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

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely Auto has invested significant resources in the development and promotion of methanol-fueled engines and vehicles over a long period and has already made progress with this technology in China.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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Further, open standards could increase the “food or fuel” dilemma associated to the use of first generation biofuels, i.e. biocrops, and the competition for land and water resources. It is also unclear how other environmental impacts of the production and use of different fuels would be accounted for. —Methanol report. Goeppert, A.

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US Mapping Project Highlights Potential for Mineral Carbonation for CO2 Sequestration

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And in Iceland, Matter is about to participate in the first major pilot study on CO 2 sequestration in a basalt formation. Mapping the Mineral Resource Base for Mineral Carbon-Dioxide Sequestration in the Conterminous United States These potentially hazardous tailings would be rendered harmless during the mineralization process.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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The systems will be tested in the laboratory and at the CarbFix sequestration project in Iceland, where CO 2 will be injected into a permeable basalt formation at 600 meters in depth. Advanced Resources International , Arlington, Va. DOE share: $1,692,269; recipient share: $471,801; duration: 36 months).

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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The selected projects are described below: Advanced Resources International, Inc. Studies will be conducted at the CarbFix CO 2 pilot injection site in Iceland. Arlington, Va.) In this project investigators will assess factors influencing effective CO 2 storage capacity and injectivity in selected Eastern gas shales.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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The development of these genetic resources will enable scientists to identify genes that contribute to a number of traits that are essential to develop efficient biomass production including increased stress tolerance, water and nitrogen use efficiency and biomass production. University of Iceland. Affiliation. Project Description.