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Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

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The TCEP would integrate coal gasification, combined-cycle power generation, CO 2 capture, and. Whiting will be the first in the Permian to purchase CO 2 from a power project that will be produced through the coal-gasification process. The TCEP integrates coal gasification, combined-cycle power generation, CO 2 capture, and.

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EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

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Each state’s goal is different, because each state has a unique mix of emissions and power sources to plug in to each part of the formula. The value allocated here in EPA’s goal-setting formula was an average heat rate improvement of 6% for coal steam electric generating units (EGUs). state compliance) to $7.4

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DOE to Award $106M to Six CO2 Conversion Projects; $156M in Matching Private Funding

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The six projects were initially selected for a first-phase funding in October 2009 as part of a $1.4 Over the succeeding months, the project teams have performed experiments on novel concepts and produced preliminary designs for pilot plants to study the feasibility of capturing and using CO 2 exhausted from industrial processes.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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Both approaches are essential parts of an integrated strategy for dealing with climate change. Designating Departments to serve as leads to oversee the annual creation of climate preparedness plans at home and abroad. Mitigation is needed to avoid a degree of climate change that would be unmanageable despite efforts to adapt.

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Ceder group at MIT analyzes the limits and opportunities of phosphates as Li-ion cathode materials using a Materials Genome approach

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Ceder leads the CEDER (Computational and Experimental Design of Emerging materials Research group) at MIT, and has been pushing for the realization of the “Materials Genome” project to bring advanced automated computing environments coupled to databases to materials design. —Hautier et al. Earlier post.)

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. San Jose Mercury News ).

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Unless/until PV cells become more efficient, and are part of the original installation, they will seriously affect the cars aerodynamics and will be far less durable than metal. Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants?

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