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Researchers propose CO2 recycling to improve Fischer-Tropsch GTL efficiency and reduce total CO2 emissions

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Thanks to the improved exploring, boring, and retrieving skills, the extremely abundant nontraditional natural gas resources such as shale gas and coal-bed methane are recently being discovered and utilized. This results in a decrease in total CO 2 emissions to less than 5g CO 2 /MJ F-T product, compared to a range of 27.0 T synthesis units.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. In prior work with DOE, MTR has advanced membrane CO 2 capture technology for coal power plants through small engineering scale testing and studies.

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6 Spectacular North American Train Trips

Baua Electric

crossing the state border 11 times as it traverses aspen forests, high plains and steep canyons. Biodiesel locomotives power most trips, but some are still pushed up the mountain by coal-fired steam engines; tickets range from $52 in winter to $99 for a steam-hauled, three-hour round-trip in summer. and Chama, N.M.,

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Tales From the Beat Episode 108: Dan Roth

The Truth About Cars

It was this forgettable vehicle that was a Chrysler version of a Dodge Durango called the Chrysler Aspen. Oh, I remember the Aspen, yeah. You could charge it with a coal -fired power plant, you could charge it with a trash incinerator, you can charge it with solar panels, wind power. And I'll tell you what it was.