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AUGUST 20, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 8 research projects for funding that will focus on gasification of coal/biomass to produce synthetic gas (syngas) as a pathway to producing power, hydrogen, fuel or chemicals. CoalTek, teaming with the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research in Lexington, Ky.,

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AUGUST 23, 2016

Globally, the use of methanol as an alternative fuel has attracted interest because of its low production cost, renewable capacity, and good combustion-related properties (higher thermal efficiency, higher engine power, and lower regulated emissions). A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Accelergy Corporation, an advanced coal-to-liquids company, has formed a strategic partnership with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota. In July, EERC was awarded a subcontract by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to help produce renewable jet fuel from algae.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Size of the diameter of the circle represents the size of the project.

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JUNE 11, 2015

India’s first solar-powered hydrogen fueling station, supplied by Air Products was inaugurated recently at an event with chief guest Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy, in conjunction with Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

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MAY 14, 2020

ASTM International has approved and published a seventh annex to D7566 , the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specification, with support from the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI). Blending: Required to be blended with petroleum-based jet fuel, up to a 50% maximum level. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. In 2019, consumption of coal is expected to drop 11% in the U.S.—down

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MAY 2, 2010

CO 2 emissions from US coal-fired power plant could be phased out entirely by 2030 using existing technologies or ones that could be commercially competitive with coal within about a decade, according to a paper published online 30 April in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Although hydropower is broadly considered to be much more environmentally friendly than electricity generated from fossil fuels (e.g., This popularity stems partly from the perception that hydropower is an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels. —Ocko and Hamburg (2019).

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MARCH 13, 2013

million to seven research teams—six from Stanford and one from Carnegie Mellon University—to advance research on technologies for renewable energy conversion to electricity or fuels and for capturing CO 2 emissions and converting CO 2 to fuels. Investigators: Robert Waymouth and Christopher Chidsey, Chemistry.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.). Other efforts will include: Natural Gas.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). President Obama.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

While the mix shifts toward lower-carbon-intensive fuels, the world will need to pursue all economic energy sources, the report says. As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83 l/100 km) in 2040.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014. It also continues investing in biomass-to-sugar technology including handling cellulosic biomass, such as REAC Fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Baowu Steel Group (China’s largest steel producer) and Tsinghua University to develop and implement new methods to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental performance across the steel value chain.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) fuels team will flight test a 50:50 blend of hydrotreated renewable JP-5 (HRJ5) and petroleum-based JP-5 in an F/A-18 Super Hornet at Patuxent River, Md., The static tests will probably take place in the December-January time frame, according to Rick Kamin, Navy fuels lead. Rick Kamin. (To

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APRIL 15, 2016

In collaboration with the aviation industry, the FAA approves new renewable jet fuel pathways through ASTM International. The FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) partnership with industry was crucial in completing the necessary steps to support ASTM International approval of this new fuel.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Rice University researchers have determined a more effective way to use natural gas to reduce climate-warming emissions would be in the replacement of existing coal-fired power plants and fuel-oil furnaces rather than burning it in cars and buses. —Cohan and Sengupta (2016).

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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. In prior work with DOE, MTR has advanced membrane CO 2 capture technology for coal power plants through small engineering scale testing and studies.

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MAY 29, 2018

Among the main conclusions of the report is that increasing electrification in the transport and heating sectors reduces the consumption of fossil fuels in these sectors but because the demand for power increases significantly, the use of gas as energy resource of last resort gains weight in the generation mix.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

University of Illinois researchers have developed mats of Zn–Ti–O nanofibers that adsorb sulfur from raw fuels such as natural gas and coal/biomass-derived syngas much more effectively than traditional materials. Hydrogen sulphide is found in raw fuels such as natural gas and coal/biomass-derived syngas.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

Superalloy for Heavy Duty Gas Turbine Wheels for Improved Combined Cycle Efficiency General Electric Company will partner with The Ohio State University to help increase combined cycle turbine efficiency for next generation advanced cycle operations that require new alloys capable of operating at 1,200 degrees and above.

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MAY 15, 2014

While natural gas can reduce greenhouse emissions when it is substituted for higher-emission energy sources, abundant shale gas is not likely to substantially alter total emissions without policies targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University. —Newell and Raimi.

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MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering. Dr Chris Brace, Bath University.

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JUNE 26, 2010

Natural photosynthesis uses solar energy to recycle CO 2 (and H 2 O) into new plant life (biomass) and ultimately fuels (biofuels). Sustainable tri-reforming uses CO 2 , renewable energy and CH 4 (or biogas) to yield syngas and, ultimately, synthetic fuels and commodity chemicals. Jiang et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 9, 2014

The cost of electrofuels—fuels produced by catalyst-based systems for light capture, water electrolysis, and catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels—remains far away from viable, according to a new analysis by Lux Research. Hydrogen-to-fuels. Biotech Fuels Solar' Click to enlarge.

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MAY 5, 2015

New airborne measurements downwind from an Archer Daniels Midland fuel ethanol plant in Decatur, Illinois, show that ethanol emissions are 30 times higher than government baseline estimates. Over the past decade, because of the renewable fuel mandate, we have added 10 percent of ethanol to all the gasoline that is sold in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

The University of Dayton Research Institute recently was awarded a $49.5 million Air Force research grant to develop advanced jet fuels and combustion technologies. Extreme temperature tolerance is critical because jet fuel also serves to cool propulsion systems in addition to powering the aircraft, Ballal said. Dilip Ballal.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The steam hydrogasification reaction is one component of a three-step process for the production of fuels. The process has high carbon conversion rates at lower temperatures, and can be used to make numerous liquid transportation fuels (i.e., Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). diesel, gasoline, jet) at low cost.

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MARCH 31, 2019

In addition, a cooperation agreement with the University of Freiberg is planned to test the procedure in the coming years at the Hamburg plant premises. In the future, the plant should also be able to run on green hydrogen (generated from renewable sources) when it is available in sufficient quantities.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

Hydrogenics Corporation will supply a 1MW electrolyzer and provide engineering expertise to a consortium of companies working on the European project MefCO2 (methanol fuel from CO 2 ) in Germany. —Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics. The project has a budget of €11 million (US$12.4 The project has a budget of €11 million (US$12.4

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MAY 15, 2014

Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. It is the largest renewable energy project of its kind in California. The last two are located at CE-CERT. demonstrating battery electric bus transit.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Among 2016 INCITE award recipients: Martin Berzins of the University of Utah received 351 million core hours to study ultra super critical coal boilers, leading to improved efficiency and new designs for safer next-generation coal boilers.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels did not grow in 2015 and are projected to rise only slightly in 2016, marking three years of almost no growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Global Carbon Project. Decreased use of coal in China is the main reason behind the 3-year slowdown.

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JUNE 1, 2016

In a paper describing the kraft recovery process, Honghi Tran from the University of Toronto and Esa K. This makes black liquor the fifth most important fuel in the world, next to coal, oil, natural gas, and gasoline. One pathway that has been explored to produce biochemicals and fuels from black liquor is gasification.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Lifecycle GHG emissions of renewable gasoline from the IH 2 process (GTI RG) compared to petroleum gasoline and diesel. High-quality renewable gasoline and diesel products are produced. GTI says that renewable gasoline (RG) produced by the IH 2 process results in more than 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum-based fuels.

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