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JUNE 15, 2015

A team at McGill University in Canada has developed a reversible hydrogen storage/release system based on the metal-catalyzed hydrogenation and photo-induced dehydrogenation of organic cyclic hydrocarbons at room temperature. under visible light illumination (420–600 nm) without any other energy input.

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MARCH 25, 2020

New research led by the University of Washington (UW) is the first to measure this phenomenon’s effect over years and at a regional scale. The new study uses observations from 2003 to 2015 in spring, the cloudiest season, over the shipping route between Europe and South Africa. Michael Diamond/University of Washington.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Until recently, the residents of Melamchi, Nepal, cooked meals and heated water for bathing over a wood-burning stove. The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth.

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and partners will present their new prototype of an electric four-wheel drive utility vehicle designed for Africa—the aCar — at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. to set up a mobile physician’s office or a water treatment station.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Materials and Energy (HZB) in collaboration with the School of Chemistry and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science at Monash University, Australia, have precisely characterized the electronic states of a manganese (Mn) water-splitting catalyst for artificial photosynthesis.

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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 and Alexis T. Singh, Ezra L.

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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. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Pipersville, Pa. New York, N.Y.

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MAY 26, 2015

using just water, H 2 , CO 2 and sunlight. Again emphasizing that there has been no announcement of development direction, the potential building blocks for a solar fuels isooctane process are emerging. If successful, the first commercialization of this technology is expected as early as 2018. Earlier post.). Isobutene and isooctane.

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APRIL 1, 2013

Researchers at the University of Calgary have developed a new process for producing amorphous mixed-metal oxide films for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysis for electrolysis. even for small-scale applications using hydrogen as a storage medium for intermittent renewables such as solar and wind. Source: FFC. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) under the agency’s OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ). Leichter at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, and a team led by Douglas C. Marine BioEnergy, Inc. was awarded $2.1

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MARCH 22, 2015

Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a new noble metal-free catalyst—Ni 5 P 4 (nickel-5 phosphide-4)—performing on par with platinum for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in both strong acid and base. 2 , equivalent to ~10% solar photoelectrical conversion efficiency. —Laursen et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Plants need nitrogen to grow, and by 2015, more than 190.4 They also generate environmental problems from degrading soil to runoff into rivers where they pollute fresh waters and coastal zones. Some plant-like bacteria (cyanobacteria) are able to fix nitrogen using solar energy via specialized cellular machinery.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

He left there in 1966 to join the University of Cambridge as an assistant director of research. He earned his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering in 1958 from the University of Bristol , in England. He was the 2014–2015 chair of the IEEE Seoul Section. He worked at the university at the time of his death.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The President’s Climate Action Plan contains a goal of doubling renewable energy generation from wind, solar, and geothermal sources between 2012 and 2020. 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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JANUARY 29, 2015

University of Michigan researchers have developed a new process that can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle and that may lead to more environmentally friendly paints and a variety of other innovations. The “hedgehog particles” are named for their bushy appearance under the microscope. and Florence V.

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JULY 20, 2015

Power-to-Liquids, PtL) using a multistage process ( SynKWS ), in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Institute of Combustion Technology Stuttgart; the University of Stuttgart IFK; and the University of Bayreuth – Chair of Chemical Engineering. In conventional energy systems, power generation follows the energy demand.

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MARCH 17, 2015

It is widely believed that room temperature electrochemical reduction of water to molecular hydrogen offers a significant promise for supplying CO 2 -free hydrogen, which can be used directly as a fuel or as reactant to convert CO 2 and to upgrade petroleum and biomass feedstocks to value-added chemicals and fuels through hydrotreating processes.

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MAY 26, 2016

With the goal of making the Pasha terminal a more sustainable and resilient facility that can operate independently off the grid in the event of a power loss, the project also features a microgrid that includes solar generation, battery storage and an energy management system to maximize usage. PermaCity (solar energy installation).

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AUGUST 11, 2015

The Ipsos poll was conducted between 27 May and 1 June 2015 on behalf of Hyundai. Weighting was then employed to balance demographics to ensure that the sample’s composition reflects that of the adult population according to Census data and to provide results intended to approximate the sample universe.

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MARCH 27, 2015

DTNA’s SuperTruck was unveiled at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. DTNA unveiled its SuperTruck at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in the Freightliner Trucks booth. Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. Earlier post.)

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MAY 18, 2011

the University of Hawaii, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, whose involvement is based on the Japan-US Clean Energy Technologies Action Plan, agreed to following the Japan-US heads of state summit held in November 2009. Based on the results of the feasibility study, the project is expected to be implemented by the end of March 2015.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University. The Ohio State University.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). The process uses electrolysis to split CO 2 dissolved in a molten carbonate.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. A proposal for existing plants is due in 2014, with targeted file rule in 2015.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Electric vehicles have the potential to benefit the grid by using their batteries to help manage electricity loads throughout the day—a growing concern as renewable solar and wind energy continue to grow in California. Greater attention to vehicle and electric grid integration will be needed as well. California Energy Commission.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy. Second, while hydrogen can be otherwise produced through the electrolysis of water, this process requires huge amounts of clean and fresh water – a vital and highly valuable commodity of life that can’t be wasted.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. He said that the Administration has already approved 39 new shallow water permits, and an additional 7 deepwater permits in recently weeks. For onshore drilling, the Administration approved more than two permits last year for every new well drilled.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018).

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MARCH 1, 2015

Researchers at Case Western University led by Prof. The molecular oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is important to many fields, such as energy conversion (for example, fuel cells, metal-air batteries, and solar cells), corrosion, and biology. ml of deionized water and isopropanol mixture (volume ratio = 1:2).

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JANUARY 5, 2020

The amount of cobalt, copper, lithium, cadmium, and rare earth elements needed for solar photovoltaics, batteries, electric vehicle (EV) motors, wind turbines, fuel cells, and nuclear reactors will likely grow at a rapid pace in the upcoming years. Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Sussex. —Sovacool et al.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018).

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JANUARY 29, 2022

And third, while wind and solar-photovoltaic systems are great for the climate and are the fastest-growing sources of electric generation, the variability of their output begets new challenges for balancing the grid. The brown line shows the uncoordinated load from 1,000 electric water heaters for reference. kilowatt-hours.

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MARCH 10, 2018

Water flow through the membranes was 1000 times higher than predicted by Hagen-Poiseuille flow, in agreement with previous CNT membrane studies. The difficulty and high cost of making CNT membranes has confined them to university laboratories and has been frequently cited as the limiting factor in their widespread use. Mattershift.

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MAY 21, 2022

Department of Energy campaign to explore the feasibility of solar-power satellites , which, it was proposed, would one day harvest sunlight in space and beam the energy down to Earth as microwaves. Indeed, efficiencies can exceed 70 percent, more than double that of a typical solar cell. At the U.S. Lighthouse Dev in 2012.

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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MARCH 6, 2010

Some offset projects may provide further benefits, such as: (a) the promotion of sustainable development; (b) improvements in air or water quality; (c) the creation of new domestic and international economic opportunities; and (d) the incentivization of innovation as parties seek new methods of generating offsets. Environmental Benefits.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Honda next year will offer Californians futuristic sedans that can travel 300 miles (480 km) or more on a tank of hydrogen gas while emitting nothing more toxic than pure water vapor. Most recently, Toyota announced that its fuel cell sedan would also be available in the UK, USA, Germany and Denmark during the summer of 2015.

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