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Tech: What You Need to Know About Your Exhaust System

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You know for a fact that when a car is in transit, it produces harmful gases to humans and the environment; an exhaust system will help filter these toxic gases , namely nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide. It’s all about making it cleaner here. Below are the components of an exhaust system: Exhaust Pipes.

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Modified SOFC anodes allow operation at lower temperatures with carbon-containing gases; potential for much more efficient and cleaner generation of electricity from coal

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Using barium oxide nanoparticles, a team of researchers led by Georgia Tech has modified the surface of conventional anodes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to enable operation at lower temperatures (750 °C) with carbon-containing gases—e.g., gasified coal—by eliminating the coking problem. —Yang et al.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent (MMTCO 2 e) to 425.3 Despite the slight increase in emissions of 0.2%, the state has managed to continue to reduce its carbon intensity—emissions relative to GDP—by 3.2% This is the result of policies promoting cleaner vehicle fuels and advanced clean vehicle standards.

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Clean Energy Ventures leads investment battery startups Nth Cycle and Volexion; upstream, downstream

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Clean Energy Ventures , a $110-million venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate tech startups, is leading the investments in two battery startups: one in the upstream ( N th Cycle ) and one in the downstream ( Volexion ). million in funding from investors led by climate tech venture capital firm Clean Energy Ventures.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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A drone that detects nitrogen IEEE student members Ye Wint Aung [left] and Shrawak Shakya from Ohlone College are showcasing a sensor system that displays the nitrogen levels within the soil in the box and the carbon dioxide levels in the room. and its environs.

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Making Information Tech Greener Can Help Address the Climate Crisis

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The actions we take to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases can impact the future climate, the report emphasizes. This inward-looking approach focuses on reengineering IT products and processes to improve their energy efficiency, maximize their use, minimize their carbon footprint, and meet compliance requirements.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Many countries have met their climate goals and are on track to be completely carbon neutral. Chemical plants on dedicated platforms then process part of the hydrogen, combining it with nitrogen to make ammonia, or with carbon dioxide to produce substitutes for fossil fuels. Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy.

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