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DOE BETO awards $10M to 7 advanced biofuels projects

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Metabolix in collaboration with North Carolina State University. The Ohio State University in collaboration with the University of Alabama and Green Biologics. Develop a cellulosic butanol production process with high productivities, yields, and carbon conversion through novel metabolic engineering of two different pathways.

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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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UC Berkeley chemists created the first such carbon-capture MOF in 2015, and subsequent versions have proved even more efficient at removing carbon dioxide from flue gases, such as those from a coal-fired power plant. The low cost of porous melamine means that the material could be deployed widely.

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Study finds gasification of palm oil industry waste could yield hydrogen at about $2.11/kg

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A study by a team at the University Putra Malaysia concluded that the gasification of empty fruit bunch (EFB), a waste of the palm oil industry, could, if scaled up, produce hydrogen at a supply cost of $2.11/kg The US Department of Energy (DOE) 2015 cost target for hydrogen is $2.00-$3.00/kg Salmiaton, W.A.K.G.

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GWU team develops low-cost, high-yield one-pot synthesis of carbon nanofibers from atmospheric CO2

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A team led by Dr. Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) —Ren et al. —Stuart Licht. 5b02427.

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New thermoelectric material offers higher output power than other available materials

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Researchers at the University of Houston, with their colleagues at Boston College, have created a new thermoelectric material—germanium-doped magnesium stannide (Mg 2 Sn 0.75 It can be used with waste-heat applications and concentrated solar energy conversion at temperatures up to 300 ? —Liu et al. 1 , respectively.

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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. Operate three fully integrated CCS demonstrations and six large scale CO 2 storage injections by the end of FY 2015. watt utility, $2.37/watt watt commercial, and $3.10/watt

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JCAP researchers propose artificial photosynthetic system for high-yield production of ethanol

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The major challenges in the photo/electrochemical synthesis of alcohols from sunlight, water and CO 2 are low product selectivity, high membrane fuel-crossover losses, and the high cost of product separation from the electrolyte. The program’s first phase focused on solar H 2 generation, which was completed in September 2015.