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Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

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In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

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Montauk Renewables signs LOI with European Energy to provide CO2 for e-methanol production in Texas

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The planned delivery would prevent biogenic CO 2 from entering the atmosphere and put it to beneficial use, creating a new fixed-price commodity revenue stream for Montauk. The LOI between Montauk and EE North America assists Montauk in synchronizing capital commitment timing at its Texas facilities with EE North America’s project.

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IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

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The recovery of energy demand in 2021 was compounded by adverse weather and energy market conditions—notably the spikes in natural gas prices—which led to more coal being burned despite renewable power generation registering its largest growth to date. billion tonnes. billion tonnes.

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Model Update for the BMW iX3. Availability in the EU: Autumn 2021.

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Base price in Germany: € 67.300 including VAT Detailed model update for the BMW iX3 (electric power consumption combined: 18.9 – 18.5 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km as per WLTP) optimises the car’s sporting aura and the driving pleasure it offers, as well as ease of operation and the premium character of the […].

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GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

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The resulting CNT wool is of length suitable for weaving into carbon composites and textiles and is highly conductive; the calculated cost to produce the CNTs is approximately $660 per ton, compared to the current $100,000+ per ton price range of CNTs. A paper on the work is published in the journal Materials Today Energy. Johnson et al.

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Emissions Analytics: mass adoption of hybrids, rather than low-volume BEVs most effective for cutting CO2 now, meeting 2030 targets; best use of limited resource

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We need to optimize the use of the industry’s available battery capacity to facilitate a critical early reduction. Due to their disproportionately large batteries, BEVs were the worst of the available options, with a mere 3.5g/km/kWh Molden outlined two potential paths that are immediately available. With a reduction of 73.9g/km/kWh,

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ICCT: incremental technology can cut vehicle CO2 by half and increase fuel economy >60% through 2030 with ~5% increase in price

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Based on a detailed analysis of the efficiency technologies used to achieve these lower CO 2 emission levels, the ICCT study concludes that vehicle prices would increase by about 5% by 2030. Vehicle price increases from using increased vehicle efficiency technology to achieve lower CO 2 emission levels. Source: The ICCT.