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

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APRIL 30, 2023

One of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is hydrogen transportation by sea. An open-access paper on the work is published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. The world is undergoing an energy transition to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change.

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Hydrogen Supplies Climate Change Economy

How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

The day reminds us of the need to protect our planet and its ecosystems against the worsening climate crisis. The climate crisis is threatening people across the world, as well as every species of animal and plant life. Climate change is a global societal crisis that is causing devastating consequences.

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OERA leading feasibility study to evaluate hydrogen production, storage, distribution and use in The Maritimes

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AUGUST 10, 2020

A study to advance regional understanding of the role hydrogen could play in the Maritimes’ energy transition is now underway as part of a collaborative effort being led by OERA and funded by Heritage Gas Limited, Liberty Utilities, the Nova Scotia Department of Energy & Mines and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

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UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. The hydrogen projects receiving funding are: Dolphyn. The project concerns the production of hydrogen at scale from offshore floating wind in deep water locations. HyNet – low carbon hydrogen plant. Acorn Hydrogen Project.

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Hydrogen Carbon Production Wind

NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2024

What is it about hydrogen for trucking that leads researchers to deeply low-ball costs at every opportunity? continued] The post NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny appeared first on CleanTechnica. I’ve tried to.

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Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles Climate Change

Rio Tinto and Salzgitter to study using Rio Tinto iron ore in SALCOS green steelmaking

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JUNE 8, 2022

Rio Tinto and the Salzgitter Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together towards carbon-free steelmaking by studying optimization of Rio Tinto’s high-quality Canadian and Australian iron ore products for use in Salzgitter’s SALCOS (SAlzgitter Low CO 2 -Steelmaking) green steel project in Germany. Earlier post.).

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Snam and Saipem sign MoU to work together on green hydrogen development and CO2 capture

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Italy-based Snam, a leading energy infrastructure operator, and Saipem, an Italian multinational oilfield services company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start working together to define and to develop initiatives for green hydrogen production and transport, and for carbon dioxide capture, transport and reuse or storage (CCS and CCU).

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German Hydrogen Vs Battery Trucking Study Much Better Than ICCT’s But Still Optimistic On Hydrogen Pathway Costs

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

continued] The post German Hydrogen Vs Battery Trucking Study Much Better Than ICCT’s But Still Optimistic On Hydrogen Pathway Costs appeared first on CleanTechnica. In recent weeks, the International Council on Clean Transportation’s fatally flawed total cost of ownership for decarbonization of trucking in.

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CSIRO and partners launch $68M Hydrogen Industry Mission

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MAY 26, 2021

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, launched a new $68-million Hydrogen Industry Mission. The research mission is intended to help drive down the cost of hydrogen production to below $2 per kilogram, making the fuel more affordable and helping to position Australia to lead the world in exporting hydrogen by 2030.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Australia

Scripps Oceanography selects Glosten to design new California coastal hydrogen-hybrid research vessel

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AUGUST 5, 2022

The new vessel will feature a new hydrogen-hybrid propulsion system that integrates hydrogen fuel cells alongside a conventional diesel-electric power plant, enabling zero-emission operations. The design is scaled so the ship will be able to operate 75% of its missions entirely using hydrogen. Conceptual rendering.

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NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It is a strategy rooted in cross-cutting research and engineering to enable industry stakeholders, communities, government agencies, and early adopters to meet their climate goals. In NREL’s bioenergy program, for example, we have chemists studying the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass and waste materials into fuel.

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New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 27, 2024

The results are aligned with what's obvious to anyone who has done bottom-up estimates with realistic perspectives on batteries and hydrogen. The post New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Hydrogen Batteries Battery Climate Change

Six Japan-based companies establish Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels

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JULY 20, 2022

Toyota Motor Corporation , and Toyota Tsusho Corporation established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) to study ways to optimize the process of producing fuel. Specific research areas are as follows: Research on Efficient Ethanol Production Systems.

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main.

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Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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APRIL 11, 2023

The project aims to produce 5 million tons of DRI with a future expansion plan under study. Having confirmed the site and cooperative framework in Special Economic Zone at Duqm in Oman, Kobe Steel and Mitsui will move the feasibility study forward. The steel industry is working on reduction of CO₂ emissions to address climate change.

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ExxonMobil expands participation in MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research; Mobility of Future study

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

The company’s membership in the Mobility Systems Center builds on its participation as a sponsor of MITEI’s Mobility of the Future study , which will be released in November. Other members of the study consortium are Alfa, Aramco, BP, Chevron, Equinor, Ferrovial, General Motors, Shell, and the Toyota Mobility Foundation.

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United and Oxy collaborate with syn-bio company Cemvita to produce SAF from CO2 using microbes

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APRIL 8, 2022

United and OLCV have previously worked together on new approaches to combat climate change. This includes funding projects such as pilot and demo plants, engineering studies, financing construction and operating SAF plants.

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DLR: cleaner aircraft emissions reduce the climate impact of contrail cirrus

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Fewer soot particles in the exhaust stream of aircraft reduces the formation of ice crystals and therefore the climate impact of the resulting contrail cirrus. The results are published in an open-access paper in the Nature Partner Journal (npj) Climate and Atmospheric Science. Burkhardt et al. —Ulrike Burkhardt.

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California’s Hydrogen Stations Being Fixed More Hours Than Pumping At 15% Capex Per Year

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 27, 2024

Recently I’ve been reviewing studies related to hydrogen trucking, as it’s one of the few places where serious transportation research. continued] The post California’s Hydrogen Stations Being Fixed More Hours Than Pumping At 15% Capex Per Year appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Hydrogen California Transportation Climate Change

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Share of EDVs in 2050. Note the different scaling used in the graphs.

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Hydrogen Fleets Are Much More Expensive To Maintain Than Battery & Even Diesel

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 26, 2024

One of the interesting things I’ve been doing is participating in a review group for a European study on heavy. continued] The post Hydrogen Fleets Are Much More Expensive To Maintain Than Battery & Even Diesel appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. Hydrogen and its derivatives could be that fuel, argues a commentary by four energy researchers in the journal Joule.

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Hydrogen Economy Clean Cleaning

Korean researchers improve fuel cell catalyst performance by using semiconductor manufacturing technology

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A research team in Korea has synthesized metal nanoparticles that can significantly improve the performance of hydrogen fuel cell catalysts by using the semiconductor manufacturing technology. Metal nanoparticles have been studied in various fields over the past few decades. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).

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Manufacturer Fuel Hydrogen Climate Change

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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MAY 17, 2020

The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity. Sample results from Carculator. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ].

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Mariner Climate Change DC Cars

Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Left, global light-duty fleet in the electric-favoring case; right, the hydrogen-favoring case. In both electric- and hydrogen-favoring cases, availability of low-carbon electricity and hydrogen prolonged the use of petroleum-fueled ICE vehicles. Top, without CCS and CSP; bottom, with CCS and CSP. Credit: ACS, Wallington et al.

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Hydrogen Low CO2 Available Fleet

Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

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MARCH 30, 2022

Unlike conventional fuel manufacturing, e-fuels are synthesized from green hydrogen—produced by water electrolysis using renewable electricity—and carbon dioxide, resulting in 80% lower lifecycle emissions. —Alain Raposo, Executive Vice President of Hyundai Motor Group, leading the Electrified Propulsion Technical Unit.

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Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring

Canada Nickel exploring incorporating carbon capture & storage in mining tailings in Crawford project

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JANUARY 5, 2023

As a result, the integrated feasibility study for the project is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2023. We believe the Crawford Project has the potential to be a case study in how critical minerals are developed in Ontario and Canada. —Mark Selby, Chair and CEO of Canada Nickel.

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RWTH Aachen team finds DMM promising sustainable fuel

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JUNE 28, 2021

A study by researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany has found that synthetic dimethoxymethane (DMM) is not only a promising fuel or blend component because of its outstanding combustion characteristics, but that it could be very attractive from a production point of view as well. —Burre et al. Their volumetric energy density (?20

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Hydrogen company ITM Power receives DECC funding for production of synthetic methane

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

UK-based ITM Power has been awarded a grant by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to undertake a £100k (US$160k), 12-month engineering feasibility study of producing synthetic methane using carbon dioxide from industrial processes and hydrogen produced by electrolysis.

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Hydrogen Power Powered Companies

Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) And Hydrogen Paradises Are Fossil Fuel Delay Tactics

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 13, 2021

I drafted this title before I saw the news break about a study that dismantles the “blue hydrogen” argument. In fact, a reader sent in the news within a minute or so of me drafting that title. The reason I was “inspired” to write this piece is that I keep seeing very serious people (and […].

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Hydrogen Carbon Fuel Climate Change

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone. All of humankind needs energy that is reliable, cleaner and more affordable.

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MIT Energy Initiative launches 3-year study on future of transportation; technology, fuel, infrastructure, policy, and consumer preference

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APRIL 11, 2017

As part of MIT’s five-year Plan for Action on Climate Change, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has launched a major study—“Mobility of the Future”—to explore how consumers and markets will respond to potentially disruptive technologies, business models, and government policies.

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MIT Transportation Future Energy

Are Electric Cars Really Helping the Environment?

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Photo credit: mpohodzhay / Shutterstock.com A recent study by the Keck School of Medicine of USC provides new insights into the potential benefits of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. This study marks a significant step in understanding the impact of electric cars on public health and the environment.

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U. Mich study: natural-gas-based ICE, BEV and FCV all show promise for environmental benefits relative to conventional ICE

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Their study appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. … in this study the environmental impacts of delivering driven vehicle miles are compared for three different vehicle fleets, each powered either directly or indirectly by natural gas. Credit: ACS, Dai and Lastoskie. Click to enlarge. 86% of total life cycle impact.

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Gas Li-ion Gas-Electric Conversion

ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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JANUARY 21, 2021

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 million medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the average age of which is 13 years. Almost 98% of all these trucks run on diesel, according to the 2021 Vehicles in Use report.

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Fleet Emissions Greece Poland

Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth Geoengineering—altering the planet to mitigate the worst effects of climate change—is an idea that has taken on new currency of late. Solar-to-Hydrogen Tech Sees "Remarkable" Efficiency Jump Another big development in the energy sector is the return of the hydrogen economy.

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Hydrogen Molten Salt Green China

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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Gas Mercury Climate Change Fuel

U-Mich researcher’s first-principles analysis challenges conventional carbon accounting for biofuels; implications for climate policy

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

In a paper that could have a significant impact on climate policies for transportation fuels, Dr. John M. Such an approach can indicate policy directions consistent with fostering the conditions that comprehensive analyses imply are necessary for climate protection. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Carbon CO2 Emissions

KIST team develops technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels

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JULY 20, 2020

In this study, lignin pyrolysis oil was prepared from Kraft lignin using bench-scale fixed-bed batch pyrolysis and then hydrocracked to produce less-viscous liquid products. Oligomers were degraded into smaller molecules via reactions involving hydrogen (hydrocracking) using CoMo/H? and CoMo/Al2O3 as catalysts. 2020.112728.

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Fuel Production Oil Waste

Power-to-Gas project awarded DECC grant funding

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MAY 9, 2013

The UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) awarded 16 organizations a share of £2 million (US$3.1 One of the projects to be awarded grant funding is the “P2G BioMet” project, led by Hydrogenics, along with consortium members CNG Services, Electrochaea and National Grid.

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Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

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FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Numerous LCA tools have been used to evaluate the GHG emissions associated with various vehicle-fuel technologies, including fossil fuels, biofuels, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVS), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). transportation sector.

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Industrial Industry Gasoline-Electric PHEV

CICERO-led study finds global warming effect of leaked hydrogen almost 12x stronger than CO2

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JUNE 12, 2023

A study led by Norwegian climate center CICERO has found that the global warming effect of leaked hydrogen is almost 12 times stronger than that of CO 2. Unlike exhaust from burning coal and gas that contains CO 2 , burning hydrogen emits only water vapor and oxygen. —Dr Sand The GWP100 of hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Global Ozone CO2

LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

More specifically, gasifying biomass to make hydrogen fuel and CO 2 has the largest promise for CO 2 removal at the lowest cost and aligns with the state’s goals on renewable hydrogen. The study was conducted as part of LLNL’s energy programs work and the Laboratory’s Carbon Initiative. —“Getting to Neutral”.

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Carbon California Emissions Waste

Month-long study finds heat released by Rossi E-Cat and isotope changes in fuel suggest low-temp nuclear reaction taking place

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Those results prompted this current follow-on study. The E-Cat reactor tested in the most recent study is thus an improved version running at higher temperature than the one used in the March 2013 experiment. The E-Cat is charged with a small amount of hydrogen-loaded nickel powder plus some additives, mainly lithium.

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Fuel 2013 Power Powered

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

How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

OERA leading feasibility study to evaluate hydrogen production, storage, distribution and use in The Maritimes

UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny

Rio Tinto and Salzgitter to study using Rio Tinto iron ore in SALCOS green steelmaking

Snam and Saipem sign MoU to work together on green hydrogen development and CO2 capture

German Hydrogen Vs Battery Trucking Study Much Better Than ICCT’s But Still Optimistic On Hydrogen Pathway Costs

CSIRO and partners launch $68M Hydrogen Industry Mission

Scripps Oceanography selects Glosten to design new California coastal hydrogen-hybrid research vessel

NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most

Six Japan-based companies establish Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels

MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

ExxonMobil expands participation in MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon research; Mobility of Future study

United and Oxy collaborate with syn-bio company Cemvita to produce SAF from CO2 using microbes

DLR: cleaner aircraft emissions reduce the climate impact of contrail cirrus

California’s Hydrogen Stations Being Fixed More Hours Than Pumping At 15% Capex Per Year

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Hydrogen Fleets Are Much More Expensive To Maintain Than Battery & Even Diesel

Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

Korean researchers improve fuel cell catalyst performance by using semiconductor manufacturing technology

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

Canada Nickel exploring incorporating carbon capture & storage in mining tailings in Crawford project

RWTH Aachen team finds DMM promising sustainable fuel

Hydrogen company ITM Power receives DECC funding for production of synthetic methane

Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) And Hydrogen Paradises Are Fossil Fuel Delay Tactics

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

MIT Energy Initiative launches 3-year study on future of transportation; technology, fuel, infrastructure, policy, and consumer preference

Are Electric Cars Really Helping the Environment?

U. Mich study: natural-gas-based ICE, BEV and FCV all show promise for environmental benefits relative to conventional ICE

ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

U-Mich researcher’s first-principles analysis challenges conventional carbon accounting for biofuels; implications for climate policy

KIST team develops technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels

Power-to-Gas project awarded DECC grant funding

Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

CICERO-led study finds global warming effect of leaked hydrogen almost 12x stronger than CO2

LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

Month-long study finds heat released by Rossi E-Cat and isotope changes in fuel suggest low-temp nuclear reaction taking place

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