupp plan to develop an environmentally friendly and competitive basis for utilizing carbon dioxide as a raw material on an industrial scale. In the first step, an novel high-temperature technology will process natural gas to obtain hydrogen and carbon.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

UK consumer demand for FCEVs increases as the cost premium diminishes and the network of hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) expands. The forecast was made in an interim report commissioned to evaluate the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and ensure the UK is well positioned for their commercial roll-out.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Researchers from Germany and Italy have developed an efficient low-temperature catalytic process to produce hydrogen from methanol. Hydrogen generation by this method proceeds at 65–95 °C (149-203 °F) and ambient pressure with excellent catalyst turnover frequencies (4,700 per hour) and turnover numbers (exceeding 350,000).

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APRIL 22, 2014

Audi e-Gas) uses renewable electricity for the production of hydrogen and then methane. Renewable power is used for electrolysis to decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen. million comes from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) for the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative.

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MARCH 11, 2013

Fe hydrogenase mimic immobilized on graphite surfaces) for electrocatalytic hydrogen generation in an aqueous medium. V vs NHE (normal hydrogen electrode, an early standard for zero potential). 3 moles) of hydrogen over a period of 8 h in 0.5 In a paper published in the journal ACS Catalysis , they report that. 1 is obtained.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Ranges of automotive fuel cell system costs at mass manufactured volume using technology from three UK companies supported by the Carbon Trust. Source: Carbon Trust. It would also reduce global carbon emissions from vehicles by an additional 260 million tonnes per year by 2050—equivalent to the current annual emissions of Taiwan.

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APRIL 19, 2013

Researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) report in the journal Angewandte Chemie their development of an enhanced platinum catalyst for the steam reforming of methanol to release hydrogen. One proposed solution is methanol-based hydrogen storage. intermittency).

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JUNE 17, 2013

In the electrochemical reduction of water to molecular hydrogen, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is facilitated by noble metal catalysts such as platinum (Pt), which generate large cathodic current densities for this reaction at low overpotentials. is a well-known HDS catalyst, and Ni 2 P also produces H(g) via the water?gas

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The MEC uses electricity to split water into oxygen and hydrogen. The bacterium uses the hydrogen as an energy source to take in carbon dioxide and convert it to a biofuel, which it then emits. The Berkeley Lab technology encompasses variations of both the host cell and the molecular hydrogen source.

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MARCH 10, 2016

million in funding to SBI in 2013 to support technology development. SBI uses a proprietary hydrogen-free catalyst that deoxygenates and cracks various oxygenated feed stocks. It uses no water or chemicals and generates no waste. SBI BioEnergy also received support from other organizations in Alberta’s innovation chain.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Tanaka Precious Metals will be showcasing a number of its hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies at FC EXPO 2016—12 th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo,” at Tokyo Big Sight in March. These electrode catalysts are used as the anodes (oxygen-generation poles) in water electrolysis systems. Reforming catalysts.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

HTL uses subcritical water as the chemical driving force to convert biomass to a carbon-rich biocrude. However, for high water content biomass, such as algae, the energy costs of dewatering may offset the energy demand of liquefaction processes. 29% dry weight (dw)] and low carbon (30?37% carbon, 10.1% hydrogen, 4.4%

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JULY 12, 2011

AC Transit will construct a new hydrogen bus fueling station in Oakland. BioStar Systems is partnering with Sonoma County Water Agency and Sonoma County Transit to produce 148,000 cubic feet per day of pipeline quality biomethane from dairy waste and food processor waste to support the Sonoma County Transit natural gas fleet.

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AUGUST 18, 2013

A paper on their work is published in the journal Fuel ; the team had earlier presented their work at 2013 SPE Heavy Oil Conference in Calgary in June. Tao Jiang, Fanhua Zeng, Xinfeng Jia, Yongan Gu (2013) A new solvent-based enhanced heavy oil recovery method: Cyclic production with continuous solvent injection. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

SOLVE adds a solvent to the steam in SAGD (basic operation depicted above) to reduce energy input and water consumption. Unlike surface mined oil sands, in-situ recovery involves much less land disturbance, but still requires the use of water and natural gas in the steam production process. Source: StatoilHydro. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 9, 2018

It isn’t dependent on crude oil, it is compatible with the existing infrastructure and it offers the prospect of a closed carbon cycle. In the second step, the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical Biotechnological Processes (CBP) uses additional hydrogen to transform it into isooctane (C 8 H 18 ), ETBE and isododecane (C 12 H 26 ).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

They determined that one of the electron transport proteins was interacting with oxygen to produce hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), and the buildup of hydrogen peroxide was poisoning the ADO enzyme, completely inhibiting its activity. Living cells often contain levels of hydrogen peroxide sufficient to cause ADO inhibition.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

These include cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars and zero emission vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable energy, waste diversion from landfills, water conservation, improvements to energy efficiency in homes and businesses, and a Cap-and-Trade Program. Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). SB375 Sustainable Communities Strategies.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

It finds that California is making good progress in transforming the state’s transportation system to a low carbon, zero emission transportation system with nearly 120,000 plug-in electric vehicles on California’s roads, a growing hydrogen fuel cell market and significant biofuels investments. Lower carbon intensity fuels.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The 2013 Scoping Plan update lays out the remaining steps to the 2020 limits set by AB 32. Major transportation related policies already in place are: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Background. Transportation. Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. H2USA, the new U.S.

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JULY 8, 2013

A promising aqueous cathode can be determined from the redox couples possessing high solubility and a suitable redox potential avoiding the electrolysis of water. Li metal with 1 M of LiPF 6 in ethylene carbonate (EC)/dimethyl carbonate (DMC) electrolyte was used for the anode. —Zhao et al. Batteries Japan'

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

To help in the design of self-restoring catalysts for ceramic fuel cells, which could run on natural gas rather than hydrogen, this project will illuminate the fundamental chemical and structural transformations involved. Electrochemical Splitting of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Self-Regenerating Fuel Cells Running on Natural Gas.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

A University of Colorado Boulder team has developed a new solar-thermal water-splitting (STWS) system for the efficient production of hydrogen. STWS cycles have long been recognized as a desirable means of generating hydrogen gas (H 2 ) from water and sunlight, the team notes. —Charles Musgrave.

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MARCH 10, 2018

Startup Mattershift says it has achieved a breakthrough in making carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes at large scale. The paper is a characterization study of commercial prototype carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes consisting of sub–1.27-nm-diameter nm-diameter CNTs traversing a large-area nonporous polysulfone film.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Unlike the others, however, Audi over the past few years has embarked on a comprehensive approach to developing a range of new CO₂-neutral fuels as part of its overall strategy for sustainable, carbon-neutral mobility: Audi e-fuels. solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The Golf and Passat models have identical hydrogen powertrains and control software.). In 2009, we forecast that a breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells could not be expected before the year 2020. We wanted to show you that we will be ready to launch when all of the issues related to hydrogen infrastructure have been solved.

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JULY 15, 2023

Surrounding a doughnut-shaped vacuum chamber, a 3-meter-tall stack of high-temperature superconducting magnets will create a powerful magnetic field to squeeze and corral a swirling, superheated mass of hydrogen plasma. At that point, we’ll be one step closer to a new era of carbon-free baseload electricity,” says Sorbom. “We

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APRIL 12, 2024

Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. This breaks the norm of a fuel cell vehicle run solely on hydrogen or simply with a battery for energy storage. kg of hydrogen).

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JUNE 11, 2019

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals.

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JULY 2, 2014

At 2:56 AM PST today, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) was successfully launched into orbit from Space Complex 2 West at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, riding on a two-stage Delta II 7320-10 launch vehicle. by Jack Rosebro. This measurement is unique like a fingerprint, and can be used for identification.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are investigating an optimized two-step process for the synthesis of liquid hydrocarbons in the jet fuel range from CO 2 and hydrogen. The mechanism of the first stage first produces CO and water. CO 2 hydrogenation in a single step to liquid olefins). —Drab et al.

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