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AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

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Carbon dioxide capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93-million The proposed CO 2 capture and conversion plant will be instrumental in helping the company meet these goals.

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DOE to award up to $30M for direct air and ocean capture of CO2; conversion to fuels and chemicals

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Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will perform conceptual design studies followed by field validations of cost-effective processes for ocean-based carbon capture and for direct air capture of CO 2 coupled with carbon-free hydrogen and captured CO 2 to create carbon-neutral methanol.

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Researchers use efficient microbial electrosynthesis cells to convert CO2 to butyric acid; upgrade to butanol

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mΩ m 2 ) cells in a batch-fed mode, alternating high CO 2 and hydrogen (H 2 ) availability to promote the production of acetic acid and ethanol. by interrupting CO 2 supply and maintaining specific pH and hydrogen partial pressure conditions. The MES cell design proved highly efficient, with average cell voltages of 2.6–2.8

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Researchers develop new stable artificial photosynthesis device to produce ethylene and hydrogen from sunlight and CO2

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A research team has developed a new artificial photosynthesis device component with remarkable stability and longevity as it selectively converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into two promising sources of renewable fuels: ethylene and hydrogen. The device produced ethylene and hydrogen with unprecedented selectivity and for more than 24 hours.

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Novel membrane-free Mg-CO2 battery sequesters CO2 and generates electricity

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Researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have designed a membrane-free (MF) Mg-CO 2 battery as an advanced approach to sequester CO 2 emissions by generating electricity and value-added chemicals without any harmful by-products. A paper on the work is published in the journal Nano Energy. Credit: UNIST.

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IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

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V versus reversible hydrogen electrode over 100 h in an electrolyser. This design permits continuous propane production, sidestepping the pitfalls of the more conventional batch processing methods. This approach illuminated the crucial elements influencing the catalyst’s reaction activity, selectivity, and stability.

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DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

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Efficiency improvements and carbon emissions reduction in energy conversion and storage technologies. Computational modeling of cost-effective carbon capture technologies on industrial gas turbines to reduce CO2 emission. Materials Reliability Quantification for Efficient Hydrogen-Fueled Gas Turbines for the Energy Transition.

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