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JFE Steel and NEDO begin demo testing of ferro coke production at medium-scale; reducing ironmaking energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 10% each

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Ferro coke is a composite of metallic iron and coke, produced by crushing, mixing and briquetting coal and iron ore, followed by heating the briquette in a shaft furnace in which continuous carbonization and iron ore reduction proceed simultaneously. Process flow of ferro coke.

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Air Products heralds successful operation of project to capture CO2 from hydrogen production for use in enhanced oil recovery

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The technology in the demo—the first of its kind operating at such a large scale—has not been accomplished anywhere else in the United States. Demonstration of Carbon Capture and Sequestration of Steam Methane Reforming Process Gas Used for Large-Scale Hydrogen Production (NETL presentation May 2013).

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Algae harvesting company OriginOil’s second CLEAN-FRAC licensing agreement targets Canadian oil sands market; urban algae demo project in Paris

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the developer of a process for harvesting algae and cleaning up oil & gas water, announced that its second original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM) agreement will target oil service companies in the Canadian oil sands market. OriginOil, Inc., LH was an early private investor in Athabasca Oil Corporation.

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Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

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MPa enable the system to operate with very high thermal efficiency, exceeding even those of a large coal-generated power plant and nearly twice as efficient as that of a gasoline engine (about 25%). This configuration uses gas-foil bearings and includes a small turbine (red). Turbo-alternator-shaft design for the SNL S-CO 2 test loop.