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EIA: California drought will decrease hydropower, increase natural gas use and CO2 emissions

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Figure 1 data source: US Drought Monitor , jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Graph courtesy of NDMC.

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DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

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The project team will create a model that replicates the station’s performance and will be used to estimate the impacts of retrofitting CO2 capture to the plant. The facility is located at Nebraska Public Power District’s Gerald Gentleman Station Unit 2, in Sutherland, Nebraska. ION Engineering, LLC. University of North Dakota.

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DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam

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In addition to evaluating the lignite seam’s CO2 storage potential, the enhancement to coalbed methane extraction will also be evaluated. The long-term storage of CO2 by injection in underground geologic reservoirs is expected to play a major role in addressing climate change concerns. In collaboration with Eagle Operating Inc.,

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Researchers Identify Protein That Concentrates CO2 in Algae

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Researchers from Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska have identified one of the key proteins in microalgae responsible for concentrating and moving carbon dioxide into cells. CO 2 is used in photosynthesis in plants to manufacture sugars required for plant growth.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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The greatest percentage increase was in Nebraska at 16.0% (6.6 The greatest absolute decline was 58.8 million tonnes in Texas (8.3%). New York experienced a decline of 38.6 million tonnes (18.3%). million tonnes), while Colorado experienced the greatest absolute increase (11.8 million tonnes or 13.9%).

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Study finds removing corn residue for biofuel production can decrease soil organic carbon and increase CO2 emissions; may miss mandated 60% GHG reduction

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Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a major, multi-year study by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team of researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The uncompressed input data totalled ?3

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DOE Coal FIRST Initiative invests $80M in net-zero carbon electricity and hydrogen plants

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The plant will be hosted at one of two Nebraska Public Power District sites, where opportunities for enhanced oil recovery and sequestration have been investigated and where the need for low-carbon power and hydrogen is imminent. The principal biomass to be used is corn stover, prevalent in Nebraska where the plant will be located.

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