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CSIRO study finds little to no environmental impact from fracing in Queensland

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A comprehensive three-year scientific study into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing (HF) in coal seam gas (CSG) in Queensland, Australia has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways. Source: CSIRO.

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UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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CO 2 CirculAir’s a smart-buffer system assures a continuous 24h/d CO 2 absorption and enables the use of low-cost electricity for regeneration at moments of surplus or by direct use of electricity from solar cells or wind turbines. Lapwing Energy Limited, “Reverse Coal”. Reverse Coal is a disruptive system change that can be scaled to?remove

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Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

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Researchers at Monash University in Australia are proposing a roadmap to renewable ammonia being produced in the future at a scale that is significant in terms of global fossil fuel use. The global transportation of ammonia by pipeline and bulk carrier is already a well-developed technology.

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University of Adelaide team exploring novel configuration for solar hybridized coal-to-liquids process

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Simplified flowsheet of the proposed solar hybridized coal- to-liquids (SCTL) process with the proposed solar hybridized dual fluidized bed (SDFB) gasifier. Credit: ACS, Guo et al. Click to enlarge.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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Several factors combine to make Puerto Rico an ideal place for solar power and microgrids. The island gets on average nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, putting it on a par with Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia. During and after Maria, Casa Pueblo continued to operate a solar-based microgrid it had installed in 2017.

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Australia-Based MBD Energy Becomes Origin Oils First Customer for Algae Technology

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Australia-based MBD Energy Limited has become Origin Oil’s first algae-producing customer. In the initial phase, OriginOil will equip MBD Energy’s research and development facility at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, where testing will take place. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. but not all of it.

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