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IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

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

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MARCH 22, 2021

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.

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New system for more efficient CO2 electrolysis to hydrocarbon products

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

By applying this design strategy, we achieved CO 2 electroreduction on copper in 7 M potassium hydroxide electrolyte (pH ? 2020) “CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cm -2.” 15) with an ethylene partial current density of 1.3 amperes per square centimeter at 45% cathodic energy efficiency.

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How Record EV and clean energy deployment are working to reduce CO2 emissions

Electrek

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Signs are surfacing that the rollout of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources is working as designed. According to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), record EV and clean energy deployment are contributing to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions in 2022.

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US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

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MARCH 13, 2023

SkyCycle technology is modular, scalable and patented and is designed to directly capture CO 2 emissions from industrial emitters. The parties may also consider collaborating on more carbon capture, utilization and storage projects in the future.

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

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AUGUST 21, 2023

The MES cell design proved highly efficient, with average cell voltages of 2.6–2.8 Solventogenic butanol production was triggered at a pH below 4.8 by interrupting CO 2 supply and maintaining specific pH and hydrogen partial pressure conditions. V and an electric energy requirement of 34.6 kWh el kg −1 of butyric acid produced.

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Wärtsilä to supply a major LNG/bioLNG production plant for CO2-neutral transport fuels

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Wärtsilä’s experience and state-of-the-art technologies developed for the process design, fabrication, and delivery of gas liquefaction plants and mature gas treatment solutions prior to liquefaction, were key factors to secure the contract. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in September 2020. LNG/bioLNG production plant.

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IAV unveils new battery assembly concept that is easier to recycle, with better CO2 balance

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JUNE 9, 2021

The core element of IAV’s concept is a new type of module and battery housing design. With consistent lightweight design, the use of steel increases the weight of the battery by only around one to one-and-a-half percent and is therefore negligible in terms of driving performance and range. —Michael Clauß. —Michael Clauß.

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Successful completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS project; CO2 from ethanol plant

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MAY 24, 2021

ADM and the University of Illinois announced the successful completion of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project designed to evaluate and test the technology at commercial scale. This is one of two CCS projects located adjacent to ADM’s corn processing plant in Decatur, Illinois.

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Nornickel investigating using mining tailings to capture and store CO2

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JANUARY 5, 2023

As a waste, tailings are stored in designated storage facilities called tailing dams. In 2021, Nornickel extracted 41.2 Ore mining and concentration results in waste rock, or tailings—fine-grained rock (less than 0.4 mm) that looks like sand.

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Osaka researchers find formate dehydrogenase reduces CO2 directly to formic acid

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MAY 18, 2020

Their work, published in a paper in the RSC’s New Journal of Chemistry , points to a catalyst in developing and designing an artificial photosynthesis system that efficiently converts carbon dioxide into organic molecules.

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SKF India launches CO2 calculator for automotive customers – ET Auto

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JANUARY 4, 2024

This Auto CO2 calculator tool is designed to revolutionize the bearing selection process, aligning seamlessly with SKF’s commitment to carbon neutrality and the clean and intelligent strategy. The pioneering move is to foster sustainability and empower customers with comprehensive data-driven insights, the company said.

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DOE-supported CO2-capture project hits major milestone: 4 million metric tons

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Air Products and Chemicals designed, built, and is operating the state-of-the-art CO 2 -capture and storage system at their hydrogen-production facility located at the Valero Port Arthur Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Earlier post.).

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Berkeley Lab team validates bio-analogous technique for converting CO2 into liquid acetate

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

For one experiment, Yang and team designed a model device with a copper surface; then, they exposed the copper surface to liquid methyl iodide (CH 3 I) and CO gas, and applied an electrical bias to the system. The researchers then designed another model device, this time layered with the nanoparticle thin material.

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SLB introduces low-carbon alternative for well construction cement that eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO2

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MARCH 7, 2023

The technology fits within standard oilfield cementing workflows without major changes to the design process, onsite execution, or postjob evaluation. Field trials validated the ability of the technology to fit within standard oilfield cementing workflows without major changes to the design process, onsite execution, or post-job evaluation.

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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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JULY 1, 2022

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New highly efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Experimentally, the designed CuFe catalyst exhibits a high current density of ?38.3 The design of the catalyst is critical to the success of the reaction. The device can be designed to run under solar power alone, or the methane production can be amped up with a supplement of electricity.

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UD team devises CO2 direct air capture device powered by hydrogen for HEMFCs

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Gottesfeld was principal investigator on a 2019 project, funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), that led to the findings.

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EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

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MAY 3, 2020

Coordinated by AIMPLAS, the project also involved the CNRS (France), University of Mons (Belgium), Fraunhofer ICT (Germany), Graphenea (Spain), Process Design Centre (the Netherlands), e2v (United Kingdom), MOFTech (United Kingdom), and KRICT (South Korea).

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Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Moreover, it features a higher wave energy conversion efficiency and power output as compared to previous TENG designs and is able to float on the water’s surface, which minimizes both the environmental impact and simplifies operation and these features are essential for the practical use of TENGs on ocean wave energy harvesting application.

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Nauticol Energy & Enhance Energy plan to capture up to 1M tonnes of CO2 annually from blue methanol production and distribution

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MARCH 24, 2021

The technology is designed to deliver ease of operation, reduced downtime and maximum energy efficiency. Our plant design was already targeted to be a global leader in low emissions.

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ClassNK grants Approval in Principle for new H2/CO2 FPSO design; offshore production of H2 and CO2 from associated gas from offshore wells

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Japan-based leading classification society ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a new H 2 /CO 2 FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) design developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Chiyoda Corporation.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

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APRIL 12, 2022

Additional CO2 savings are expected to be achieved through further measures—i.e., By applying its “Design for Environment” and “Design for Circularity” approaches to the selection of materials, Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to increase the use of recycled materials per vehicle by 2030 to 40%.

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Volvo EX30 is designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of any Volvo car to date

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MAY 23, 2023

The new Volvo EX30 is a distillation of all the great things about Volvo Cars: a small, fully electric SUV for the modern era, designed to be safe and have a smaller CO2 footprint than any Volvo car ever before.

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

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Geely is now working on a new design, eliminating the need for the small gasoline tank. The average in-use emissions were calculated as 46 g CO2 per kilometer, accounting for the consumption of both fuels. Methanol which is produced with CRI’s method is one of the most environmentally friendly liquid fuels available today.

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

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

By understanding how materials and devices transform under operation, we can design approaches that are more durable and thus reduce waste. To validate their simulations, the researchers designed a physical model of a Z-scheme artificial photosynthesis device at Toma’s LiSA lab at Berkeley Lab.

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

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JULY 26, 2022

Computational modeling of cost-effective carbon capture technologies on industrial gas turbines to reduce CO2 emission. This technology can significantly reduce the capital and operating costs of CO2 removal by commercially available CO2 removal technologies. Carbon Nanospike Based Photoelectrochemical CO2 Conversion.

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New bike bag reduces CO2 footprint by using pyrolysis oil from from recycled EOL tires; BASF Ultramid Ccycled

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JULY 4, 2023

In summer 2023, pinqponq is expanding its range to include the “bike” product category, which is designed to simplify urban commuting. The materials used are innovative and functional, and importantly, sustainable. The “Pendik” model is a 2-in-1 bag with bike rack function.

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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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OCTOBER 1, 2022

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

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APRIL 26, 2022

million grant from the US Department of Energy to design and engineer an integrated carbon dioxide capture and conversion plant co-located at Nutrien’s Kennewick Fertilizer Operations plant in Kennewick, Wash. Carbon dioxide capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93-million

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MIT researchers propose mechanism for overcoming bottleneck in electroreduction of CO2

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JANUARY 14, 2022

The findings could spur progress on developing a variety of materials and designs for electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion systems. Researchers at MIT have identified , quantified, and modeled a major reason for the poor performance of electroreduction processes to convert CO 2 to fuel or other useful chemicals.

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Gwangju team develops process for direct generation of 1-butanol from CO2

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JULY 7, 2021

Our goal is to design new electrodes that are stackable, that can increase production rates, and that can promote conversion efficiency so that we can make our goal of converting and using CO 2 as a fuel in reality.

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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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AUGUST 24, 2020

In 2019, researchers from Reisner’s group developed a solar reactor based on an artificial leaf design, which also uses sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce a fuel, known as syngas. —senior author Professor Erwin Reisner.

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The Electric, Sustainable Snowmobile: Vidde Just Launched Its 1st Vehicle

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Aiming for its carbon emissions to be less than 100 g co2/km, Pininfarina and Vidde are collaborating to create an environmentally sustainable snowmobile that, beyond being electric, is designed to maximise the product life span, taking a circular standpoint.

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Study finds Tula dDSF software reduced NOx 41% and CO2 9.5% in Leibherr D966 diesel

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MARCH 11, 2022

Therefore, Liebherr-Components will continue its activities in designing a “proof-of-concept” hardware for the integration of Tula’s dDSF software into their engine system. The results of the research could influence the development or manufacturing of off-road equipment worldwide in a positive way. The D966, a very compact 13.5L

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Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team recently concluded a trial in the use of biofuels in 16 Mercedes Actros Gigaspace race trucks for the final three races of the European season.

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MHI designs new bulk carrier enabling 25% reduction in CO2 emissions; ADM buying three

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

MHI) has designed a new bulk carrier equipped with the proprietary Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS), which reduces frictional resistance between the vessel hull and seawater using air bubbles produced at the vessel bottom, along with high-efficiency hull form and enhanced propulsion system. in designed draught.

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

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Kobe Steel’s new solution is designed to optimize upstream and downstream processes to make the DRI process and overall operations even more efficient. For example, the AI is designed to predict the molten iron temperature five hours into the future. improvement over conventional methods using pre-reduced iron.

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Researchers tailor catalyst microenvironments to enhance CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

To pinpoint a design that could be used in the aqueous environment of fuel cells, Bell and his team, as part of the Department of Energy’s Liquid Sunlight Alliance Energy Innovation Hub (LiSA) project, turned to thin layers of ionomers, polymers that allow certain charged molecules (ions) to pass through while excluding others.

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NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We include experts in catalysts and electrolyzer design, polymer engineering, density functional theory simulations and carbon dioxide capture. We address both materials-level design and device-level engineering. To address these challenges, our project is interdisciplinary. —Haotian Wang. —Haotian Wang.

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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 Allam-Fetvedt Cycle is a new type of power cycle that takes a novel approach to emissions reduction.

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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

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JULY 16, 2019

The MQ281 has a torque spectrum of 200 to 340 N·m, which means it completely or partially supersedes the current Volkswagen gearbox designs with the internal designations MQ250 and MQ350 respectively. This enabled us to design a completely new oil conduction system. The MQ281 is based on a 2.5

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Twelve produces first batch of E-Jet fuel from CO2 electrolysis; partnership with USAF; electrifying fuel, not planes

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Twelve’s jet fuel, produced using its carbon transformation technology in partnership with Fischer-Tropsch conversion experts Emerging Fuels Technology ( earlier post ), is a fossil-free fuel that offers a drop-in replacement for petrochemical-based alternatives without any changes to existing plane design or commercial regulations.

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Ricardo designing two versions of lightweight and thermally-efficient Latitude engine on JLR Ingenium engine base

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MAY 19, 2017

Allied to an innovative thermally optimized and lightweight design of engine structure, the project aims to deliver more than 10% fuel economy and CO 2 emissions improvement, compared with current production vehicles.

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IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

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

New system for more efficient CO2 electrolysis to hydrocarbon products

How Record EV and clean energy deployment are working to reduce CO2 emissions

US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

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

Wärtsilä to supply a major LNG/bioLNG production plant for CO2-neutral transport fuels

IAV unveils new battery assembly concept that is easier to recycle, with better CO2 balance

Successful completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS project; CO2 from ethanol plant

Nornickel investigating using mining tailings to capture and store CO2

Osaka researchers find formate dehydrogenase reduces CO2 directly to formic acid

SKF India launches CO2 calculator for automotive customers – ET Auto

DOE-supported CO2-capture project hits major milestone: 4 million metric tons

Berkeley Lab team validates bio-analogous technique for converting CO2 into liquid acetate

SLB introduces low-carbon alternative for well construction cement that eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO2

Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

New highly efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane

UD team devises CO2 direct air capture device powered by hydrogen for HEMFCs

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

Nauticol Energy & Enhance Energy plan to capture up to 1M tonnes of CO2 annually from blue methanol production and distribution

ClassNK grants Approval in Principle for new H2/CO2 FPSO design; offshore production of H2 and CO2 from associated gas from offshore wells

Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

Volvo EX30 is designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of any Volvo car to date

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

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

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

New bike bag reduces CO2 footprint by using pyrolysis oil from from recycled EOL tires; BASF Ultramid Ccycled

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

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

MIT researchers propose mechanism for overcoming bottleneck in electroreduction of CO2

Gwangju team develops process for direct generation of 1-butanol from CO2

Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

The Electric, Sustainable Snowmobile: Vidde Just Launched Its 1st Vehicle

Study finds Tula dDSF software reduced NOx 41% and CO2 9.5% in Leibherr D966 diesel

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

MHI designs new bulk carrier enabling 25% reduction in CO2 emissions; ADM buying three

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

Researchers tailor catalyst microenvironments to enhance CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products

NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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

New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

Twelve produces first batch of E-Jet fuel from CO2 electrolysis; partnership with USAF; electrifying fuel, not planes

Ricardo designing two versions of lightweight and thermally-efficient Latitude engine on JLR Ingenium engine base

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