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Researchers develop co-catalyst system for lower cost conversion of CO2 to CO; syngas for synfuels

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A team from the University of Illinois and startup Dioxide Materials has developed an electrocatalytic system for the reduction of CO 2 to CO—a key component of artificial photosynthesis and thus an enabler for the conversion of CO 2 to synthetic fuels—at overpotentials below 0.2 Advanced controls that allow a building's.

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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As coal plants close, they leave behind empty building shells and scores of lost jobs. Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Conversion backers say the process has benefits for everybody involved.

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DOE awards Donald Danforth Plant Science Center $16M to enhance energy sorghum

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Building on earlier research using the model grass, green foxtail ( Setaria viridis ), this project will identify new genes and pathways that contribute to photosynthesis and enhanced water use efficiency. It is among the most efficient crops in conversion of solar energy and use of water, making it an ideal crop to target for improvement.

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They especially like the conversion vehicles because they’re different.”. A history that goes back GEVA has a history that very much involves the aforementioned conversions. I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “I’d Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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Looking only at the cost of capturing the CO 2 —not including building pipelines or sequestering the captured CO 2 —the team found that 60% of current CO 2 emissions (i.e., There are more than 200 existing US biorefineries that emit 45 million metric tons (Mt) of CO 2 annually from fermentation. Earlier post.).

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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The team will apply atomic layer deposition technology to fabricate and modify the catalyst at the atomic level, with the goal of more than doubling catalyst lifetime, improving selectivity and conversion efficiency at reduced costs. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Bio2Electric, LLC d.b.a. EcoCatalytic Technologies.

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They especially like the conversion vehicles because they’re different.”. A history that goes back GEVA has a history that very much involves the aforementioned conversions. I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “I’d Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I