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INL researchers develop high-performance oxygen electrode for PCEC cell; high-temperature electrolysis

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Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. In this article, we report our findings from the creation of a perovskite TCO electrode PrNi 0.5

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Virginia Tech team develops process for high-yield production of hydrogen from xylose under mild conditions

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Percival Zhang, has developed a process to convert xylose—the second-most abundant sugar in plants—into hydrogen with approaching 100% of the theoretical yield. Even more appealing, this reaction occurs at low temperatures; low-temperature waste heat can be used to produce high-quality chemical energy hydrogen for the first time.

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Modified enzyme can increase second-generation ethanol production

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One of the main challenges of second-generation biofuel production is identifying enzymes produced by microorganisms for use in a cocktail of enzymes to catalyze biomass hydrolysis, in which the enzymes act together to break down the carbohydrates in sugarcane trash and bagasse, for example, and convert them into simple sugars for fermentation.

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Roadmap shows how to improve lignocellulosic biofuel biorefining with high-value products from isolated lignin

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A new review article in the journal Science highlights emerging opportunities to increase the transformation of lignin to value-added products—i.e., lignin valorization. Conventionally, most large-scale industrial processes that use plant polysaccharides burn lignin to generate the power needed to transform biomass.

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NEC, NEC TOKIN and Tohoku University develop spin-Seebeck thermoelectric device w/ 10x better conversion efficiency

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Thermoelectric conversion technology that converts energy abandoned as waste heat back to electric power is strongly anticipated to be used for saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is a phenomenon in which a temperature gradient applied in a magnetic material produces a spin current along the temperature gradient.

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Oversold Lithium could be about to rally

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NYSE:ALB) and Orocobre Ltd (ASX:ORE) received a severe hammering in March after Morgan Stanley forecast that Chilean low cost brine producers could add as much as 200kt per year by 2025, while expansion of China’s and Australia’s hard-rock mines could pump in another half a million metric tonnes over the timeframe.

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How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

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This is accomplished using bidirectional electronic converters that link the electrical network to EV batteries. V2G technology enables EV batteries in parked vehicles to supply electricity to the grid through a compatible charging station.