2018, Carbon, CO2 and Universal

SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The SOLETAIR project ( earlier post ) has produced its first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar energy and the air’s carbon dioxide via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The mobile chemical pilot plant produces gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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Columbia University engineers make breakthrough in understanding electroreduction of CO2 for conversion to electrofuels

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Researchers at Columbia University have solved the first piece of the puzzle; they have proved that CO 2 electroreduction begins with one common intermediate, not two as was commonly thought. Their paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 1802256115.

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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APRIL 24, 2018

The analysis combines process engineering, spatial optimization, and lifecycle assessment to consider the technical, economic, and institutional feasibility of near-term carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Mach (2018) “Near-term deployment of carbon capture and sequestration from biorefineries in the United States” PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719695115.

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Carbon CO2 Tax Credit Store

Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Audi is focusing on the electric car, which has the best carbon footprint of all drive systems in the largest markets over its entire service life.

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California ARB adopts 3-year research plan; net negative CO2; racial equity

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MARCH 26, 2021

It acts as a resource for those interested in CARB’s research priorities for the 2021-2024 fiscal years, informing sister agencies, universities and communities of the agency’s priorities. CARB’s Research Program on sustainable transportation and communities is multi-faceted and builds upon the 2018 SB 150 report and more recent information.

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California CO2 Climate Transportation

Researchers find bio-inspired high-tech surfaces on hulls could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of ships; up to 1% of global CO2

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JANUARY 27, 2019

If ship hulls were coated with special bo-inspired high-tech air trapping materials, up to 1% of global CO 2 emissions could be avoided according to a new study by researchers from the University of Bonn together with colleagues from St. —co-author Dr. Matthias Mail, Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants at the University of Bonn.

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CO2 Global Emissions Water

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. 2018) “China’s “exported carbon” peak: Patterns, drivers, and implications.” Coffman, D.’.

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New catalyst opens door to CO2 capture in coal-to-liquids process

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OCTOBER 14, 2018

Researchers from the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy in Beijing and Eindhoven University of Technology have developed iron-based catalysts that substantially reduce operating costs and open the door to capturing the large amounts of CO 2 that are generated by CTL. —Wang et al. 10, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau2947.

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Researchers develop efficient single-atom Ni catalyst for conversion of CO2 to CO

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MARCH 2, 2018

An international research team has developed a new single-atom electrocatalyst that efficiently converts CO 2 to carbon monoxide (CO). One reason is that it performs HER very well, and brings down the CO2 reduction selectivity dramatically. —Haotian Wang, a Rowland Fellow at Harvard University and the corresponding author.

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Conversion CO2 Convert Water

UC Berkeley study confirms that yes, EVs do what they promise to do

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APRIL 5, 2024

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley , found that between 2018 and 2022, CO2 emission from all sources (industries, homes, traffic) across the San Francisco Bay Area dropped around 1.8% Not that these numbers will blow you away, mind you, but still, it’s good news. per year to reach that.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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JUNE 28, 2018

Prof Dabo Guan, professor of climate change economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), led the research, along with Dr Yuli Shan from UEA’s School of International Development. Rather than creating low-carbon pathways at a national level, we need a pathway for each city. —Prof Guan.

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New photocatalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol with high selectivity at atmospheric pressure

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APRIL 3, 2018

Researchers from Soochow University in China and the University of Toronto have developed a new photocatalyst for the hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol with 50% selectivity under simulated solar irradiation. A paper on their work appears in the journal Joule. mmol g cat -1 h -1 at atmospheric pressure. Wang et al. 2018.03.007.

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Hydrogen CO2 Solar Renewable

Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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JUNE 21, 2010

Field testing the potential for combining geologic carbon dioxide storage with enhanced methane recovery is underway at a site in Alabama by a US Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners. The characterization phase (2003–2005), which defined opportunities for carbon capture and storage, has been completed.

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Alabama El Paso CO2 Mississippi

ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. University of California, San Diego. University of Delaware.

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ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

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MAY 19, 2016

The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport. Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. It is now up to the transport sector to demonstrate how carbon-free mobility can be achieved.

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Union College Partners with EV Connect to Provide EV Charging for Faculty, Staff, and Students

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JULY 8, 2021

Because 2018 emissions from faculty, staff, and student commuting represented 10% of their overall carbon footprint (32% of Scope 3 emissions), Union planned to improve their EV charging infrastructure and encourage EV adoption hoping to reduce CO2 emissions.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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APRIL 18, 2022

When most of us consider ways to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector, we immediately think of electric cars or vehicles in general, and in that case, we are right to a greater extent. Unlike Lithium, hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe ( Lithium is the key component in electric vehicle batteries).

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ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

It collects insights held at a workshop organized by the International Transport Forum in June 2018 in Paris and features the results of a survey among experts. In some regions, biofuels production may be close to carbon-neutral and cost-effective, but far from it in others.

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Stanford team develops efficient electrochemical cells for CO2 conversion

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Scientists at Stanford University have developed electrochemical cells that convert carbon monoxide (CO) derived from CO 2 into commercially viable compounds more effectively and efficiently than existing technologies. —senior author Matthew Kanan, an associate professor of chemistry at Stanford University. Ripatti et al.

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SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall launch long-term initiative for CO2-free ironmaking for steel production

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APRIL 4, 2016

Swedish-Finnish steel company SSAB, mining company LKAB and power company Vattenfall have launched an initiative to develop a steel production process that emits water rather than carbon dioxide. Feasibility study-pilot plant trials from 2018-2024. Steelmaking starts with the processing of iron ore (Fe 2 O 3 ) into molten iron.

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CO2 Production Coal Hydrogen

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SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

Columbia University engineers make breakthrough in understanding electroreduction of CO2 for conversion to electrofuels

Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

California ARB adopts 3-year research plan; net negative CO2; racial equity

Researchers find bio-inspired high-tech surfaces on hulls could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of ships; up to 1% of global CO2

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

New catalyst opens door to CO2 capture in coal-to-liquids process

Researchers develop efficient single-atom Ni catalyst for conversion of CO2 to CO

UC Berkeley study confirms that yes, EVs do what they promise to do

Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

New photocatalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol with high selectivity at atmospheric pressure

Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

Union College Partners with EV Connect to Provide EV Charging for Faculty, Staff, and Students

Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

Stanford team develops efficient electrochemical cells for CO2 conversion

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall launch long-term initiative for CO2-free ironmaking for steel production

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