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IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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In a new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), an international team of researchers developed a novel way to store energy by transporting sand into abandoned underground mines. The main components of UGES are the shaft, motor/generator, upper and lower storage sites, and mining equipment.

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

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This project was funded by bp International Centre for Advanced Materials (bp ICAM). The Livingston Group now aims to complete a pilot- or large-scale study of their work to further validate the findings, and to refine their process even more by doing membrane modulation and operating continuous recovery with immobilised micro-organisms.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect.

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Chalmers team identifies two main challenges for bio-hydrocarbon fuel production from cheap sources

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation. That is in line with our research too.

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

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A new approach developed by researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria and international colleagues proposes using solid air (nitrogen or oxygen) as a medium for recycling cooling energy across the hydrogen liquefaction supply chain. The hydrogen is liquefied where electricity is cheap.

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NACFE releases guidance report on hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks

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Battery electric trucks should be the baseline for hydrogen fuel cells electric vehicle (HFCEV) comparisons, rather than any internal combustion engine alternative. Hydrogen is a regional solution, cheap hydrogen even more so. The debate on infrastructure is irrelevant if there is no demand.

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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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An international team from MIT, Argonne National Laboratory and Peking University has demonstrated a lab-scale proof-of-concept of a new type of cathode for Li-air batteries that could overcome the current drawbacks to the technology, including a high potential gap (>1.2 V) Nature Energy 1, Article number: 16111 doi: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.111.

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