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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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Clean Energy Systems/Technologies under the FOA are systems and technologies that improve the efficiency of power generation and conversion systems to liquids and chemicals from fossil-based fuels, enabling affordable CO 2 capture, increasing plant availability, and maintaining environmental standards.

Energy 236
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Discovery of mechanism for atmospheric particle formation suggests need for ammonia emission regulations

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Ammonia is convected upward during events like the Asian monsoon. When the temperature gets colder, they can actually go through the gas to particle conversion process, creating new particles and increasing the overall particle number concentration. To make clouds, you need water to nucleate or freeze.

Emissions 186
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GM awarded two EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of Year awards

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Invested $34 million in more than 30 facilities for energy efficiency, water and carbon reduction projects, each with a return on investment of less than two years. Eliminated the use of coal at Wentzville, Mo., Energy OnStar is the company’s system tracking 2.5 Collaborated with utility companies on energy projects and funding.

EPA 150
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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced.

Germany 170
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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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In the US, a combination of demand reduction and displacement of coal-fired power by gas-fired generation is the lowest cost way to reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 50%. In addition, research should be pursued to reduce water usage in fracturing and to develop cost-effective water recycling technology.

MIT 210
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Secrets of a Danish Castle

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After half a century of benign neglect following my grandfather’s departure, the castle is hosting not just yoga and tea events, but arts festivals, medieval fairs and even a summer musical theater in its courtyard. Gjorslev, my grandparents’ home, has opened to the world. He pondered for a while. That I couldn’t say.”

Denmark 52
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KAIST research team proposes micro modular nuclear reactor cooled by supercritical CO2

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The S-CO 2 Brayton cycle was proposed as a power conversion system to achieve a compact and lightweight module. Existing small modular reactor designs usually use water as coolant and oxidized uranium as fuel. The entire system can be contained in a single module and be transported via ground or maritime transportation.

CO2 150