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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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His analysis found that if electrolyzed hydrogen were to be produced using a 2020 US electrical grid mix, its use would be associated with approximately 2.5x These might be a combination of solar arrays or wind turbines. the global warming potential (GWP) as direct use of fossil-derived jet fuels.

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WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

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A team of biologists and engineers modified Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) so that it can produce a biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panel-generated electricity and light. Bai worked as a research assistant in the Bose lab in Arts & Sciences from 2015-2020.

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KAUST team finds Fe2O3 makes excellent co-catalyst for GaN solar H2 production

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Finding photocatalysts that can efficiently use sunlight to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water is one of the most sought-after applications of solar energy. Nitrides can absorb most of the energy in the solar spectrum, but gallium nitride is a flawed water splitting photocatalyst. —Martin Velazquez-Rizo, a Ph.D.

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TotalEnergies takes 25% stake in Adani New Industries Limited for green hydrogen in India

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TotalEnergies has entered into an agreement with Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) to acquire a 25% interest in Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL). GW ac portfolio of operating solar assets owned by AGEL, for a total investment of $2.5 To start with, ANIL intends to develop a project to produce 1.3 billion.

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EGEB: Opportunities for solar workers will skyrocket – in numbers

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020. By 2035, we’ll need 900,000 solar workers. 2020 saw the largest annual decrease in US energy production on record. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Lufthansa, ETH Zürich, Climeworks & Synhelion to cooperate on Sustainable Aviation Fuels; CO2 capture & solar thermochemical conversion

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It is the common goal of the signatories to prepare these promising technologies for later production on an industrial scale. Further contents of the cooperation are to be worked out by the end of 2020. Synhelion was founded in 2016 at ETH Zurich and is working on bringing solar fuels to the market.

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Iberdrola to invest more than €1.1B to build a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Australia; Bell Bay Powerfuels

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A small dimethyl ether (DME) plant will be built either onsite or at another location, producing renewable DME from methanol for local industry. Iberdrola has made a strong commitment to the Australian energy market from 2020 with the acquisition of Infigen Energy, Australia’s leading renewable energy company. Source: ABEL Energy.

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