CO2, Coal and Fuel

New catalyst opens door to CO2 capture in coal-to-liquids process

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2018

World energy consumption projections expect coal to stay one of the world’s main energy sources in the coming decades, and a growing share of it will be used in CT—the conversion of coal to liquid fuels (CTL). By 2020, CTL is expected to account for 15% of the coal use in China. —Wang et al.

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Coal CO2 Conversion Convert

EIA expects 7% increase in US energy-sector CO2 emissions as economic activity increases during 2021

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Increased economic activity and a changing fuel mix in the electric power sector in 2021 will lead to a significant increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions this year, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). billion metric tons this year. billion metric tons this year.

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CO2 Emissions Coal Energy

The Filthy Five: Toyota and Ford responsible for more emissions than Australia’s largest coal mines

The Driven EV News

MARCH 5, 2024

Australia's top selling fossil fuel car companies are responsible for more CO2 emissions than some of Australia's largest coal mines according to a damning new report from the Climate Council.

Coal

Coal Toyota Emissions Ford

IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

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MARCH 9, 2022

billion tonnes, their highest ever level, as the world economy rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 crisis and relied heavily on coal to power that growth, according to new IEA analysis. Change in CO 2 emissions by fossil fuel, relative to 2019 levels, 2019-2021. Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3

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Emissions Global Coal China

thyssenkrupp Steel supplies low-CO2 bluemint steel for truck wheels for first time

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This enables less coal to be used for the reduction process, resulting in reduced emissions. This lightweight construction effect makes for a weight saving compared to conventional wheel steel, leading to lower fuel consumption in the utilization phase.

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Low CO2 CO2 Supplies Climate

EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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MAY 11, 2020

In 2019, CO 2 emissions from petroleum fuels—nearly half of which are associated with motor gasoline consumption—fell by 0.8%, and CO 2 emissions from the use of natural gas increased by 3.3%. The United States now emits less CO 2 from coal than from motor gasoline. Total net electricity generation fell by 1.5%

2019

2019 CO2 Energy 2017

Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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JULY 1, 2022

EPA that the EPA lacks the authority to set emission standards for power plants so strict as to force a shift of power generation from fossil fuels. We also find it “highly unlikely that Congress would leave” to “agency discretion” the decision of how much coal- based generation there should be over the coming decades. … New York v.

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EPA West Virginia Power Powered

EIA: energy-related CO2 emissions from natural gas surpass coal as fuel use patterns change

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Energy-associated CO 2 emissions from natural gas are expected to surpass those from coal for the first time since 1972, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook projects energy-related CO 2 emissions from natural gas to be 10% greater than those from coal in 2016. Source: EIA.

Coal

Coal Gas Emissions Energy

DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

million in federal funding for Phase I of the Fossil Fuel Large-Scale Pilots funding opportunity announcement (FOA). DOE has supported a range of potentially transformational coal technologies aimed at enabling step-change improvements in coal-powered systems. Description. Babcock & Wilcox Company. University of Illinois.

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Coal North Dakota Illinois Universal

Advent Technologies, BASF sign MoU to increase manufacturing scale of advanced fuel cell membranes

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Advent Technologies Holdings and BASF New Business GmbH recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and increase the manufacturing scale of advanced fuel cell membranes designed for long-term operations under extreme conditions. The MEA is the heart of the fuel cell, determining the overall system performance.

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Manufacturer Fuel Hydrogen Polymer

Roskill: CO2 emissions from lithium production set to triple by 2025

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Note: Emissions are classed as the CO 2 emissions (from all fuel sources). It examines fuel use, power sources and energy intensity, determining how these factors contribute to an operation’s overall emissions profile. CO 2 emissions from the production of refined lithium. Source: Roskill.

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Emissions CO2 Production Power Grid

Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Growth in oil use, particularly aviation, and coal use are behind most of the increase in 2022. The turmoil in the global energy markets is affecting the different fossil fuels in different ways. CO 2 emissions from coal use are expected to grow 1.0% [0.2% CO 2 emissions from coal use are expected to grow 1.0% [0.2%

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Global Emissions Carbon Coal

Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. The argument that EVs are powered mostly from coal simply isn’t true.

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Coal West Virginia Power Powered

Kobe Steel demonstrates technology that can reduce blast furnace CO2 emissions by ~20%

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The quantity of CO 2 emissions from the blast furnace is determined by the reducing agent rate (RAR)—the coke rate (determined by the quantity of coke used in blast furnace) plus the pulverized coal rate (determined by the quantity of pulverized coal injected into blast furnace). Coke is carbon fuel made from coal.

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Emissions Coal CO2 Price

SRI developing process for co-gasification of methane and coal to produce liquid transportation fuels; negligible water consumption, no CO2

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. FTS produces only a small fraction of the hydrocarbons needed for fuel and requires extensive recycling. Click to enlarge. per gallons vs. $2.14.

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Coal Water Transportation Fuel

EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions in 2012 lowest since 1994; reflects drop in coal use

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APRIL 5, 2013

The largest drop in emissions in 2012 came from coal, which is used almost exclusively for electricity generation. During 2012, particularly in the spring and early summer, low natural gas prices led to competition between natural gas- and coal-fired electric power generators.

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Coal 2012 Emissions Energy

EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

US electric power sector CO 2 emissions have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower electricity demand growth and changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 2016, natural gas generation surpassed coal as the largest source of electricity generation.

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2005 Emissions Power Powered

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. Methanol has been used as a racing fuel for many decades. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million

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Iceland CO2 Gasoline Renewable

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

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MAY 26, 2023

It uses the oxy-combustion of carbon fuels and a high-pressure supercritical CO 2 working fluid in a highly recuperated cycle that captures all emissions by design. The 8RH2 technology has been invented by Rodney Allam MBE, a chemical engineer from Bath in the UK, who also pioneered the Allam-Fetvedt-Cycle (AFC) cycle.

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Hydrogen Carbon Gas Production

Trestle Energy and Larksen partner to reduce CO2 from ethanol and coal power

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

Trestle Energy LLC, a low carbon fuel company working with ethanol producers across the Midwest, and Larksen LLC, a biomass company providing sustainably sourced agricultural residues to Midwestern power plants, will collaborate to commercialize a new Fuel Pathway Management Platform.

Coal

Coal Energy Power Powered

Australian Coal Baron Backing the Next Winners (EV Startups), or “Follow the Money”

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 1, 2021

Trevor St Baker is one of the smart billionaires in Australia who is investing serious money in the transportation sector to promote the changeover to EVs despite his history and vocal support for coal-fired power stations. He is a coal baron who drives a Tesla Model 3, and he is building an EV ecosystem. After […].

Coal

Coal Australia Transportation Building

EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions down 1.7% in 2016; carbon intensity of economy down 3.1%; transportation emissions up

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

decline in energy-related CO2, according to the latest report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Among the findings of the EIA analysis: CO 2 emissions form natural gas surpassed those from coal in 2016. Since the late 1990s, the transportation sector has produced the most CO2 emissions. along with a 1.4%

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2016 CO2 Emissions Transportation

EIA projects US energy-related CO2 emissions to remain near current level through 2050; increased natural gas consumption

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MARCH 22, 2019

USenergy-related carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel energy consumption. In the United States, emissions associated with the consumption of petroleum fuels—motor gasoline, distillate, jet fuel, and more—have consistently made up the largest portion of CO 2 emissions.

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Gas Emissions Energy Coal

EPA proposes CO2 emission standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Clean Air Act standards to reduce CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants (electric utility generating units, EGUs). The proposed rulemaking establishes separate standards for natural gas and coal plants. In 2012, EPA issued a proposed standard for EGUs. Earlier post.)

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EPA Standards Emissions Power

IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Removing fossil fuel subsidies would have only a small effect on CO 2 emissions and renewable energy use, according to a new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and published in the journal Nature. That means that in some cases the removal of subsidies causes a switch to more emissions-intensive coal.

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Emissions Fuel CO2 Oil

Researchers measure actual CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use and compare to reported levels

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2018

Researchers have measured CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use in California and compared them to reported emissions. This is the first time fossil fuel emissions have been independently checked for such a large area. Fossil fuels lack a type of radioactive carbon, an isotope called carbon-14, which decays over time.

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Emissions Fuel CO2 California

EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

World energy consumption by fuel type, 2010-2040. However, fossil fuels continue to supply nearly 80% of world energy use through 2040. Natural gas is the fastest-growing fossil fuel, as global supplies of tight gas, shale gas, and coalbed methane increase. Liquid fuels. Source: IEO2013. Click to enlarge.

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2010 Transportation Fuel Energy

246th ACS National Meeting symposium on CO2 conversion to fuels

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Converting CO 2 to usable fuels was the topic of a symposium— CO 2 Conversion: Thermo-, Photo- and Electro-Catalytic —on Sunday at the 246 th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Indianapolis, Indiana. This suggests that the active site for activation of CO2 is the lanthanum phase of LZ.

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Conversion CO2 Fuel Carbon

IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, fastest pace in the last decade; CO2 emissions up 1.7%

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MARCH 26, 2019

Natural gas emerged as the fuel of choice, posting the biggest gains and accounting for 45% of the rise in energy consumption. Demand for all fuels increased, with fossil fuels meeting nearly 70% of the growth for the second year running. Most of that came from a young fleet of coal power plants in developing Asia.

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2018 Global Emissions Energy

U Mich professor finds fuel cycle analysis for evaluating CO2 impacts of liquid fuels is fatally flawed; calls for focus on CO2 removal

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

Fuel cycle analysis (FCA)—or “well-to-wheels analysis”—is a type lifecycle analysis (LCA) that examines fuel products and their supply chains, and that has greatly influenced climate-related research priorities and public policies for transportation fuels.

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Fuel CO2 Carbon Climate

Alberta and Swan Hills Synfuels close on $285M in funding for CO2 capture from underground coal gasification project

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AUGUST 4, 2011

The Government of Alberta and Swan Hills Synfuels recently signed a final funding agreement for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project that will capture carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from an underground coal gasification (UCG)process. The two had signed a letter of intent on the funding in December 2009. Earlier post.).

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Coal CO2 Carbon 2009

DOE to award up to $6.7M to projects to convert captured CO2 to useful products, including fuels

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AUGUST 26, 2016

million in federal funding for cost-shared projects that will develop technologies that utilize CO 2 from coal-fired power plants to produce useful products. Another option is to use the CO 2 as a reagent to create useful products, such as cement, plastics, or liquid fuels. The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award approximately $6.7

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Convert Production Coal CO2

27 teams advancing in $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE; converting CO2 to products

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

The semi-finalist teams propose converting CO 2 into products as varied as enhanced concrete, fuels, toothpaste, nanotubes, fish food and fertilizer. year competition includes the demonstrations by finalist technologies at either a coal or a natural gas power plant. Coal plant. Coal plant. Coal plant. Coal plant.

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Convert Carbon Coal CO2

EIA: US energy-related CO2 dropped 2.7% in 2015; of end-use sectors, only transportation increased

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MARCH 27, 2017

Specific circumstances, such as the very warm fourth quarter of 2015 and relatively low natural gas prices, put downward pressure on emissions as natural gas was substituted for coal in electricity generation. Transportation-related CO2 emissions increased by 38 million metric tons (MMmt) (2.1%) in 2015. from 2014 levels. Electricity.

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2015 Transportation CO2 Energy

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

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JUNE 1, 2010

An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. Tags: Catalysts Climate Change Emissions Fuels Solar. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Waste Solar Commercial CO2

Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

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JULY 22, 2011

The TCEP would integrate coal gasification, combined-cycle power generation, CO 2 capture, and. Whiting will be the first in the Permian to purchase CO 2 from a power project that will be produced through the coal-gasification process. The TCEP integrates coal gasification, combined-cycle power generation, CO 2 capture, and.

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Coal Texas Oil CO2

Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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MAY 2, 2010

CO 2 emissions from US coal-fired power plant could be phased out entirely by 2030 using existing technologies or ones that could be commercially competitive with coal within about a decade, according to a paper published online 30 April in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al.

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Coal Emissions Oil-Sands Climate Change

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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JULY 8, 2015

Geely Group and CRI intend to collaborate on the deployment of renewable methanol fuel production technology in China and explore the development and deployment of 100% methanol-fueled vehicles in China, Iceland and other countries. —Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Group. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel

DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

More than half of the funding ($15 million) will go to FuelCell Energy for a pilot scale project using one of the company’s Direct Fuel Cells for carbon capture and compression. In a typical DFC application, natural gas is combined with ambient air for the fuel cell power generation process. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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Fuel Coal CO2 Exhaust

MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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JUNE 20, 2009

The MIT Energy Initiative has released a new report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. There is no credible pathway toward prudent greenhouse gas stabilization targets without CO 2 emissions reduction from existing coal power plants. We may not see a strong CO 2 price signal for many years.

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Coal MIT CO2 Emissions

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). in 2013, increasing its share in transport fuels by 0.3

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2013 Emissions Global CO2

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

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JULY 20, 2012

CO 2 per capita emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production from the top 5 emitting regions. The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 Coal consumption increased globally by 5.4 % in 2011, which is an above average growth, and accounts for 30.3% Coal consumption in China increased by 9.7%

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2011 Emissions CO2 Global

DOE to award up to $15M for projects to improve reliability of solid oxide fuel cells

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will award up to $15 million for projects to improve the reliability of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) ( DE-FOA-0001058 ). 100 megawatt electric (MWe) Integrated Gasification Fuel Cell (IGFC) or Natural Gas Fuel Cell (NGFC) systems capable of ?

Fuel

Fuel Coal Carbon Gas-Electric

Largest pilot plant for CO2-neutral production of hydrogen begins operation at voestalpine site in Linz

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

As part of the EU-funded H2FUTURE project, partners voestalpine, VERBUND, Siemens, Austrian Power Grid, K1-MET and TNO are researching into the industrial production of green hydrogen as a means of replacing fossil fuels in steel production over the long term.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Production CO2 Power Grid

New catalyst opens door to CO2 capture in coal-to-liquids process

EIA expects 7% increase in US energy-sector CO2 emissions as economic activity increases during 2021

The Filthy Five: Toyota and Ford responsible for more emissions than Australia’s largest coal mines

IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

thyssenkrupp Steel supplies low-CO2 bluemint steel for truck wheels for first time

EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

EIA: energy-related CO2 emissions from natural gas surpass coal as fuel use patterns change

DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

Advent Technologies, BASF sign MoU to increase manufacturing scale of advanced fuel cell membranes

Roskill: CO2 emissions from lithium production set to triple by 2025

Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

Kobe Steel demonstrates technology that can reduce blast furnace CO2 emissions by ~20%

SRI developing process for co-gasification of methane and coal to produce liquid transportation fuels; negligible water consumption, no CO2

EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions in 2012 lowest since 1994; reflects drop in coal use

EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

Trestle Energy and Larksen partner to reduce CO2 from ethanol and coal power

Australian Coal Baron Backing the Next Winners (EV Startups), or “Follow the Money”

EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions down 1.7% in 2016; carbon intensity of economy down 3.1%; transportation emissions up

EIA projects US energy-related CO2 emissions to remain near current level through 2050; increased natural gas consumption

EPA proposes CO2 emission standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants

IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

Researchers measure actual CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use and compare to reported levels

EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

246th ACS National Meeting symposium on CO2 conversion to fuels

IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, fastest pace in the last decade; CO2 emissions up 1.7%

U Mich professor finds fuel cycle analysis for evaluating CO2 impacts of liquid fuels is fatally flawed; calls for focus on CO2 removal

Alberta and Swan Hills Synfuels close on $285M in funding for CO2 capture from underground coal gasification project

DOE to award up to $6.7M to projects to convert captured CO2 to useful products, including fuels

27 teams advancing in $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE; converting CO2 to products

EIA: US energy-related CO2 dropped 2.7% in 2015; of end-use sectors, only transportation increased

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

DOE to award up to $15M for projects to improve reliability of solid oxide fuel cells

Largest pilot plant for CO2-neutral production of hydrogen begins operation at voestalpine site in Linz

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