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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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On a planet aspiring to become carbon neutral, the once-stalwart coal power plant is an emerging anachronism. It is true that, in much of the developing world, coal-fired capacity continues to grow. But in every corner of the globe, political and financial pressures are mounting to bury coal in the past.

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Transform Materials plasma process converts abundant natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene

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Transform Materials has developed a novel and sustainable microwave plasma reactor process to convert natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene, thereby opening up a new pathway for green chemical manufacturing. Acetylene can be then converted into many derivative chemicals, all possessing high value.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). This despite evidence that suggests air pollution impacts from the transportation sector exceed those from greenhouse gases. …

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Bulk defective vanadium oxide catalysts remove NOx at lower temperatures

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Conversion rate of nitrogen oxides at different temperatures for conventional, V(V) oxide and V(IV)+V(V) oxide “defective” catalysts. Nitrogen monoxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 )—nitrogen oxides (NO x )—are common atmospheric pollutants created by burning fossil fuels, coal and natural gas.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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from automobiles, environmental pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, etc. It takes really long to form fossil fuels They are air pollutants – Combustion of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases causes air pollution Global warming – as a result of greenhouse gas emission, atmospheric temperature increases ( how? ).

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New energy vehicles are increasingly needed by people

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Advantage 1: less pollution, more environmentally friendly. Pure electric vehicles can achieve zero pollution during operation, and do not emit harmful gases that pollute the atmosphere at all. The traditional fuel vehicle consumes about 10 kilograms of standard coal based on the fuel consumption of 10L per 100 kilometers.

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Argonne releases GREET 2020

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The SCSA takes the life-cycle analysis approach to identify energy consumption and environmental sustainability hotspots that could be mitigated through improved process materials and energy conversion efficiencies. Electricity generation efficiency and criteria air pollutant emission factors. Methanol as marine fuels.

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