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New plasma synthesis process for one-step conversion of CO2 and methane into higher value fuel and chemicals

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This can produce a range of fuels and chemicals including CO, formic acid, methanol, hydrocarbons and alcohols; however, high H 2 consumption (CO 2 + 3H 2 → CH 3 OH + H 2 O) and high operating pressure (~30-300 bar) are major challenges facing this process. natural gas, shale gas, biogas and flared gas).

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ARPA-E Soliciting Second Round of Proposals; $100 Million for Advanced Energy Research Projects, with Focus on CO2-to-Liquid Fuels, Plug-in Batteries and Carbon Capture

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ARPA-E is seeking new ways to make liquid transportation fuels—without using petroleum or biomass—by using microorganisms to harness chemical or electrical energy to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuels. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST).

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Proponents believe such a car could be easily refuelled with hydrogen and assumed it would have greater range than a pure all-electric car. Recent developments in lithium ion batteries, and the consequential range improvements of EVs has significantly dampened enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel cells.

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UTA researchers demonstrate one-step solar process to convert CO2 and H2O directly into renewable liquid hydrocarbon fuels

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The process uses cheap and earth-abundant catalytic materials. Further, the unusual operating conditions expand the range of materials that can be developed as photocatalysts. —Brian Dennis, UTA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and co-principal investigator of the project.

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ECE / Featured / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The company is currently focusing on plans to plug the gap between the current market and a future when electric cars hit the mainstream, by converting Lotus Elises and Volkswagen (VW) Golfs to electric power. Converting Lotuses is expensive, he says, but you have to start somewhere. The longer term plan is to import electric cars.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? A PHEV-20, for example, has a 20-mile electric-only range. In English-system (vs. it is in miles.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Peripheral circumstances are different everywhere, says TNT CO2 manager Mr Bjorn Sawilla. Together with Electric Mobility Netherlands (Elmonet) Urgenda tries to stimulate large-scale introduction of (non-converted) EVs on the Dutch roads. In the Netherlands TNT is still piloting EVs. Why these different strategies?

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