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Researchers store hydrogen fuel in salts

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Researchers in Germany have developed a method to store and release highly pure hydrogen by the interconversion of readily available (bi)carbonate and formate salts in the presence of naturally occurring ?-amino amino acids. An open-access paper on their work is published in ACS Central Science.

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Hipower solar battery generator now available at United Rentals

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The HiPower EHR Solar Battery Generator boasts a 5.0kW peak solar array with extendable panels, converting and storing energy within built-in batteries. moreā€¦ The post Hipower solar battery generator now available at United Rentals appeared first on Electrek.

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USDA to invest up to $500M to increase availability of domestic biofuels through HBIIP

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to invest up to $500 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Grants cover up to 75% or $5 million of total project costs to help facilities convert to higher-blend fuels. Earlier post.)

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DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

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Meanwhile, wet waste feedstocks, such as animal manure and fats, oils, and greases (FOG), represent another important category of resources that could be utilized to produce MCCI bioblendstocks due to its abundant availability. Skaggs et al. demand in 2016.

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USDA making $100M available for biofuels infrastructure program

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the availability and sale of renewable fuels. Earlier post.).

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; ā‚¬28M STORE&GO project

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million) STORE&GO research project. In this second stage, hydrogen from regenerative energy sources is converted into methane (CH 4 ), i.e. synthetic natural gas, using CO 2 from a bio-ethanol plant. This stored energy is then available as backup whenever there is an insufficient supply of solar and wind power.

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Mercedes pay+ turns the car into a payment device; Visa technology

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The first Mercedes-Benz models available with fingerprint sensors are the EQS and EQE series, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and C-Class, and the new GLC. Visa Cloud Tokens provide an additional layer of security as they help to protect and encrypt sensitive payment information by converting data and storing it securely.

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