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OCTOBER 3, 2022

New research led by the University of Michigan shows that in the real world, this practice is far less effective than estimated, releasing five times more methane in the US than previously thought. Image credit: Alan Gorchov Negron, University of Michigan and Yulia Chen of Stanford University.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Joining Bridgestone, additional partners in the $35-million guayule climate-smart grant include the University of Arizona, Colorado State University, OpenET, Environmental Defense Fund, Tohono O’odham Nation and Colorado River Indian Tribes, and eight regional growers.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Biomass feedstocks can be produced by municipal solid waste (MSW) streams and algae and converted into low-carbon fuels that can significantly contribute to the decarbonization of transportation sectors that face barriers to electrification, such as aviation and marine. University of Maryland: College Park. Lehigh University.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Most importantly for this project, acrylonitrile is also the primary building block in carbon fiber composites, which are used for lightweighting applications in automotive and air transportation. —NREL Associate Laboratory Director Adam Bratis and principal investigator of the NREL-led Renewable Carbon Fiber Consortium.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The selected projects include the following: Colorado School of Mines. University of California, San Diego. The University of California, San Diego, will develop genetic tools, high-throughput screening methods, and breeding strategies for green algae and cyanobacteria, targeting robust production strains. University of Toledo.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

A new study led by Colorado State University predicts significant climate benefits stemming from the use of advanced biofuel technologies. This is one of the first studies to look at both current and future carbon-negative biofuels. The paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In Fiscal Year 2017, DOE has selected one more project: the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s “Rewiring Algal Carbon Energetics for Renewables (RACER)”. For Algal Biomass Yield, Phase 2 (ABY2), in Fiscal Year 2016, DOE awarded $15 million for three projects. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 20, 2012

The team examined six years-worth of atmospheric gas measurements of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other gases, taken by aircraft every two weeks. In contrast, CO 2 emitted from current biological sources is relatively rich in 14 CO 2. It’s a significant enough difference for atmospheric scientists to detect, Lehman said.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The team will build on ORNL’s success in developing low-cost carbon-fibers, composites, smart polymer materials, and non-destructive evaluation methods by leveraging expertise of partners on coating deposition and robotic inspection tools for smart repair of gas pipes. University of Colorado, Boulder. University of Maryland.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Columbia University, Expanding the Boundaries of Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal for Energy-Efficient Clean Water Production – $1,620,136. Oregon State University, Freshwater Recovery System for Hydraulic Fracturing (FRESH-Frac) Using a Thermally-Actuated Nozzle-Demister – $2,972,000. Energy-Water Technologies cohort.

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JULY 29, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $60 million to 24 research and development projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks. (DE-FOA-0002420) SUNY University @ Stony Brook. Penn State University. Penn State University. University of Illinois at Chicago.

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AUGUST 30, 2019

California has an aggressive policy when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions, and people want to know what the best policy options are and whether those policies are working. The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 million people.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2015

The projects selected include: Producing Algae and Co-Products for Energy (PACE), Colorado School of Mines. Colorado School of Mines, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Reliance Industries Ltd., Colorado School of Mines, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Reliance Industries Ltd.,

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JUNE 9, 2017

Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. These projects will pursue innovative approaches to developing novel precursors for high-strength carbon fiber at half the cost of current materials. Carnegie Mellon University. University of Connecticut. Northwestern University. Stanford University.

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JULY 11, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected eight new projects to further advanced coal research under the University Coal Research Program. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Earlier post.) Engineering E. per gallon.

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MAY 3, 2018

Via Mobility Services, a local nonprofit social enterprise, operates Boulder’s HOP transit route, a high-frequency shuttle service serving Boulder hotspots like the University of Colorado campus and Downtown Boulder. People in Boulder are very interested in reducing the carbon footprint in all that we do.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

University of Colorado Boulder. University of Wisconsin - Madison. University of Connecticut. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. . Demonstration scale plasma oxidation of carbon fiber This project will scale up a carbon fiber oxidation technology that reduces energy consumption and oxidation time.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded nearly $10 million to a consortium of academic, industry and government organizations led by Colorado State University (CSU) and their partners to research using insect-killed trees in the Rockies as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) Reducing Emissions of Methane Every Day of the Year (REMEDY) program ( earlier post ) was unveiled earlier this year for universities and private companies focused on significantly reducing US methane emissions. Selection amount: $3,257,089). Selection amount: $1,500,000).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

University of California, San Diego. The University of California, San Diego, seeks to address this issue by developing a low-atomic-number renewable wall for fusion devices that contains a slurry composed of carbon, ceramics, and a volatile binder. Tritium recovery is achieved by outgassing the recovered carbon pebbles.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected four projects aimed at reducing the energy and cost penalties of advanced carbon capture systems applied to power plants for further development. Carbon Absorber Retrofit Equipment (CARE). .: Carbon Absorber Retrofit Equipment (CARE).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

ION Engineering , a start-up founded by scientists at the University of Colorado, is integrating room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) solutions into amine-based carbon capture and emissions control technology. Sour,” or contaminated natural gas, represents more than half of worldwide reserves.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected 12 projects to receive funding through its Crosscutting Research Program’s Transitional Technology Development to Enable Highly Efficient Power Systems with Carbon Management initiative. The Ohio State University. Arizona State University.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. The University of Illinois will conduct research to develop a composite plastic heat exchanger for a low temperature gas streams common in industry. Colorado State University. Iowa State University. Michigan State University. Temple University.

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JULY 21, 2011

watts per square meter warming effect from the carbon dioxide increase during that same period. Authors of the paper are: Susan Solomon, University of Colorado; John Daniel, Chemical Sciences Division of NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory; Ryan Neely, CIRES-University of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL; J.P.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

To complement its work on real-world emissions in Europe, TRUE has compiled remote sensing data from the states of Colorado and Virginia and the University of Denver to investigate the emissions of US light-duty vehicles.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities have developed a catalytic process to convert corn stover lignin into hydrocarbons (C 7 –C 18 )—primarily C 12 –C 18 cyclic structure hydrocarbons in the jet fuel range. The work is featured on. the cover of the December issue of the RSC journal Green Chemistry.

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MAY 1, 2018

The researchers analyzed extensive satellite and ground-based measurements of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide. Jiang, who conducted much of the research during a postdoctoral fellowship at NCAR, is now with the University of Science and Technology of China. Figure by Zhe Jiang, redrawn by Simmi Sinha, UCAR. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 3, 2018

However, previous research has found that chemical reactions of the conventional carbonate electrolyte created a barrier on the surface of magnesium that prevented the battery from recharging. The artificial interphase enables the reversible cycling of a Mg/V 2 O 5 full-cell in the water-containing, carbonate-based electrolyte.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

This work was supported in part by NOAA’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) Program and NASA’s Atmospheric Composition Program. Even as we move towards shorter-lived halocarbons for industrial use, during atmospheric degradation they can produce a long-lived atmospheric effect. —Aaron Jubb. Jubb, Max R.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

The 10 projects are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia: Association Mapping of Cell Wall Synthesis Regulatory Genes and Cell Wall Quality in Switchgrass. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Eric Beers, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg.

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APRIL 7, 2010

—Ken Reardon, professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Colorado State University Cobalt’s pretreatment process removes most of the terpenes, and uses them for process heat, Wilson said. To evaluate the fuel’s viability for commercial vehicles, the company has signed a fuel testing partnership with Colorado State University.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

A new study, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, has found that in 2010, about 2.7 particles include a variety of substances, such as black carbon (soot), sulphates, nitrates and ammonium, as well as dust from soil and from industrial processes such as cement production.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

It consists of an all-carbon-fiber, minimum-diameter high-power rocketry kit. Son, Purdue University) Click to enlarge. Penn State and Purdue University researchers presented a paper on an investigation of ALICE propellants at the 45 th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit earlier this month in Denver, Colorado.

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

The company also recently completed a Phase I SBIR, also funded by the DOE, for the development of high-performance carbon nanomaterials for electrochemical capacitors. ADA Technologies, Inc. ADA has received more than 130 research grants totaling more than $40 million.

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