Coal, Emissions, Global and Water

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The amount of methane released into the atmosphere as a result of coal mining is likely approximately 50% higher than previously estimated, according to research presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The authors point out that less coal production doesn’t translate to less methane.

Coal

Coal Emissions Escape Ukraine

DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This FOA, issued in August 2017, is a $50-million funding opportunity for projects supporting cost-shared research and development to design, construct, and operate two large-scale pilots to demonstrate transformational coal technologies. Some of these technologies are now ready to proceed to the large-scale pilot stage of development.

Coal

Coal North Dakota Illinois Universal

Study findings suggest that switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Relying more on natural gas would reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, but it would do little to help solve the climate problem. It would be many decades before it would slow down global warming at all, and even then it would just be making a difference around the edges. —Tom Wigley. —Tom Wigley. degree Celsius).

Coal

Coal Climate Gas Global

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) and Johnson Matthey (JM) have agreed on a long-term exclusive catalyst supply agreement for the use of JM’s KATALCO methanol catalysts in CRI’s Emissions-To-Liquids (ETL) CO 2 -to-methanol plants. Conventional methanol production involves fossil feedstocks such as natural gas or coal.

Carbon

Carbon International Waste Water

Intermountain Power Agency orders MHPS JAC Gas Turbine technology for renewable-hydrogen energy hub, operated by LA DWP

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MARCH 11, 2020

This award marks the first Advanced Class Gas Turbines in the industry specifically designed and purchased as part of a comprehensive plan to sequentially transition from coal, to natural gas and finally to renewable hydrogen fuel, and creates a roadmap for the global industry to follow.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Hydrogen Renewable Gas

Volvo Cars first car maker to join SteelZero initiative in support of fossil-free steel ambitions

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JUNE 1, 2022

Volvo Cars is the first car maker to sign up to the SteelZero initiative , which aims to increase demand for fossil-free steel and accelerate a transition to carbon neutrality in the global steel industry. Low embodied carbon steel, with a defined specific emissions intensity which takes into account the proportion of end of life scrap.

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Volvo Cars Carbon Emissions

Study finds heavy-petroleum fuels raising vanadium emissions; human emissions outpacing natural sources by factor of 1.7

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DECEMBER 16, 2017

Human emissions of vanadium to atmosphere now exceed natural sources by a factor of 1.7 Breathing vanadium-rich aerosols has unknown but potentially adverse health impacts, according to the researchers, who note that the human impacts on the global vanadium cycle parallel impacts on the global cycles for lead and mercury.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Emissions Mercury Fuel

BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

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MARCH 31, 2020

The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a promising route to cutting emissions in some of the most fossil-fuel-dependent sectors of the economy, such as steel, heavy-duty vehicles, shipping and cement, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). kg in most parts of the world before 2050.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Emissions Price

DOE awarding about $16M to four projects for advanced gasification systems; focus on coal

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Awardees will receive approximately $16 million to advance the gasification process, which converts carbon-based materials such as coal into syngas for use as power, chemicals, hydrogen, and transportation fuels. Advanced Gasifier and Water-Gas Shift Technologies for Low-Cost Coal Conversion to High-Hydrogen Syngas.

Coal

Coal Hydrogen Conversion Gas

Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It can be used for storing large amounts of hydrogen in a liquid form that builds on existing global supply chain infrastructure. The traditional process of producing ammonia has used “grey” or “black” hydrogen from either natural gas or coal. million (US$1.8-million) The ammonia is stored, before being used for electricity generation.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Grid Ireland

BMW Group plans to source steel produced with green power and hydrogen from H2GS in Sweden

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The BMW Group is systematically pursuing its goal of significantly reducing CO 2 emissions at their source in the supply chain. From 2025 on, the company plans to source steel produced with up to 95% less CO 2 emissions and without requiring fossil resources such as coal.

Sweden

Sweden BMW Green Hydrogen

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

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MAY 26, 2023

The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle is a new type of power cycle that takes a novel approach to emissions reduction. It uses the oxy-combustion of carbon fuels and a high-pressure supercritical CO 2 working fluid in a highly recuperated cycle that captures all emissions by design. Clean Power: transformative zero-emissions power cycles.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Gas Production

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

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MAY 23, 2022

The presence of ammonia was first discovered in the upper troposphere in 2016 using the analysis of averaged MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) infrared limb-emission spectra. The emission sources are limited up there. To make clouds, you need water to nucleate or freeze.

Emissions

Emissions Climate Pollution Climate Change

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

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MAY 11, 2020

While there is global potential to generate renewable energy at costs already competitive with fossil fuels, a means of storing and transporting this energy at a very large scale is a roadblock to large-scale investment, development and deployment. of global greenhouse gas emissions (or about 1.4%

Renewable

Renewable Economy Hydrogen Water

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

Life-cycle GHG emissions per MJ of fuel produced and combusted for both 100-year and 20-year time horizons. However, the range in values for shale and conventional gas overlap, so there is a statistical uncertainty whether shale gas emissions are actually lower than those of conventional natural gas. Credit: ACS, Burnham et al.

Gas

Gas Coal Emissions Gasoline

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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MIT Coal Gas Emissions

Researchers demonstrate electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from air and water under mild conditions

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Globally 131 million tons of ammonia were produced in 2010. Natural gas or coal is used as the energy source of the ammonia industry. Natural gas or coal is used as the energy source of the ammonia industry. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report on artificial synthesis of ammonia direct from air and water.

Water

Water 2010 Energy Storage Mariner

IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The global energy map is changing significantly, according to the 2012 edition of the Internal Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook ( WEO-2012 ). The IEA said these changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and fuels in the global energy system over the coming decades. Energy demand.

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Global 2012 Energy Oil

Study finds climate impact of hydropower varies widely

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

It is commonly thought that the greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower plants are similar to those of wind-generated power facilities. They analyzed the climate impacts over time of carbon dioxide and methane emissions from a dataset of 1,473 hydroelectric facilities in 104 countries. —Ocko and Hamburg (2019). Resources.

Climate

Climate Climate Change Coal Gas-Electric

DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

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JULY 26, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department’s $7 million investment—leveraged with recipient cost-share to support approximately $9.4

Coal

Coal Carbon Gas-Electric Gas

EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

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APRIL 29, 2013

In its recently released Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 – 2011 ( earlier post ), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that methane (CH 4 ) emissions from the field production of natural gas have declined by 36% from 2007 to 2011 (from 83.1 a global warming potential of 21. (The

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2007 2011 EPA Gas

Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

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JUNE 3, 2012

Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). Compared to other water use sectors (e.g. Source: van Vliet et al. Click to enlarge. 19% in Europe and 4.4—16%

Climate Change

Climate Change Water Climate Europe

TCEQ grants air quality permits to Tenaska new-build carbon capturing coal plant in Texas; 85-90% capture

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Trailblazer will be the first new-build carbon capturing coal plant in Texas to receive an air quality permit. Plans call for advanced technology at the plant to capture 85 to 90% of the plant’s CO 2 and greatly minimize other emissions. million grant from the Australia-based Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute.

Coal

Coal Texas Grant Carbon

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

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JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

Renewable

Renewable Carbon Water Fuel

Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

Coal

Coal Oil Water Oil Prices

Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

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JULY 10, 2023

It is stored in the soil, water and living organisms, impacting the entire food chain. According to a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), emissions of mercury to the atmosphere increased by an estimated 20% from 2010 to 2015. This toxic heavy metal is then washed into streams and lakes when it rains.

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Mercury Water Environment 2015

FCA says Jeep Wrangler environmental impact reduced by 15% compared to predecessor

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MAY 12, 2020

FCA says that its latest Global Warming Potential (GWP) analysis found that the redesigned-for-2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited has an overall GWP 15% lower than that of its predecessor. Improvements are measured by contrasting anticipated CO 2 -equivalent greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, with those of comparable vehicles.

Jeep

Jeep MPG 2020 Fuel Economy

Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

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MAY 21, 2012

Overview of the Bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. billion from Wanxiang to finance and construct the first phase of a coal-to-natural gas facility that ultimately will have an annual production capacity of one trillion cubic feet (1 Tcf) (30 billion cubic meters) per year. Click to enlarge. pure methane).

Coal

Coal Gas Purchase Energy

UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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JULY 5, 2011

trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. A comprehensive global energy transition is urgently needed in order to avert a major planetary catastrophe. technologies in specific locations.

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Global Energy Green Coal

Argonne releases GREET 2020

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

The GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) tool provides a common, transparent platform for lifecycle analysis (LCA) of of the energy and environmental effects of a wide variety of transportation fuels and vehicle technologies in major transportation sectors (i.e., CO 2 -derived ethanol. Green ammonia.

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2020 Gas-Electric Lithium Ion Mariner

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. Seawater - The oceans naturally absorb carbon dioxide but because of a large increase in carbon dioxide emissions from our activities the oceans absorb more than previously. Project Funding: £2,941,301.44.

Carbon

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Waste

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Gas

Gas Mercury Climate Change Fuel

New tool provides upstream data data for lifecycle analysis of fuels

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The Excel-based Upstream Dashboard provides “upstream” data for lifecycle analysis of coal, natural gas, crude oil, uranium, and biomass, as well as gasoline, ethanol, jet fuel, and diesel derived from either petroleum or coal-gasification.

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Fuel Coal Climate Change Illinois

IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

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JUNE 15, 2019

It offers ways to decarbonize a range of sectors—including long-haul transport, chemicals, and iron and steel—where it is proving difficult to meaningfully reduce emissions. A wide variety of fuels are able to produce hydrogen, including renewables, nuclear, natural gas, coal and oil.

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Clean Cleaning Affordable Future

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. Enabling Production of Low Carbon Emissions Steel Through CO 2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gases. Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture.

Carbon

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas

US and China jointly announce GHG reduction targets; US to cut net GHG 26-28% by 2025, China to peak CO2 by ~2030

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

US President Barack Obama said the US will cut net greenhouse gas emissions in the US by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025. Together, the US and China account for more than one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. launching a new track on the interaction of energy and water (the energy/water ‘nexus’).

China

China Climate Change CO2 United States

NRDC says Baard Energy agrees to switch from coal to natural gas for feedstock for proposed synthetic fuel plant in Ohio to avoid further permit challenges

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a press release on Friday saying that Baard Energy had agreed to a settlement entailing their switching from coal as a feedstock for its planned coal/biomass-to-liquids Ohio River Clean Fuels plant ( earlier post ) to natural gas. Earlier post.). —Sierra Club’s Nachy Kanfer.

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Ohio Coal Sierra Gas

Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Contributions of regions to total life cycle emissions for three fuels (µg per vehicle-mile traveled per km 2 land area). Dashed lines show US average emissions. Associated tailpipe emissions alone account for 40?60% Credit: ACS, Tessum et al. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Emissions Gasoline-Electric Pollution

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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JUNE 25, 2013

President Obama’s plan, which sidesteps the need for Congressional involvement by relying on a wide variety of executive actions, has three main components: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

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Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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JULY 29, 2010

Controlling soot from fossil fuels and solid biofuels may be a faster method of reducing Arctic ice loss and global warming than other options, including controlling CH 4 or CO 2 , although all controls are needed, according to a new study by Dr. Mark Z. He also found that soot emissions kill more than 1.5

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Global Ozone CO2 Pollution

CICERO-led study finds global warming effect of leaked hydrogen almost 12x stronger than CO2

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JUNE 12, 2023

A study led by Norwegian climate center CICERO has found that the global warming effect of leaked hydrogen is almost 12 times stronger than that of CO 2. Unlike exhaust from burning coal and gas that contains CO 2 , burning hydrogen emits only water vapor and oxygen. A global warming potential of 11.6 Sand et al.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Global Ozone CO2

Glencore buying in to Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery, MRN bauxite mining in Brazil

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APRIL 28, 2023

Green areas indicate forests, bright white areas indicate non-forested ground, and blue areas are water. Mining leases are shown as white polygons overlying Landsat imagery for 1985 and 2015. Landsat pixel-based cloud-free mosaic, bands 3, 2, 1. Figure from Sonter et al.

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Brazil Buy Carbon Supplies

I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

I had no other choice once I did The Math and saw what things add up to – and how little time we have left before the global temperature goes past the Game Over limit of 2°C. But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books. Who the f**k do they think they’re kidding?

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Chevron Oil

WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

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MARCH 6, 2017

The major causes of child deaths globally are pneumonia, prematurity, intrapartum-related complications, neonatal sepsis, congenital anomalies, diarrhea, injuries and malaria. Proportionate to their size, children ingest more food, drink more water and breathe more air than adults. In 2015, 5.9 million children under age five died.

Environment

Environment Pollution Water Waste

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

Study findings suggest that switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

Intermountain Power Agency orders MHPS JAC Gas Turbine technology for renewable-hydrogen energy hub, operated by LA DWP

Volvo Cars first car maker to join SteelZero initiative in support of fossil-free steel ambitions

Study finds heavy-petroleum fuels raising vanadium emissions; human emissions outpacing natural sources by factor of 1.7

BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

DOE awarding about $16M to four projects for advanced gasification systems; focus on coal

Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

BMW Group plans to source steel produced with green power and hydrogen from H2GS in Sweden

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

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

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

Researchers demonstrate electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from air and water under mild conditions

IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

Study finds climate impact of hydropower varies widely

DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

TCEQ grants air quality permits to Tenaska new-build carbon capturing coal plant in Texas; 85-90% capture

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

Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

FCA says Jeep Wrangler environmental impact reduced by 15% compared to predecessor

Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

Argonne releases GREET 2020

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

New tool provides upstream data data for lifecycle analysis of fuels

IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

US and China jointly announce GHG reduction targets; US to cut net GHG 26-28% by 2025, China to peak CO2 by ~2030

NRDC says Baard Energy agrees to switch from coal to natural gas for feedstock for proposed synthetic fuel plant in Ohio to avoid further permit challenges

Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

CICERO-led study finds global warming effect of leaked hydrogen almost 12x stronger than CO2

Glencore buying in to Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery, MRN bauxite mining in Brazil

I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

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