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MIT researchers boost efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Researchers at MIT have developed a method that could significantly boost the performance of carbon capture and conversion systems that use catalytic surfaces to enhance the rates of carbon-sequestering electrochemical reactions. The movement through water is sluggish, which slows the rate of conversion of the carbon dioxide.

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Cool Planet projects production of carbon-negative high-octane biogasoline for $1.50 per gallon

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OCTOBER 28, 2012

Cool Planet Energy Systems projects that using its patented mechanical process and novel scaling approach ( earlier post ), it will be able to produce high-octane carbon-negative (with the use of its bio-char byproduct) renewable gasoline at a cost of $1.50 per gallon, without the need for government subsidies. earlier post ).

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ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

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JULY 25, 2020

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new material that could capture more than 90% of CO 2 emitted from industrial sources using low-temperature steam, requiring less energy for the overall carbon capture process. UC Berkeley graphic by Eugene Kim). (UC

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PNNL team develops least costly to date carbon capture system with conversion to methanol

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JANUARY 24, 2023

The new PNNL carbon capture and conversion system brings the cost to capture CO 2 down to about $39 per metric ton. Just as one can choose between single-use and recyclable materials, so too can one recycle carbon. The team brought the cost of capture down to $47.10 —Kothandaraman et al.

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DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

0002823 ) to support the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines to use in batteries for stationary storage and electric vehicles. Projects for topic one can: Promote process intensification, such as through the elimination of intermediate lithium carbonate conversion.

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SoCalGas, partners developing technology to make carbon fiber during hydrogen production from methane; reducing the cost of H2 and cutting GHG

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JANUARY 5, 2018

(SoCalGas) is partnering with a development team to advance a new process that converts natural gas to hydrogen, carbon fiber, and carbon nanotubes. The new catalyst system promotes “base growth” carbon nanotube formation rather than “tip growth,” the current technology. The global CNT market was estimated at approximately $3.5

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DOE to award up to $12M for technologies to produce renewable carbon fiber from biomass

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award ( DE-FOA-0000996 ) up to $12 million in funding to advance the development of a cost-competitive pathway to produce high-performance carbon fiber for vehicle lightweighting from renewable non-food biomass. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%.

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Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

This type of TENG is more cost-effective compared to conventional EMG-based wave energy converters. Finally, besides the above, the cost of fabricating the TENGs must be lowered, and it should be made more convenient to form a large network of TENGs to deliver cheaper and higher wave power output. Leung et al. —Leung et al.

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PNNL, OSU, Lanzatech improving efficiency and cost of ethanol-to-jet process

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AUGUST 20, 2021

A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech. —OSU lead researcher Brian Paul.

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US Navy demos recovery of CO2 and production of H2 from seawater, with conversion to liquid fuel; “Fuel from Seawater”

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APRIL 8, 2014

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division have demonstrated novel NRL technologies developed for the recovery of CO 2 and hydrogen from seawater and their subsequent conversion to liquid fuels. E-CEM Carbon Capture Skid. Photo: US Naval Research Laboratory) Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Sciences to produce first samples of diesel fuel from methane and CO2 using catalytic dry reforming process

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JUNE 6, 2011

Overview of Carbon Sciences’ process. Carbon Sciences, Inc., a technology developer focusing on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane to fuels, plans to produce samples of diesel fuel in an end-to-end process demonstration. Carbon Sciences says it has solved this problem. Click to enlarge.

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Hydra Energy partners with Chemtrade to provide commercial truck fleets with green hydrogen below the cost of diesel

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In exchange for long-term, discounted fuel contracts with fleets, Hydra installs hydrogen-diesel co-combustion conversion kits into existing semi-trucks and provides the fueling infrastructure for green hydrogen sourced from chemical producers such as Chemtrade. Hydra pays for the truck conversion and the on-site fueling infrastructure.

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U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

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JULY 3, 2016

They used currently achievable performance levels for the system components—electrolyzers and the Fischer−Tropsch process—to compute key metrics, including (i) cost of the synthetic fuel; (ii) well-to-gate CO 2 emissions; and (iii) overall energy efficiency. The well-to-gate energy efficiency varies from 41 to 65%. 6b00665.

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Lux Research: cost of electrofuels remains far from viable

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JUNE 9, 2014

Production costs per barrel of oil equivalent. The cost of electrofuels—fuels produced by catalyst-based systems for light capture, water electrolysis, and catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels—remains far away from viable, according to a new analysis by Lux Research.

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Study concludes permanent loss of peatlands in open-pit oil sands mining adds significantly to carbon burden of oil sands production

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MARCH 13, 2012

Researchers at the University of Alberta (Canada) have quantified the transformation of the boreal landscape by open-pit oil sands mining in Alberta, Canada to evaluate its effect on carbon storage and sequestration. million metric tons of stored carbon. Converting from units of carbon to CO 2 equivalents, this is between 41.8

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Highly efficient and stable Ru-free catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Now, a team from the University at Buffalo, Southern Illinois University, University of South Carolina and Brookhaven National Laboratory reports a highly active and stable Ru-free catalyst from earth-abundant elements for efficient carbon-free hydrogen generation via ammonia decomposition. and 87.50% NH 3 conversion efficiency at 450 ?C

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New catalyst for the direct conversion of ethanol to isobutene

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AUGUST 1, 2011

less expensive—bio-ethanol rather than having to purify it first, potentially keeping costs lower and production times faster. With increased availability and reduced cost of bio-ethanol, conversion of this particular bio-based feedstock to highly valuable fuels and chemicals has been an especially important research goal.

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

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JULY 19, 2017

Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). This synthesis consumes only CO 2 and electricity, and is constrained only by the cost of electricity.

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246th ACS National Meeting symposium on CO2 conversion to fuels

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Converting CO 2 to usable fuels was the topic of a symposium— CO 2 Conversion: Thermo-, Photo- and Electro-Catalytic —on Sunday at the 246 th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Indianapolis, Indiana. CO 2 chemistry: Catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide based on its activation (He et al. )

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GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. The RNG product with very low carbon intensity could be used for carbon emission reductions in the transportation, industrial, commercial, and residential energy sectors.

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USC researchers outline their proposed anthropogenic chemical carbon cycle; the Methanol Economy

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JULY 8, 2011

Anthropogenic chemical carbon cycle. In a Perspective published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , researchers from the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California describe their work on developing the feasible anthropogenic recycling of carbon dioxide.

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GWU team suggests C2CNT carbon nanotube composites could amplify reduction of GHG emissions

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AUGUST 30, 2019

Stuart Licht reports that the addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) produced from CO 2 by low-energy C2CNT (CO 2 to CNT) molten electrolysis ( earlier post ) to materials such as concrete or steel not only forms composites with significantly better properties, but amplifies the reduction of CO 2. A) Carbon mitigation with CNT-cement. (B)

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Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

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JANUARY 29, 2019

million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. For most of the history of civilization, we used carbon primarily as source of materials, clothing and food. —Matteo Pasquali.

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DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

DE-FOA-0002423 ) Topic Areas ins the FOA support DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO’s) objectives to reduce the minimum selling price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. Improvements in productivity with traditional carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) supply.

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CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

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APRIL 13, 2014

an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, announced that it has exceeded the second set of technical performance milestones for its oil sands project. CO 2 Solutions’ technology platform uses carbonic anhydrase to accelerate the capture of CO 2 with energy-efficient solvents. CO 2 Solutions’ process.

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DOE to award $3M to lower cost of geothermal energy and boost US supply of rare earth elements

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The Energy Department will award up to $3 million for research and development to help grow US low-to-moderate-temperature geothermal resources and support a domestic supply of critical materials, such as lithium carbonate and rare earth elements. ( DE-FOA-0001016 ).

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HaaS company Hydra Energy delivers first converted hydrogen-diesel co-combustion heavy-duty truck; up to 40% hydrogen

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Hydra has completed three years of successful on-road testing of the hydrogen-diesel, co-combustion injection system proving no loss in fuel efficiency, range, power, torque, or payload capacity and a carbon emissions reduction of up to 40% per converted truck. —Lodgewood President Arlene Gagne.

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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MARCH 30, 2022

Denmark has been a global leader in sustainability, and has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030. In the future, Geely Holding methanol vehicles will undergo EU certification and promotion to other European markets in support of accelerating the goal of reaching carbon neutrality.

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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

By using a water-lean post-combustion capture solvent, (N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-3-morpholinopropan-1-amine) (2-EEMPA), they achieved a greater than 90% conversion of captured CO 2 to hydrocarbons—mostly methane—in the presence of a heterogenous Ru catalyst under relatively mild reaction conditions (170 °C and 2 pressure). Heldebrant, D.,

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Licht Group reports high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO2

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JULY 12, 2019

Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) report a process for the high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions (CNOs) by electrolysis of CO 2 in molten carbonate. High yield electrolytic synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO 2 , either directly from the air or from smoke stack CO 2 , in molten carbonate.

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LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

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AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.)

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DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

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FEBRUARY 17, 2018

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has selected seven projects to receive approximately $44 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development through the funding opportunity announcement, Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies. Description. TDA Research, Inc.

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

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APRIL 24, 2018

The analysis combines process engineering, spatial optimization, and lifecycle assessment to consider the technical, economic, and institutional feasibility of near-term carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). An open-access paper on the work is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). —Sean McCoy.

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LR and UMAS publish techno-economic assessment of zero-carbon fuels for shipping

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APRIL 21, 2020

The technology feasibility (technology readiness) of the vessel and bunkering technologies needed to support zero-carbon-fueled ships. The technology feasibility (technology readiness) of the vessel and bunkering technologies needed to support zero-carbon-fueled ships.

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Ford-led consortium testing hydrogen fuel cell technology on E-Transit in UK

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MAY 14, 2023

Ford Pro, the company’s commercial vehicle (CV) and services division, will use the pilot to expand its conversion expertise, supported by on-site engineers and E-Transit specialists from the company’s Dagenham site and Dunton Technical Centre, in Essex, UK.

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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine, researchers from UC Berkeley, Texas A&M and Stanford have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks. We distinguished ammonium carbamate pairs and a mix of ammonium carbamate and carbamic acid during carbon dioxide chemisorption.

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DOE will award up to $25M to reduce costs of algal biofuels to less than $5/gge by 2019

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $25 million in funding to reduce the cost of algal biofuels to less than $5 per gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) by 2019. Redirection of carbon flux to a metabolic pathway that results in synthesis of a valuable chemical. Earlier post.). Improving a strain to make a valuable protein.

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DOE soliciting projects in advanced coal gasification for high carbon-capture power production and/or liquid fuels

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The US DOE is soliciting ( DE-FOA-0001051 ) projects for up to $10 million in awards to target technological advancements to lower the cost of producing hydrogen and/or high-hydrogen syngas from coal for use in 90% carbon capture power generation and/or gasification-based liquid (transportation) fuel production: methanol or diesel.

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ABC Companies partners with Lightning eMotors to launch first electric repowered motorcoach

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OCTOBER 31, 2020

Together with Lightning eMotors, formerly known as Lightning Systems, the partners have created a five-step process for identifying, assessing and converting a wide range of “donor” diesel coach models that fit the criteria for fast-track battery electric conversion. —Roman Cornell.

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DOE will award up to $12M to research projects to drive down the cost of drop-in biofuels via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $12 million in new funding ( DE-FOA-0000812 ) for projects to drive down the cost of producing drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways (i.e. Thermochemical pathways for producing bioproducts from biomass. Source: DOE.

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Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

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APRIL 28, 2021

78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases) added—it is actually evacuated from the process so there is zero combustion inside the rotary reformer. In Steam CO 2 Reforming, there is no oxygen or air (i.e. 22 CCR § 66260.10 Definitions and 40 CFR § 260.10 Definitions).

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Repost: DOE will award up to $12M to research projects to drive down the cost of drop-in biofuels via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $12 million in new funding ( DE-FOA-0000812 ) for projects to drive down the cost of producing drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways (i.e. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

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JULY 26, 2022

Through the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) Program, selected teams will help manufacturers shrink their carbon footprint, streamline their processes, and increase innovation—from optimizing the performance of equipment used in chemical manufacturing to improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles. Solar Turbines.

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Fraunhofer working on optimized methanol reformers to deliver hydrogen

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MARCH 12, 2022

This paves the way for the production of green hydrogen in sunny regions and its conversion into methanol and its simplified transport. The carbon dioxide required to produce methanol could either be extracted from the atmosphere or obtained from industrial processes, such as cement production. © Fraunhofer IMM. —,Dr.

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MIT researchers boost efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems

Cool Planet projects production of carbon-negative high-octane biogasoline for $1.50 per gallon

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ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

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PNNL team develops least costly to date carbon capture system with conversion to methanol

DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

SoCalGas, partners developing technology to make carbon fiber during hydrogen production from methane; reducing the cost of H2 and cutting GHG

DOE to award up to $12M for technologies to produce renewable carbon fiber from biomass

Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

PNNL, OSU, Lanzatech improving efficiency and cost of ethanol-to-jet process

US Navy demos recovery of CO2 and production of H2 from seawater, with conversion to liquid fuel; “Fuel from Seawater”

Carbon Sciences to produce first samples of diesel fuel from methane and CO2 using catalytic dry reforming process

Hydra Energy partners with Chemtrade to provide commercial truck fleets with green hydrogen below the cost of diesel

U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

Lux Research: cost of electrofuels remains far from viable

Study concludes permanent loss of peatlands in open-pit oil sands mining adds significantly to carbon burden of oil sands production

Highly efficient and stable Ru-free catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia

New catalyst for the direct conversion of ethanol to isobutene

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

246th ACS National Meeting symposium on CO2 conversion to fuels

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

USC researchers outline their proposed anthropogenic chemical carbon cycle; the Methanol Economy

GWU team suggests C2CNT carbon nanotube composites could amplify reduction of GHG emissions

Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

DOE to award $3M to lower cost of geothermal energy and boost US supply of rare earth elements

HaaS company Hydra Energy delivers first converted hydrogen-diesel co-combustion heavy-duty truck; up to 40% hydrogen

Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

Licht Group reports high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO2

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

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

LR and UMAS publish techno-economic assessment of zero-carbon fuels for shipping

Ford-led consortium testing hydrogen fuel cell technology on E-Transit in UK

Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

DOE will award up to $25M to reduce costs of algal biofuels to less than $5/gge by 2019

DOE soliciting projects in advanced coal gasification for high carbon-capture power production and/or liquid fuels

ABC Companies partners with Lightning eMotors to launch first electric repowered motorcoach

DOE will award up to $12M to research projects to drive down the cost of drop-in biofuels via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways

Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

Repost: DOE will award up to $12M to research projects to drive down the cost of drop-in biofuels via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways

DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

Fraunhofer working on optimized methanol reformers to deliver hydrogen

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