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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide levels in fossil-fuel power plant exhaust, one of the main sources of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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If successful, the proposed technology will offer light- and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers a cost-effective solution to improve vehicle fuel efficiency and reduce transportation carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. Low-Cost, Easy-to-integrate, and Reliable Grid Energy Storage System with 2nd Life Lithium Batteries – $1,894,705.

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New protonic ceramic fuel cell addresses power density and stability issues

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Like other fuel cells, they enable direct electrochemical conversion of chemical fuels to electricity at high efficiency and with zero emissions. A further challenge in PCFC development lies in the reactivity of many protonic ceramic electrolytes with CO 2 , precluding their use at intermediate temperatures with carbon containing fuels. …

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Fighting Climate Change with Clean Energy

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At EVmatch , we envision a distributed, equitable, and carbon-free clean energy economy that connects and elevates all people. EVmatch and Arcadia have teamed up to provide a special clean energy offer to anyone with an electricity bill in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New York, or Washington D.C.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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Specifically, the project will demonstrate a 50-kW capacitive wireless charging system with 150 kW/m 2 power transfer density and 95% efficiency, while meeting fringing-field safety standards and increasing grid reliability by minimizing power pulsations. Stanford University. The Ohio State University. Columbia University. Dimensional Energy.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Enhanced Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Gyroid Membrane for High Efficiency Carbon Dioxide Absorption, $250,000. Additive Manufacturing of Carbon-Carbon Composites with Tailored Thermal Transport Properties, $1,349,659.

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NETL investigating researching chemistries for large-scale battery- and supercapacitor-based grid energy storage systems

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The goal is to develop energy storage systems with high-energy density to meet the ever-demand for the electric grid to provide reliable, distributed power. High-energy density magnesium batteries for smart electrical grids. Earlier post.) Double-layer supercapacitor materials development.