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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. Earlier post.)

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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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MAY 1, 2023

Stanford researchers, with a colleague from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, have developed a simple and environmentally sound way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air. Water microdroplets are the hydrogen source for N 2 in contact with Fe 3 O 4. The conversion rate reaches 32.9 ± 1.38

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Leclanché reduces cobalt in NMCA cells from 20 to 5%; 20% higher energy density; water-based production

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Leclanché SA has reduced the cobalt content in NMCA as cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacture the electrodes using an environmentally friendly water-based process. In doing so, Leclanché completely dispenses the use of the highly toxic organic solvents (NMP) that are otherwise common in the production process.

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Researchers develop highly efficient organometal halide perovskite photoelectrodes for water splitting

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting based on solar energy is one promising approach for the production of green hydrogen. However, its widespread application is limited by a lack of efficient photoanodes for catalyzing the rate-limiting oxygen evolution reaction (OER), an important reaction in PEC water splitting.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Aurora Hydrogen raises $10M Series A; microwave pyrolysis of natural gas for efficient low-carbon hydrogen production

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AUGUST 3, 2022

Canada-based Aurora Hydrogen, a company developing emission-free hydrogen production technology, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Energy Innovation Capital. There is an accompanying need to develop new low-cost and low-carbon technologies for hydrogen production.

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New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

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AUGUST 13, 2023

The new system mimics a natural chloroplast to convert carbon dioxide in water into methane, very efficiently using light. Photosynthesis is the process by which chloroplasts in plants and some organisms use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create food or energy.

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Ontario researchers develop new water plasmolysis method for production of hydrogen

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JANUARY 1, 2020

Researchers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology are developing a new method to dissociate water vapor into hydrogen gas by microwave-generated plasma (plasmolysis). A) An experimental setup for full microwave hydrogen production and (b) Schematic of the plasma reactor placed inside the microwave. Chehade et al.

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Oxford spin-out OXCCU raises US$22.8M to transform carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel

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JUNE 15, 2023

OXCCU, a company spun-out from the University of Oxford in 2021 that is focused on converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into industrial and consumer products ( earlier post ), completed an £18-million (US$22.8 Trafigura, TechEnergy Ventures and Doral Energy-Tech Ventures also participated in the financing.

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Vulcan Energy produces first battery-quality lithium hydroxide from Zero Carbon Lithium pilot operations

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Vulcan Energy Resources’ chemical engineering team has successfully produced its first battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) from piloting operations. The sample exceeds traditional battery-grade LHM product including best on the market battery-grade specifications required from offtake customers, at >56.5%

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USNC, Hyundai Engineering, SK E&C to partner on nuclear hydrogen production; MMR and SOEC

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APRIL 21, 2023

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), a US-based vertical integrator of nuclear technologies and services, Hyundai Engineering and SK E&C are teaming up to conduct research and development for carbon-free hydrogen production. It is also participating in a government-led green hydrogen production demonstration project.

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DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $22.1 million to 10 industry-led projects to advance nuclear technologies, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy. This funding opportunity is administered by DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE).

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UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As part of a larger £90 million (US$117 million) package of awards to cut carbon emissions in industry and homes, the UK is awarding £28 million (US$36.5 million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. HyNet – low carbon hydrogen plant. Led by Progressive Energy Ltd. million (US$4.1

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Renault Group signs lithium offtake agreement with Vulcan Energy; Zero Carbon Lithium

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Renault Group and Vulcan Energy Resources , a lithium developer targeting carbon-neutral lithium production ( earlier post ), have signed a lithium offtake term sheet. Vulcan announced a similar agreement with LG Energy Solutions two weeks ago. Vulcan’s Zero Carbon Lithium process flow sheet.

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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel. Under the terms of the agreement, Energy Vault agreed to provide 1.6

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Vulcan to collaborate with DuPont on Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process

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FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Vulcan Energy Resources will collaborate with DuPont Water Solutions,a leader in water filtration and purification, to test and to scale up Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) solutions for Vulcan’s Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process. Earlier post.). Francis Wedin, Managing Director. Stringfellow and Patrick F.

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FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete first “Tri-gen” production system

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America announced the completion of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen system” at Toyota’s Port of Long Beach operations. The Tri-gen system, owned and operated by FuelCell Energy, produces renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and water from directed biogas. Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts

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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, with colleagues at the University of Tokyo, have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into formic acid, a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. —senior author Professor Erwin Reisner.

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All-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral kerosene in the field at pilot-scale

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JULY 21, 2022

Researchers in Europe led by a team from ETH Zurich have designed a fuel production system that uses water, CO 2 , and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. We are the first to demonstrate the entire thermochemical process chain from water and CO 2 to kerosene in a fully-integrated solar tower system. Zoller et al.

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UNIST team develops novel hydrogen production process using biomass oxidation instead of water oxidation as electron source

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MARCH 3, 2020

Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a novel process for the production of hydrogen using various types of biomass, including lignin, as an efficient alternative to water oxidation as an electron source. Conventionally, water is considered a cheap and clean source of electrons; 2H 2 O ?

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Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Heliogen and Bloom Energy have successfully demonstrated the production of green hydrogen by integrating the companies’ technologies: Heliogen’s concentrated solar energy system and the Bloom Electrolyzer. By using less electricity, hydrogen production is more economical and accelerates adoption. Source: Heliogen.

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Siemens Energy to supply 1.8GW of electrolyzers to HIF Global for Texas eFuels facility

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MARCH 10, 2023

eFuels company HIF Global ( earlier post ) and Siemens Energy reached an agreement under which Siemens Energy will supply electrolyzers to the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility. HIF and Siemens Energy are engaged in front end engineering and design for 1.8

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Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systems

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MARCH 27, 2021

As water-splitting technologies improve, often using porous electrode materials to provide greater surface areas for electrochemical reactions, their efficiency is often limited by the formation of bubbles that can block or clog the reactive surfaces. As a result, there were substantial changes of the transport overpotential. 2021.02.015.

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8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

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MAY 26, 2023

8 Rivers Capital announced the development of the 8RH2 CO 2 Convective Reformer—a technology for the production of ultra-low carbon hydrogen from natural gas. It uses the oxy-combustion of carbon fuels and a high-pressure supercritical CO 2 working fluid in a highly recuperated cycle that captures all emissions by design.

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Yara and Enbridge to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia project at Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center

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APRIL 2, 2023

signed a letter of intent to develop and construct jointly a world-scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility as equal partners. The proposed facility, which includes autothermal reforming with carbon capture, will be located at the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC) near Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Alcoa exploring technology to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining; MVR powered by renewable energy

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MAY 21, 2021

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is awarding Alcoa of Australia $8.8 million) toward testing the potential use of renewable energy in a Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) process for alumina refining. The development project has the potential to reduce carbon emissions in the alumina refining process significantly.

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Maersk and Carbon Sink partner to accelerate green methanol production; Maersk’s 8th green methanol deal

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green methanol partnership with US-based project developer Carbon Sink LLC. This is Maersk’s 8 th such agreement in the efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol. Partnerships are essential on this journey—and I am very pleased to welcome Carbon Sink on board.

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First carbon-neutral lithium extraction project to start in Germany

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JULY 17, 2020

EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy, announced a partnership with Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan), a start-up lithium exploration company, to produce the world’s first completely carbon-neutral lithium in Germany. Over time, production volumes are expected to increase substantially.

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Fraunhofer team develops process to recycle carbon black from car tires

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JULY 2, 2021

Waste tires have been used mainly for recovering energy sources; only small proportions of the carbon black contained in these tires are recycled, since mineral ash accounts for around 20% of its content. Top, primary product from left to right: raw rCB, clean rCB (96+), pearlized clean rCB (96+). © Fraunhofer IBP.

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Argonne study compares life cycle emissions of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from brines and ores

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JULY 14, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted life cycle analyses (LCAs) for battery-grade lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LiOH•H 2 O) produced from Chilean brines (Salar de Atacama) and Australian spodumene ores. This information will help us achieve our goal of being carbon neutral by 2030.

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Roskill analysis highlights tradeoff in Lithium production between CAPEX and carbon

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

With demand expected to rise significantly in the coming decade on the back of electric vehicle sales and energy storage systems implementation, an increase in lithium production is inevitable. Forecast carbon intensity versus capital intensity of lithium operations. Source: Roskill.

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thyssenkrupp offering large-scale water electrolysis

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JULY 27, 2018

thyssenkrupp recently introduced industrial-scale water electrolysis for large projects. By splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, this technology delivers “green” hydrogen, a clean, CO 2 -free energy carrier. The only inputs needed are water and renewable electricity from wind, hydro power or photovoltaics.

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Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

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APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. Alongside hydrogen generation from water, the multi-disciplinary research team is investigating photochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel.

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Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and George Washington University in the US report in a new paper in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research that a range of important carbon nanomaterials can be produced at high yield by molten carbonate electrolysis.

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Schlumberger to integrate Gradient water technology in direct lithium extraction process

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

Schlumberger has entered into a partnership with Gradiant , a global water solutions provider, to introduce a key sustainable technology into the production process for battery-grade lithium compounds. Proper natural resource management is essential in mineral production, and nowhere more so than in lithium.

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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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APRIL 10, 2021

Starfire Energy, a Colorado-based developer of modular chemical plants for the carbon-free production of ammonia and hydrogen, has closed a major funding round. Ammonia offers an energy density comparable to fossil fuels and significantly higher than Li-ion batteries and compressed or liquid hydrogen.

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Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A Siemens Energy-led consortium has begun work in Newcastle, UK on a new £3.5 This innovative green ammonia cracker could be a game-changer for scaling up the green hydrogen industry – an important step to drive the energy transition. Siemens Energy has proven experience of innovation with ammonia. million (US$4.24

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Klimatklivet awards Liquid Wind €15M toward production of eMethanol

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NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The aim of their initiative Climate Leap is to support local and regional investments that reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that affect the climate. FlagshipONE will be connected to Övik Energi’s combined heat and power (CHP) plant Hörneborgsverket in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden.

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Siemens Energy secures 50 MW electrolyzer order from European Energy for first large-scale eMethanol project

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MARCH 3, 2022

European Energy , a Danish developer and operator of green energy projects, has ordered a 50 MW electrolyzer from Siemens Energy for use in developing the first large-scale commercial e-Methanol production facility. Start of commercial methanol production is planned for second half of 2023.

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Dow and X-energy to deploy first advanced small modular nuclear reactor at industrial site

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MARCH 6, 2023

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial site in North America. X-energy manufactures its own proprietary version (TRISO-X) to ensure supply and quality control. Earlier post.)

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UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide can then be permanently stored or used in various products or applications. The biochar is rich in carbon and can be used as a fertilizer. Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd.,

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Study: Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Now, a study by researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) has found that energy sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) behaves more like miscanthus in the way it efficiently captures light and uses water to produce abundant biomass.

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Haldor Topsoe and Aker Carbon Capture to cooperate on low-carbon hydrogen solutions

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Aker Carbon Capture and Haldor Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention to offer a complete solution for low-carbon hydrogen production. Aker Carbon Capture’s proprietary carbon capture process uses a mixture of water and organic amine solvents to absorb the CO 2.

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Nutrien to build world’s largest clean ammonia production facility; LOI with Mitsubishi for up to 40% offtake for fuel

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MAY 23, 2022

Building on the company’s expertise in low-carbon ammonia production, clean ammonia will be manufactured using innovative technology to achieve at least a 90% reduction in CO 2 emissions. If approved, construction of the approximately US$2-billion facility would begin in 2024 with full production expected by 2027.

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

Leclanché reduces cobalt in NMCA cells from 20 to 5%; 20% higher energy density; water-based production

Researchers develop highly efficient organometal halide perovskite photoelectrodes for water splitting

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Aurora Hydrogen raises $10M Series A; microwave pyrolysis of natural gas for efficient low-carbon hydrogen production

New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

Ontario researchers develop new water plasmolysis method for production of hydrogen

Oxford spin-out OXCCU raises US$22.8M to transform carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel

Vulcan Energy produces first battery-quality lithium hydroxide from Zero Carbon Lithium pilot operations

USNC, Hyundai Engineering, SK E&C to partner on nuclear hydrogen production; MMR and SOEC

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

Renault Group signs lithium offtake agreement with Vulcan Energy; Zero Carbon Lithium

Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

Vulcan to collaborate with DuPont on Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process

FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete first “Tri-gen” production system

Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

All-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral kerosene in the field at pilot-scale

UNIST team develops novel hydrogen production process using biomass oxidation instead of water oxidation as electron source

Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

Siemens Energy to supply 1.8GW of electrolyzers to HIF Global for Texas eFuels facility

Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systems

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

Yara and Enbridge to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia project at Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center

Alcoa exploring technology to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining; MVR powered by renewable energy

Maersk and Carbon Sink partner to accelerate green methanol production; Maersk’s 8th green methanol deal

First carbon-neutral lithium extraction project to start in Germany

Fraunhofer team develops process to recycle carbon black from car tires

Argonne study compares life cycle emissions of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from brines and ores

Roskill analysis highlights tradeoff in Lithium production between CAPEX and carbon

thyssenkrupp offering large-scale water electrolysis

Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

Schlumberger to integrate Gradient water technology in direct lithium extraction process

Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

Klimatklivet awards Liquid Wind €15M toward production of eMethanol

Siemens Energy secures 50 MW electrolyzer order from European Energy for first large-scale eMethanol project

Dow and X-energy to deploy first advanced small modular nuclear reactor at industrial site

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

Study: Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops

Haldor Topsoe and Aker Carbon Capture to cooperate on low-carbon hydrogen solutions

Nutrien to build world’s largest clean ammonia production facility; LOI with Mitsubishi for up to 40% offtake for fuel

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