Remove Alaska Remove CO2 Remove Cost Of Remove Environment
article thumbnail

DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

Green Car Congress

Transformational Reduction Using Sealing Technology in LCOE for Coal-Based Power Plants General Electric Company (GE), in partnership with GE Global Research, will use sealing technologies to drive a step change in the performance, efficiency, and levelized cost of electricity of new and existing coal-based power plants.

Coal 262
article thumbnail

US and Japan successfully complete Arctic field trial of gas hydrate production technology using CO2-methane exchange within structure

Green Car Congress

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the completion of a successful test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates. Conceptual rendering of CO 2 – CH 4 exchange methodology for the production of natural gas from hydrates. Source: NETL. Click to enlarge.

Japan 225
article thumbnail

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Email Neal.

Grid 28