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

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The hierarchical self-assembly of the system offers a promising bottom-up strategy to create a precisely controlled, high-performance artificial photocatalytic system based on cheap, Earth-abundant elements, like zinc and cobalt porphyrin complexes. 2023) “Artificial spherical chromatophore nanomicelles for selective CO2 reduction in water.”

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PA Turnpike considers solar-powered EV charging stations

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With cheap energy generation, one high cost of EV charging can be removed, assisting organizations in achieving profitability. The agency has numerous grants for community solar projects, and they supply “ Local Government Guides for Solar Deployment ” on their website. The Pennsylvania Turnpike plans to do just that.

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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. The research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Robert A. —Brian Dennis, UTA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and co-principal investigator of the project. Welch Foundation. Dennis, and Frederick M. 1516945113.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Renewables increase from 13% of the mix today to 18% in 2035; the growth in renewables is underpinned by subsidies that rise from $64 billion in 2010 to $250 billion in 2035, support that in some cases cannot be taken for granted in an age of increasing fiscal austerity. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil.

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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. With very few moving parts, there is little that can break, so maintenance is infrequent and cheap. Marjan announces that the car purchase tax (BPM) relief, granted only until 2012, will be extended. Why these different strategies?

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