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Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

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Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has awarded S$27.5 million (US$19 million) in research funding for 28 projects in four key areas of sustainable development: Carbon Capture and Utilization; BioEnergy and BioFuels; Sustainable Construction; and Sustainable Materials. Carbon Capture and Utilization.

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Equatic combines CO2 removal and carbon-negative hydrogen generation; pre-purchase option with Boeing

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Carbon removal company Equatic recently spun out from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Institute for Carbon Management to deploy the first technology that combines CO 2 removal and carbon-negative hydrogen generation. Equatic’s technology accelerates and amplifies this natural cycle to remove and durably store CO 2.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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The world’s largest pumped-energy-storage station—a technique that stores energy by pumping it uphill to a reservoir—is set to complete phase two of its construction in 2023. These massive construction projects are intended to help China meet its goal of going carbon neutral by 2060.

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UK Company to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Urban Car; Open Source Approach

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6 kW fuel cell (developed with Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies of Singapore). This energy is then stored in the ultracapacitors bank which can provide 80% of the power required for acceleration. The powertrain includes. Four in-wheel motors. Almost all braking is done by the electric motors. Commercialization and manufacturing.

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Singapore’s HES unveils plans for regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft: Element One

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Element One is designed to fly 4 passengers for 500 km to 5000 km (311 miles to 3100 miles ) depending on whether hydrogen is stored in gaseous or liquid form. HES is now in discussion with industrial-scale hydrogen producers to explore energy-efficient refueling systems using renewable solar or wind energy produced locally.

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Flexible supercapacitor sets new high for volumetric energy density

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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, Tsinghua University in China, and Case Western Reserve University have developed a flexible micro-scale supercapacitor with what they believe is the highest reported volumetric energy density for carbon-based microscale supercapacitors to date: 6.3 2014.93.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November.

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