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Is the first fossil-free jet fuel made from CO2 viable? The US Air Force thinks so

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Berkeley, California-based carbon transformation company Twelve and Tulsa-based Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) today announced that they have produced the first fossil-free jet fuel from carbon dioxide using an electrochemical process. The project received funding from the US Air Force.

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DOE launches $20M University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research at Penn State

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The Coalition will facilitate basic and applied energy research and promote multidisciplinary collaboration among the member universities and NETL. The coordination structure is flexible, allowing for new university members to provide additional research capabilities and collaborations as needed throughout the research lifespan.

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ARPA-E awarding $30M to 12 hybrid solar projects; conversion and storage

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Electrothermal Energy Storage with a Supercritical CO 2 Cycle GE will design and test components of a unique gas turbine that is driven by high-temperature, high-pressure carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide expands to low pressure and extremely cold temperatures to generate electricity from stored electrical and heat energy.

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Linde to Supply Hydrogen to CITGO’s Illinois Oil Refinery for ULSD Production

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The plant, which is expected to begin operating in 2010, is being engineered, built and installed by Linde Process Plants, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based subsidiary of Linde Engineering, a division of The Linde Group and one of the world’s largest producers of hydrogen and hydrogen plants.

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Study finds 2008 recession contributed to increase in age of US LDV fleet, slowing of emission reductions

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In the study, the authors used collected on-road emission measurements from sites in three western United States cities—Denver, Los Angeles and Tulsa—to highlight some of the changes in the on-road fleet’s age distribution and to estimate the implications on the fleet’s emissions. 29% higher for carbon monoxide; 9?14%

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

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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. Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Electrochaea GmbH (Munich, Germany). Julia Computing, Inc.

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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University of Tulsa plans to combine active self-healing/self-repair functionality combined with digital leak detection/notification for pneumatic controllers deployed throughout the natural gas transmission system. AOI 2B: Modular Equipment and PI Design Concepts for Conversion of Flare Gas to High-Value Carbon Products.

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