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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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The KCP winners, announced during a celebration at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Friday, 28 June, were chosen from almost 150 applications from all over the world. An international panel of judges from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors selected two winners in each of this year’s five prize categories: Carbon Capture & Utilization.

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NREL report estimates gasoline produced from biomass could cost about the same as ethanol

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per liter), respectively.the results from this preliminary evaluation indicate great potential for producing gasoline from biomass via thermochemical biomass conversion to syngas and the MTG process, and thus warrant a more detailed study. The steam cycle is integrated with the biomass conversion and MTG processes. per gallon ($0.41

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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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RTI International plans to develop two different novel materials, metal organic frameworks (i.e., The University of Akron in collaboration with Aspen Aerogels, Inc., DOE Funding: $800,000; Non-DOE Funding: $200,000; Total: $1,000,000. Development of Advanced Solid Sorbents for Direct Air Capture.

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EPA Proposes New Regulations for Renewable Fuel Standard to Implement Requirements of EISA; GHG Reduction and Indirect Land Use Change Effects Included

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EPA analyzed the lifecycle GHG impacts of the range of biofuels currently expected to contribute significantly to meeting the volume mandates of EISA through 2022, including those from domestic and international sources. The peer review is looking at the issues that have gotten the most attention. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

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