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MAY 7, 2019

Based on scientific research initially performed in Professor George Huber's laboratory at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the process has subsequently been developed by Anellotech. Cellulosic ethanol or hydrogen can be made from Bio-TCat’s carbon monoxide co-product by using third-party technology.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Javad Rafiee, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has developed a new graphene material for storing hydrogen at room temperature. Rafiee’s graphene exhibits three critical attributes that result in its unique hydrogen storage capacity: High surface area.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

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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.) Electrofuels.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Umpqua Energy’s EVOPAC system combines an advanced hydrogen-injection system using a plasma reformer with a DeNOx Catalyst. The plasma reformer, installed into the engine compartment, convert fuel into hydrogen. The hydrogen causes the fuel to burn more completely, resulting in greater fuel efficiency, less emissions, and more power.

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MAY 15, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 15 research projects through ARPA-E’s “Energy and Carbon Optimized Synthesis for the Bioeconomy” (ECOSynBio) program to decarbonize biorefining processes used across the energy, transportation, and agriculture sectors. Carbon-Negative Chemical Production Platform - $4,160,262.57.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

In the new UMass approach, the hydroprocessing increases the intrinsic hydrogen content of the pyrolysis oil, producing polyols and alcohols. The zeolite catalyst then converts these hydrogenated products into light olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons in a yield as much as three times higher than that produced with the pure pyrolysis oil.

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APRIL 19, 2010

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Dr. George Huber, have selectively tuned the chemistry of their aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation (APHDO) process of biomass to make biogasoline with about 70% carbon yield. Hydrogenation at metal sites. Gasoline yield from the APHDO process. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

MOE promises large savings in energy and carbon dioxide emissions as compared to existing technologies for producing primary iron and steel. Idaho National Lab will be conducting research to develop a new pathway to produce hydrocarbon feedstocks and fuels from ethane via an electrochemical process, as well as generating hydrogen.

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MARCH 10, 2022

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), a non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, is holding the first public event in the United States on the use of hydrogen and fuel cells for aviation applications. Piasecki PA-890 hydrogen fuel-cell-powered electric compound helicopter. Piasecki Aircraft Corp.).

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2009

Carmaker Hyundai and a postgraduate student from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a prototype solar-powered hydrogen car, the Telegraph reports. Named the Hyundai City Car 2020, it uses solar panels to use sun’s rays to create electricity, which is subsequently used to create a hydrogen fuel source.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

These trucks haul 80% of goods in the United States and use about 28 billion gallons of fuel per year, accounting for around 22% of total transportation energy usage—presenting a significant opportunity for carbon emissions reduction and energy savings for a key segment of the US transportation sector. Plug In America. Description.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. The project will be the next step in CTDOT's zero emission bus deployment program with the goal to minimize the carbon emissions of Connecticut's bus fleet. CUMTD will produce hydrogen on-site partially from renewable sources. Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

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JULY 2, 2018

SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. DOE Funding: $460,696; Non-DOE Funding: $153,865; Total Funding: $614,561.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Results will provide insights into the response of gas hydrates to changing environmental conditions in zones susceptible to climate warming, the fate of methane in shallow subsurface and water columns, and the role gas hydrates play in carbon cycling. ?DOE Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A Zero-emission Process for Direct Reduction of Iron by Hydrogen Plasma in a Rotary Kiln Reactor - $1,200,000. 3D-Printed Ceramic Thermocatalytic CO 2 Reactor with High Carbon Conversion and Energy Efficiencies - $3,100,104. The Ohio State University. Columbia University.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Highly Efficient Low-Thermal-Budget Hydrogen and Chemical Co-Production via an Electrochemical Activation of Propane, $100,000. Watertown, Massachusetts). NEL Hydrogen (Wallingford, Connecticut). Enhanced Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Gyroid Membrane for High Efficiency Carbon Dioxide Absorption, $250,000.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Synthesize, characterize, and understand new classes of materials under conditions far from equilibrium relevant to solar energy conversion, storage of electricity and hydrogen, and catalysis. University of Massachusetts. Center for Excitonics. $19. University of California, Santa Barbara.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Install photovoltaic capacity to generate “green” hydrogen: Install multiple PV modules at its Central Maintenance Facility in Hayward. Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen.

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2023

Surrounding a doughnut-shaped vacuum chamber, a 3-meter-tall stack of high-temperature superconducting magnets will create a powerful magnetic field to squeeze and corral a swirling, superheated mass of hydrogen plasma. At that point, we’ll be one step closer to a new era of carbon-free baseload electricity,” says Sorbom. “We

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JUNE 10, 2020

The research, featured in the journal Applied Catalysis B: Environmental , could result in highly efficient gasoline-powered cars that produce low carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming. When hydrogen is used as fuel, their only waste product is water. —Qusay Bkour, lead author. —Bkour et al.

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APRIL 5, 2018

Estimates put the product cost contribution of steam cracking at 60% and the manufacturing carbon footprint at two-thirds of the total. The generated protons transferred through the dense proton-conducting membrane to the cathode where they combined with electrons and formed high-purity hydrogen. DIng et al. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle re-fuels in 3–5 minutes, travels up to 300 miles (482 km) on a full tank, and will be available to customers in California beginning in fall 2015. Additional markets will follow, tracking the expansion of a convenient hydrogen refueling infrastructure. High-pressure Hydrogen Tanks.

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JULY 15, 2015

The winners are Professor Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Professor Yogesh (Yogi) Surendranath, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Professor David Go, University of Notre Dame. Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Reducing CO 2 emissions. Preventing air pollution.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

convert natural gas into methanol and hydrogen. Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will develop a. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Carbon Capture. Arizona State University (ASU) will develop an innovative electrochemical technology for the capture of carbon dioxide coming. Gas Technology.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

Although the demand for oil alternatives—such as natural gas, electricity and hydrogen—may grow, each alternative energy source has its disadvantages. Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Yogesh (Yogi) Surendranath, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. preventing air pollution.

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JUNE 24, 2014

The centers selected for the second round of funding will help lay the scientific groundwork for fundamental advances in solar energy, electrical energy storage, carbon capture and sequestration, materials and chemistry by design, biosciences, and extreme environments. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. FY 2014 EFRC Awards.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems (N-R HESs) can enable low-carbon, on-demand electricity while providing reduced-emission thermal energy for industrial processes. The report presents details on newly developed high-temperature steam electrolysis (for hydrogen production) and gas turbine power plant subsystems.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Carbon Capture (5 projects). Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will develop a paradigm shifting new all-liquid metal grid scale battery for low cost, large scale storage of electrical energy. CARBON CAPTURE. Pilot Scale Testing of Carbon Negative, Product Flexible Syngas Chemical Looping.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2011

The Dangl team seeks to apply the genetic and genomic information toward applications in bioenergy and carbon cycling research. Samuel Hazen at the University of Massachusetts will lead a team to create a library of grass transcription factors for the energy crop model system Brachypodium distachyon. —Dangl team proposal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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APRIL 21, 2009

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

This program aims to lower the cost of GTL conversion while enabling the use of low-cost, low-carbon, domestically sourced natural gas. If successful, MOgene will develop a low-carbon-dioxide-emissions technology that produces a liquid fuel from natural gas and sunlight through efficient, low- cost biological conversion. 3,000,000.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

After all, the board’s main function is to regulate smog — not greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. Last year, a Massachusetts-based plug-in hybrid conversion company passed the air resources board tests easily.

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MARCH 25, 2017

Senior environmental officials from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Oregon testified at the hearing on Friday to urge the Board’s approval. The Board vote was supported by representatives from the 12 states that have adopted California’s standards.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

We continue to look for energy-efficient replacement vehicles for our aging fleet as we explore ways to reduce our transportation-related carbon emissions," said Sam Pulcrano, Vice President-Sustainability, U.S. Based in Watertown, Massachusetts, A123Systems has announced plans for a Michigan-based production facility. Postal Service.

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