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

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A team from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, and Georgia Tech has developed a a wave-energy-driven electrochemical CO 2 reduction system that converts ocean wave energy to chemical energy in the form of formic acid, a liquid fuel. Leung et al.

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New system for more efficient CO2 electrolysis to hydrocarbon products

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Here, we present a catalyst:ionomer bulk heterojunction (CIBH) architecture that decouples gas, ion, and electron transport. amperes per square centimeter at 45% cathodic energy efficiency. 2020) “CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cm -2.” 15) with an ethylene partial current density of 1.3

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Surrey team developing direct-air-capture CO2 to methanol process

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The carbon negative chemicals synthesis directly from the air project has been awarded £250,000 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council through the Adventurous Energy Research for a Sustainable Net-Zero scheme. —Dr Duyar.

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

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The research team, led by UD Professor Yushan Yan, reported their method in Nature Energy. However, HEMFC performance is adversely affected by CO 2 present in the ambient air feed. 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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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Before the end of this year, Audi will also present the Audi e-tron Sportback, another derivative of the series. The generation of renewable energy will start in 2020. Earlier post.).

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

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The European GRAMOFON Project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center has developed an innovative CO 2 capture process based on novel nanomaterials and microwave energy. In the final stage of the project, additional favorable properties of these adsorbent materials were also found, including their catalytic activity.

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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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. … Where the statute at issue is one that confers authority upon an administrative agency, that inquiry must be “shaped, at least in some measure, by the nature of the question presented”—whether Congress in fact meant to confer the power the agency has asserted. Under our precedents, this is a major questions case.

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