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DOE to Award Up to $5M in Grants for RD on Hydrogen Production from Coal

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The US Department of Energy has issued up to a $5-million Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000103) to solicit laboratory-level R&D projects to develop novel technologies for producing hydrogen from coal. NETL 2015 Membrane Targets. Topic 1: Novel, non-precious metal hydrogen separation. P H 2 partial pressure. Temperature.

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Cal Energy Commission grants Hydrogen Energy California suspension, denies request to terminate power plant project

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The California Energy Commission committee reviewing the proposed 390-megawatt Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) power plant ( earlier post ) rejected a motion to terminate the project’s application for certification (AFC) and granted a separate request to suspend the AFC for six months.

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Alberta to Award C$285M to Underground Coal Gasification with Carbon Capture Project for Power Generation; 75% Lower GHG Intensity Than Existing Coal-Fired Generators

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The Province of Alberta (Canada) has executed a letter of intent with Swan Hills Synfuels to provide a C$285 million (US$273 million) grant in support of a underground coal gasification (UCG) project that will reduce emissions by capturing and sequestering more than 1.3 Swan Hills calls the process in situ coal gasification (ISCG).

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Altex & Unitel partner to demonstrate a new technology for making synthetic gasoline from biomass

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This project is funded by a ~$1-million grant from the California Energy Commission under the auspices of its Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Testing Program. In a patent application published 1 December 2015, Altex described the basic approach for its synthetic fuels processes. Carbonaceous materials—e.g.,

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China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

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Ozone is formed through a chemical reaction that occurs when sunlight interacts with nitrogen oxides and other organic compounds that are generated by coal-burning, vehicle exhaust and some natural sources. The team studied 89 healthy adults living in Changsha City, China, for one year.

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Harvard SPH large-scale study links PM2.5 levels below EPA standards with higher death rates

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We need to go after coal plants that still aren’t using scrubbers to clean their emissions, as well as other sources of particles like traffic and wood smoke. This study was funded by NIEHS ES000002, and by EPA grant RD-83479801. Schwartz (2015) “Low-Concentration PM 2.5 This study shows that it is not enough. Melly, and Joel D.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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A proposal for existing plants is due in 2014, with targeted file rule in 2015. The Department is also streamlining its Rural Energy for America program to provide grants and loan guarantees directly to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. Energy Efficiency.

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