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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) b) Energy schematic of the structure. —Robatjazi et al.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have hit a new milestone in their development of a hybrid bioinorganic system for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. In the new system, solar energy is used to split the water molecule into molecular oxygen and hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Uncovering the mechanism behind the reaction helps support the potential economic viability of ORNL’s own direct biofuel-to-hydrocarbon conversion approach. This has renewed interest in the conversion of ethanol to hydrocarbon blend-stock and other industrial chemicals. The mechanism of ethanol conversion is still being debated. …

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Twelve’s jet fuel, produced using its carbon transformation technology in partnership with Fischer-Tropsch conversion experts Emerging Fuels Technology ( earlier post ), is a fossil-free fuel that offers a drop-in replacement for petrochemical-based alternatives without any changes to existing plane design or commercial regulations.

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MARCH 3, 2015

million in funding in fiscal year 2015 will be made available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative ( BRDI ) to support feedstock development, biofuels and biobased products development, or biofuels development analysis. For FY 2015, DOE-EERE and USDA-NIFA identified areas of particular interest for BRDI.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Biochemical conversion route for biomass to biofuels. OBP intends that the process operations to be included within this FOA are limited to pretreatment, hydrolysis, and conversion technologies leading to production of alcohols and other petroleum displacement products. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A Sandia National Laboratories project team, including a number of industry partners, is designing and building a cold-ironing fuel cell system that will be deployed in the Port of Honolulu in 2015. Ports have been a major source of water and air pollution in the US, but remained relatively unregulated until recent years.

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JULY 8, 2015

Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) and Gong, H. Sileghem, L., Wallner, T., and Verhelst, S. Sileghem, L., Wallner, T.,

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an le air-stable amide-derived N,N,N-Ru(II) complex to catalyze the conversion of ethanol to 1-butanol with high selectivity. The researchers report that conversion to upgraded products exceeds 250 turnovers per hour (>50% conversion) with 0.1 doi: 10.1039/C5CC09913G.

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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. —Liu et al.

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APRIL 13, 2017

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting process. Structure of an IMM photocathode configured for water splitting with TEM cross-section of the active layers.

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MARCH 22, 2015

Currently, renewable hydrogen may be produced from water by electrolysis with either low efficiency alkaline electrolyzers that suffer 50–65% losses, or by more efficient acidic electrolyzers using expensive rare platinum group metal catalysts (Pt). 2 , equivalent to ~10% solar photoelectrical conversion efficiency. 100 mA cm ?2

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APRIL 20, 2015

The LNG-powered ships will also include a ballast water treatment system, making them the greenest ships of their size. Upon delivery in late-2015, the Jones Act-qualified ships will operate between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

The hydricity process entails integrating solar water power (SWP) cycle and solar thermal hydrogen production technologies and a turbine-based hydrogen power cycle with suitable improvements of each for compatibility and beneficial interaction. coproduced hydrogen has alternate usages in transportation/chemical/petrochemical industries.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Gates is joined in the round by Total, the global energy major which, after an initial investment in 2015, has expanded its investment and has additionally signed a licensing agreement with Renmatix for 1M tons of annual cellulosic sugar production capacity, at Total’s discretion to build corresponding facilities.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

since 2015. CE’s complementary AIR TO FUELS process—which combines CO 2 from DAC with clean hydrogen from water electrolysis—provides a second pathway for reducing transportation emissions by synthesizing ultra-low carbon intensity liquid fuels.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices. A PEC cell absorbs sunlight and converts that energy into hydrogen and oxygen by splitting water molecules.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Based on those previous studies, Yang and his team reasoned that artificial photosynthesis devices equipped with a copper catalyst should be able to convert CO 2 and water into methyl and carbonyl groups, and then turn these products into acetate.

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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. Hydroscanner: Instrumentation for water ingress imaging in photovoltaic module packaging materials, $250,000 D2Solar Inc.,

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OCTOBER 3, 2015

The Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Group has released GREET 2015 models and associated reports. Electricity generation mix: updated electricity generation mix based on EIA AEO 2015. Shale oil: developed energy and GHG emissions intensities of U.S.

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DECEMBER 3, 2016

Current biorefineries undervalue lignin’s potential, largely because selective conversion of lignin has proven to be challenging. Scaling this process and putting it into production alongside current biorefinery production facilities would significantly improve biomass conversion and improve the economics of biofuels and chemicals production.

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MAY 31, 2017

The Ammonia Creation and Conversion Technology (ACCT) created by academics from the University’s School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering effectively increases the capacity of existing on-engine aftertreatment systems.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

OPEN 2015 ( DOE-FOA-0001261 ) will support the development of potentially disruptive new technologies in all areas of energy research and development, for both transportation and stationary applications. OPEN 2015 is the third open funding solicitation issued by the agency. —OPEN 2015. ET on 20 February 20, 2015.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Further, the authors note, some 2D crystals are also promising for fuel cells and in water-splitting applications because of the large photocatalytic properties of their edges. Graphene, related 2D crystals, and hybrid systems might play a major role in future energy conversion and storage technologies. Ferrari, Rodney S.

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JULY 27, 2015

Current topics of interest include: Biomass Conversion, Biofuels & Bioenergy. 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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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The bio-refinery will be located in Anhui province, close to Fuyang in Eastern China, and will have capacity to process 1 million metric tons of biomass per year, approximately 4 times the capacity of the biomass conversion facility by Beta Renewables in Crescentino, Italy.

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JUNE 1, 2021

When concentrations of acidic sulfate from fossil fuel emissions decrease while the concentration of more basic ammonium molecules in the atmosphere stay constant, liquid water droplets in clouds become less acidic. This makes conversion of sulfur dioxide to sulfate more efficient.

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JUNE 15, 2015

The system easily switches between hydrogen addition (>97% conversion) and release (>99% conversion) with superior capacity of 7.1 The apparent quantum efficiency for solar-to-hydrogen conversion can reach 6% under white light illumination, which can be further improved by optimizing the photon absorption. —Li et al.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

GM says that it has tested the compressed natural gas (CNG) tank in the 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala ( earlier post ) under normal and extreme conditions, exceeding both federal requirements and CNG industry guidelines. Some aftermarket CNG-conversion kit manufacturers conduct only a barrier test. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 24, 2018

This conversion to open code will allow collaboration with more groups and centers. These critical factors include a) regional air/water temperatures, which can strain energy grids; b) water availability, which affects power plant operations; c) extreme water-cycle events (e.g.

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JULY 24, 2015

The light fraction is mostly water. of liquid products from the catalytic conversion of the medium and heavy fractions. Bio-oil—the end product of biomass pyrolysis—can be distilled into three fractions according to their boiling points—essentially light, medium and heavy. of saturated naphthene; 23.4% 2015.05.002.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

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.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Pinto recently filed the project’s air and water permits, and is in discussions with regional economic authorities for further local support. Mechanical completion of the plant is expected in late 2015, with start-up in early 2016. —Michael Reinart, President of Pinto Energy. Fuels Gas-to-Liquids (GTL)'

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to their analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , favorable assumptions for all involved process steps (30% thermochemical energy conversion efficiency; 3000 kWh/(m 2 a) solar irradiation, low CO 2 and heliostat costs) result in jet fuel production costs of €1.28/L kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L. 5b03515.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded 2015 Climate Leadership Awards to 16 organizations and one individual representing a wide array of industries from finance and manufacturing to retail and technology for showing what the agency said was exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in response to climate change.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

Principal inputs are coal, water, non-carbon electricity, and make-up solvent. Schobert (2015) Click to enlarge. Exact hydrogen consumption depends on the specific coal being processed, and the extent of conversion. Overall inputs to the process would be coal, water, non-carbon electricity, and make-up solvent for extraction.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

But these past attempts were limited by issues such as carbon clogging and low conversion rates. This idea was put to the test during a series of experimental campaigns that ran from late 2012 to the spring of 2015 in KIT’s KALLA (KArlsruhe Liquid Metal LAboratory). The final design is a 1.2-meter-high

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