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JULY 19, 2017

Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). The most compact form of captured carbon is through its transformation to solid carbon.

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MAY 2, 2017

This catalyst exhibited 78% selectivity to C 5 -C 11 as well as low (4%) CH 4 at a CO 2 conversion of 22% under industrial relevant conditions. Moreover, the multifunctional catalyst exhibited a remarkable stability for 1,000 h on stream, showing potential to be a promising industrial catalyst for CO 2 conversion to liquid fuels.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Duke University researchers have engineered rhodium nanoparticles that can harness the energy in ultraviolet light and use it to catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to methane, a key building block for many types of fuels. The black, red, and blue spheres are carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms, respectively. Zhang et al.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

ITM Power will showcase a series of large scale electrolyzer configurations up to 100MW in size at Hannover Messe 2017 (24 - 28 April). The EU Fuel Quality Directive states that fuels in Europe must reduce their carbon emissions by 6% by 2020. t CO 2 (US$13.27/t t CO 2 ). Chemical Industry. Power-to-gas energy storage.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

Syngip is a third-generation industrial biotech start-up created in 2014 in the Netherlands that has developed a process to convert gaseous carbon sources such as CO 2 , CO, and industrial emissions such as syngas, into various valuable chemical compounds. just using water, H 2 , CO 2 and sunlight. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants. Solar to chemical energy conversion could provide an alternative to mankind's unsustainable use of fossil fuels.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Argonne has expanded and updated the model in various sectors in GREET 2020; some (but certainly not all) of the major changes include: CO 2 utilization (e-fuels) and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). The following low-carbon alternative ammonia production pathways have been implemented in GREET 2020 release. Green ammonia.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. The carbon-related costs of converting the land to sugarcane fields were included in the analysis.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Although electrification coupled to these alternative energy sources can transform the light-duty vehicle fleet, it is unlikely even in the mid- to long-term that the needs of the heavy-duty marine and aviation industries will be met by anything except an energy dense carbon-based liquid fuel.

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JUNE 7, 2017

EPFL scientists have developed an Earth-abundant and low-cost catalytic system for splitting CO 2 into CO and oxygen—an important step towards achieving the conversion of renewable energy into hydrocarbon fuels. A solar-driven system set up using this catalyst was able to split CO 2 with an efficiency of 13.4%. —Marcel Schreier.

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JULY 31, 2017

An international research team led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a light-activated material that can chemically convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide without generating unwanted byproducts.

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APRIL 16, 2018

J subcommittee (8 November 2017), ASTM D02 Main committee on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants (18 March 2018) and ASTM General Society Review (1 April 2018). Further sustainability metrics, including water usage, were a major driver for ethanol production. 2017) Click to enlarge. J Ballot”). Source: Han et al.

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MARCH 27, 2017

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). Molten carbonate electrosynthesized boron-doped CNTs exhibit high electrical conductivity. Licht (2017).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and thence into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products. Ghoniem’s lab is exploring some of these options.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Prior work has established the thermodynamic viability of the CHAMP-SORB concept to achieve 90% fuel conversion at 400 °C and 2:1 steam to carbon ratio, as well as demonstrated the performance enhancements enabled by incorporation of CO 2 and H 2 removal in the absence of transport-limitations using the bench-scale reactor prototype.

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JULY 1, 2013

DOE is continuing to pursue the development of these renewable biofuels, with the goal of producing cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017. Oak Ridge National Laboratory will use a microbial electrolysis process to efficiently remove the hydrogen from the water found in bio-oil. up to $4 million).

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MARCH 14, 2017

Biomass conversion is one of the most affordable routes to generate sustainable H 2 , but this process requires the demanding chemical transformation of lignocellulose. In the interest of increasing the selectivity and efficiency of this conversion, it is possible to replace the thermal input with sunlight. Wakerley, Moritz F.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

With the preparation of methyl ketones from sustainable carbon sources firmly established, it is of significant interest to develop new methods for the conversion of methyl ketones into fuels that can be used directly in conventional diesel engines. g L -1 in E. —Harrison and Harvey. —Harrison and Harvey.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The TWC reduces NO x to nitrogen and oxygen; oxidizes CO to CO 2 , and oxidizes unburnt hydrocarbons to carbon CO 2 and water. If the A/F value is suboptimal, the conversion of noxious pollutants (NO x , CO and hydrocarbons) over the precious metal catalysts (Pt, Rh and/or Pd) is incomplete. —Machida et al. Machida, M.;

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MARCH 21, 2014

Siluria Technologies, the developer of novel bio-templated catalysts for the economic direct conversion of methane (CH 4 ) to ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) ( earlier post ), unveiled a development unit for producing liquid fuels from natural gas based on Siluria’s proprietary oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) and ethylene-to-liquid (ETL) technologies.

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JULY 31, 2017

LanzaTech’s first commercial facility will be online at the end of 2017 in China, producing fuel-grade ethanol from captured steelmaking off-gas. Ferroalloys are alloys of iron with some element other than carbon; the ferroalloy “carries” that element into molten metal—e.g., during steel manufacturing.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

The dry reforming process differs from steam reforming, which combines CH 4 and water (H 2 O) in the form of steam to produce the syngas. Producing the steam is energy-intensive; dry reforming requires far less water, and hence avoids the energy burden of steam production. Milanov, A., Schunk, S. Behrens, A. and Schödel, N.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Global warming due to the emission of gases (Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, etc.) Kg of Carbon dioxide when it burnt. Kg of Carbon dioxide!! Unlike petroleum fuels, biodiesel is more environmentally friendly and helps reduce carbon emissions. Over 2 million electric cars were sold in 2017.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Technology for the capture and/or conversion of CO 2 into value-added products. The 2016-2017 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellows are: Professor Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York. Energy harvesting technology, including photovoltaics, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, and triboelectric materials.

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MARCH 7, 2017

Using high-throughput ab initio theory in conjunction with experiments in an integrated workflow, researchers at Caltech and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have identified eight low-band-gap ternary vanadate oxide photoanodes which have potential for generating chemical fuels from sunlight, water and CO 2. 1619940114.

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JULY 13, 2017

PTF processes essentially use renewable energy, CO 2 and water to produce fuel, as in Audi’s targeted e-fuels projects. Earlier post.) A paper on the Jülich study is published in the journal Fuel. Combustion characteristics, emissions. Social acceptance. 2017.05.061.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

While high-performance cars generally contain carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) to reduce weight, the partners moved away from the fixed idea of using CFRP. The New Generation Hyundai i30—available in early 2017—reveals how BASF’s solutions convert concepts into reality. The new i30.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two projects for continuation within the Department’s Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Program research portfolio. In addition, eliminating the need for steam bottoming cycles, and the ability to keep fuel and air streams separate, significantly reduce water withdrawal.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

mi) (Germany, as of: August 2017). The high-strength, safe gas tanks made from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) are located beneath the rearward structure. The lower CO 2 emissions also mean owners pay less in motor vehicle tax. seconds (A4 Avant g-tron: 8.5 kilogram (1.3 mi) available.

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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. DOE will continue to pursue carbon capture and storage technologies as well as nuclear power. Demonstrate three grid-connected advanced offshore wind concepts by 2017. ?.

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

Eventually, they’ll add equipment to spray tiny aerosol particles of calcium carbonate, the compound found in limestone, blackboard chalk, and Tums antacids. Keith is also the founder of Carbon Engineering, a Canadian firm building a sprawling facility in West Texas that will pull carbon dioxide directly from the air.).

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MARCH 10, 2018

Startup Mattershift says it has achieved a breakthrough in making carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes at large scale. The paper is a characterization study of commercial prototype carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes consisting of sub–1.27-nm-diameter nm-diameter CNTs traversing a large-area nonporous polysulfone film.

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

The 48 V electrical system serves not only high power consumers, such as the water pump and air-conditioning compressor, but also the Integrated Starter-Alternator (ISG), which also supplies energy to the battery by means of highly efficient energy recovery. The water pump is chain-driven by the timing assembly.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

A team from UCLA and colleagues from Tarbiat Modares University and Shahed University in Iran have devised an integrated solar-powered system for both electrochemical energy storage and water electrolysis. A paper on their work is published in the journal Energy Storage Materials. Wh kg −1 with specific power of 37.9 Rahmanifar, Maher F.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Researchers at Synthetic Genomics’ laboratory discovered a new process for increasing oil production by identifying a genetic switch that could be fine-tuned to regulate the conversion of carbon to oil in the algae species, Nannochloropsis gaditana. The ability to sustain growth while increasing oil content is an important advance.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The researchers achieved full methane conversion at 800 ˚C by removing 99% of the formed hydrogen, which is simultaneously compressed electrochemically up to 50 bar. By combining an endothermic chemical reaction with an electrically operated gas separation membrane, we can create energy conversions with near zero energy loss.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert. Her organization, like EAA, is extremely passionate about helping people reduce their carbon footprint and live sustainable lives.

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