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Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

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Their open-access study is published in Nature’s new Communications Earth & Environment journal. The most challenging issue facing the shale energy industry is the very low hydrocarbon recovery rates: less than 10% for oil and 20% for gas. Most of US natural gas is hidden deep within shale reservoirs.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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Our new technology could help to drive down the cost of biofuels so that they eventually replace fossil fuels in transport and aviation—a much happier situation for the environment and one we are all working towards. —Professor Andrew Livingston of Imperial’s Department of Chemical Engineering.

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T&E study finds EU has replaced Russian oil barrel-for-barrel as continent fails to cut demand

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Since the EU imposed sanctions on Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, there has been a redrawing of the global oil map, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. While developing new oil and gas projects is seen to be “incompatible” with the 1.5°C In not much more than a year, the EU has redrawn the oil map.

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Sunfire, Fraunhofer, partners launch project to scale alkaline AEM electrolysis

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Technologies such as pressurized alkaline or high-temperature electrolysis are already being installed in industrial environments. High power density, flexibility and high gas purity are qualities that AEM technology has in common with PEM technology. Another approach that shows promise is the anion exchange membrane (AEM) technology.

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IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

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At standard temperature and pressure, air is a gas, but under certain conditions, it can become a liquid or solid. The hydrogen is liquefied where electricity is cheap. One option is to liquefy hydrogen, which requires cooling to 20 Kelvin (-253 °C). Also, SAHL can lower energy consumption for hydrogen liquefaction by 25 to 50%.

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KU Leuven team creates solar panel that produces hydrogen from moisture in air

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Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a solar panel that produces hydrogen gas from moisture in the air. If that electric power is used to split the water into hydrogen gas and oxygen, you lose a lot of energy. m² that converts 15% of the sunlight straight into hydrogen gas. It is not connected to the gas grid.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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One of the first areas expected to benefit from the technology is storage tanks for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), according to the company. MOF manufacturing techniques have been limited as they are costly, slow and require large quantities of solvents, which can be toxic and harmful to the environment. —Prof.

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