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DOE awards $2M to Ohio University to develop products for energy storage and motors from coal waste

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding six research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in clean energy technologies. Earlier post.) Understanding ultra-conductive carbon metal composite wire for electric motors.

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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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The composite blocks can be made from low-cost and locally sourced materials, including the excavated soil at the construction site, but can also utilize waste materials such as mine tailings, coal combustion residuals (coal ash), and fiberglass from decommissioned wind turbine blades. barrel per ton of feedstock.

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DOE to award $37M to four projects for carbon capture from coal power plants; targeting 90% removal with 35% max increase in electricity cost

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These penalties can add as much as 80’ to the cost of electricity for a new pulverized coal plant. The projects, managed by FE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory include: Linde LLC: Slipstream Pilot Scale Demonstration of a Novel Amine-Based Post-Combustion Process Technology for CO 2 Capture from Coal-Fired Power Plant Flue Gas.

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Chemrec CEO Urges Serious Consideration for DME at Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

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LeBlanc, CEO of Chemrec, strongly advocated increased efforts to promote the benefits of dimethyl ether (DME) throughout North America. DME is synthesized from methanol, whether produced from coal, natural gas or biomass such as harvested forestry wastes. Speaking at the 2009 World Methanol Conference in Miami, Richard J.

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Concepts for an “Energy Security Trust” reach back to President Carter

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In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Obama proposed “ we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good. 3416: America’s Energy Security Trust Fund Act. —President Carter.

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Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US

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Linc says the Pyromex process produces good quality syngas with almost no CO 2 gas emissions, and without the need for the consumption of high volumes of water or power. PowerHouse now offers integrated waste and biomass-to-energy systems on a turnkey basis. per share, exercisable within 12 months of the LSE-AIM listing.

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Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030

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Plastics are on track to contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030, according to new report by Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont. Ethane Gas Cracker Facilities release at least 70 million tons of GHG each year. million tons of GHG each year.

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