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SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

Researchers at Rice have demonstrated an efficient new way to use solar energy for water splitting. Structure and mechanism of operation of plasmonic photocathode for plasmon-mediated direct electron injection to drive solar-to-chemical energy conversion. (a) —Robatjazi et al. 5b02453.

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JUNE 15, 2015

The system, they suggest in a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , provides an alternative route to artificial photosynthesis for directly harvesting and storing solar energy in the form of chemical fuel. under visible light illumination (420–600 nm) without any other energy input. —Li et al. 5b03505.

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APRIL 10, 2015

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an artificial photosynthetic scheme for the direct solar-powered production of value-added chemicals from CO 2 and water using a two-step process involving a biocompatible light-capturing nanowire array with a direct interface with microbial systems. —Liu et al. coli strain.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

A team at Monash University (Australia) has developed an “artificial photosynthesis” system that delivers the highest efficiency reported to date—in excess of 22%—for the solar-driven conversion of water to hydrogen. A paper on the researchers’s work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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JULY 10, 2019

OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. Montgomery Center, Vt.

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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.). Earlier post.). Singh, Ezra L. Clark, and Alexis T.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

electric utility company, battery manufacturers Exide and beta-motion and inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) have joined forces to build the first multi-technology, modular large-scale 5MW battery storage system. Batteries Power Generation Solar Wind' Energy Research Center at RWTH Aachen University, E.ON

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Their works demonstrates the potential of utilizing a hybridized, heterogeneous surface layer as a cost-effective catalytic and protective interface for solar hydrogen production. Turner’s device held the record for the highest solar-to-hydrogen efficiency, until it was finally eclipsed in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. The next step will be the conversion of the car and engine plant in the Hungarian town of Gy?r. The solar-energy park will produce more than 9.5

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JULY 26, 2015

Target applications include fuels; specialty and bulk chemicals; environmental catalysis; biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals; conversion of greenhouse gases; and generation of solar hydrogen; as well as efficient routes to energy utilization. Applications are being accepted through 20 October 2015.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

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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MARCH 22, 2015

Here, we show that crystalline Ni 5 P 4 evolves H 2 with geometric electrical to chemical conversion efficiency on par with Pt in strong acid (33 mV dec -1 Tafel slope and ?62 2 , equivalent to ~10% solar photoelectrical conversion efficiency. 62 mV overpotential at ?100 100 mA cm ?2 2 in 1 M H 2 SO 4 ). —Laursen et al.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated a new technique, modeled after a metabolic process found in some bacteria, for converting CO 2 into liquid acetate, a key ingredient in “liquid sunlight” or solar fuels produced through artificial photosynthesis.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

review the use of GRMs for energy conversion in solar cells, thermoelectric devices, and fuel cells; and for energy storage in batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen production and storage. Graphene, related 2D crystals, and hybrid systems might play a major role in future energy conversion and storage technologies.

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JULY 27, 2015

Current topics of interest include: Biomass Conversion, Biofuels & Bioenergy. Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy. Closing date for applications is 20 October 2015. Fundamental research on innovative approaches that lead to the intensification of biofuel and bioenergy processes is an emphasis area of this program.

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MARCH 4, 2015

Traditionally, thermoelectric materials researchers have focused on a high thermoelectric figure-of-merit (ZT) as the only parameter pursued in thermoelectric materials for high conversion efficiency. It can be used with waste-heat applications and concentrated solar energy conversion at temperatures up to 300 ? 1424388112.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

While renewable energy has made promising gains in just the last few years—the cost of solar dropped by about two-thirds from 2009 to 2014—new drilling and extraction techniques have made fossil fuels cheaper and markedly increased the amount of oil and gas available. But in 2015, the average price of oil was about $49 per barrel.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Our first two ride & drives, in 2014 and 2015, were the largest NDEW events held in the area west of the Mississippi, south of St. If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. We started off with a bang,” recalled Erb.

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MAY 5, 2020

According to the brief, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects a 28% increase in average world energy consumption between 2015-2040, with fossil fuels continuing to take up 50-80% of that consumption.

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APRIL 8, 2014

To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. The President’s Climate Action Plan contains a goal of doubling renewable energy generation from wind, solar, and geothermal sources between 2012 and 2020. watt utility, $2.37/watt

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

The global emissions of CO 2 doubled from 1975 to 2015, and are projected to triple by 2040 if we stay on our present course4. Better catalysts and photoelectrochemical devices allow a more efficient generation of hydrogen and oxygen (g), and CO 2 conversion to fuels and chemicals (h). Where are we heading? Renewable energy future.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

to provide EV conversion technology and integrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-site (V2S) networking solutions under the Aloha Micro Grid program for the U.S. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has selected REV Technologies Inc. Army’s Tank and Automobile Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC).

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JULY 5, 2023

Department of Energy tightened efficiency testing standards for air conditioners for the first time since 2015. cooling represented just 8 percent of residential energy demand, compared to (as of 2015 at least) 43 percent for heating. This year, the U.S. Still, in the U.S., Heath says, “I keep thinking, ‘What else is there?’”

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AUGUST 5, 2015

Schobert (2015) Click to enlarge. Exact hydrogen consumption depends on the specific coal being processed, and the extent of conversion. The process heat necessary for the extraction, hydrotreating and distillation steps could be obtained from concentrated solar power or non-carbon electricity. —Schobert (2015).

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MAY 9, 2017

will partner with LLNL to develop a multiphase CFD model for turbulent bubbly flow in airlift bioreactors in a project titled “Innovative Bioreactor Designs for Process Intensification in Biological Natural Gas Conversion.”. LanzaTech Inc. Arconic, Inc. Applied Materials, Inc., LBNL will partner with Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

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JUNE 2, 2016

million SPM order from the same customer received in December 2015. Protonex’ unique system design combines leading edge advances in ultra-high efficiency power conversion, equipment power management, and energy harvesting technology in one product. Ballard Power Systems’ subsidiary Protonex has received a $5.8-million

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Progress continued in several key areas, including electrolysis, photoelectrochemical (PEC), biological, and solar-thermochemical hydrogen production. This result represents an important step toward demonstration of stabilized solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiencies >20% using PEC devices.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Plants convert sunlight and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to plant biomass, including corn grain that is currently used to make ethanol, but the efficiency of energy conversion is much lower than what can be obtained with the microorganisms. The UMD inventors hope to secure funding to improve the efficiency of their process.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The first deadline for Part I applications is 18 March 2015, followed by rolling deadlines approximately every six months. This area focuses on advanced nuclear facilities for the “front- end” of the nuclear fuel cycle. Of the $12.5 billion available under this solicitation, $2 billion is available exclusively for “front-end” projects.

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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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JULY 31, 2009

Developing technologies for the conversion of biomass and coal-to-liquid fuels. Commercial demonstrations of the conversion technologies integrated with carbon capture and storage will have to be pursued aggressively and proven economically viable by 2015 if these technologies are to be commercially deployable before 2020.

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JULY 28, 2014

We believe that inverters will become increasingly important to our economy and environment as solar PV, batteries, and similar power sources continue their rapid growth. Registered teams must submit a technical approach and testing application by 22 July 2015. USABC Electrical and Electronics Technical Team Roadmap (June 2013).

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AUGUST 24, 2017

Renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power plants generate excess current at times when it is not needed. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bio-M ran from 1 October 2015 to 30 June 2017. kWh battery. Source: bse Engineering. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

The company’s biofuels platform is one piece of a technology strategy that also includes research and development of fuel cells and solar cells. The company expects to be at commercial demonstration scale in 2015, commercial scale in 2018, and is eventually projected to produce 1 billion gallons per year by 2025.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Singh’s work is generally being used in non-Deere applications, such as a battery-charging system connected to distributed energy resources like solar, wind, and diesel generators. He worked on high-efficiency electronics systems, including wide-bandgap power-conversion technologies for EV inverters.

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APRIL 15, 2013

Joule, the developer of a direct, single-step, continuous process for the production of solar hydrocarbon fuels ( earlier post ), has extended its solar CO 2 conversion platform to produce renewable gasoline- and jet fuel-range hydrocarbons.

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JULY 8, 2015

In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar).

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