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DECEMBER 3, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected 10 projects to receive funding for research in support of the lab’s program on Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts. REEs are a series of chemical elements found in the Earth’s crust. Description.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

announced that the Shell-Wison Hybrid Gasification Demonstration Plant has successfully started up in Nanjing, marking the commencement of the demonstration and application phase of the new Shell-Wison hybrid coal gasification technology.

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JULY 15, 2015

This program supports a wide range of research and development activities aimed at improving fuel and product versatility, efficiency, and economics of gasification processes. Bio-gasification of Coal to Methane. Montana State University. The Pennsylvania State University. The Ohio State University. Description.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Four rare earth elements (REEs) recovery projects managed by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) ( earlier post ) have made significant progress in the development of a domestic supply of REEs from coal and coal by-products by successfully producing REE concentrates.

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APRIL 5, 2013

The largest drop in emissions in 2012 came from coal, which is used almost exclusively for electricity generation. During 2012, particularly in the spring and early summer, low natural gas prices led to competition between natural gas- and coal-fired electric power generators. Duke study.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Projects selected for the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program ( earlier post ) aim to expand domestic EV adoption by developing batteries that last longer, charge faster, perform efficiently in freezing temperatures and have better overall range retention. Award amount: $3,425,000). Award amount: $2,823,199).

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed a novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces that could reduce CO 2 emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90%. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 billion in 5 years while reducing overall UK emissions by 2.9%.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

While coal use causes warming through emission of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, it also releases comparatively large amounts of sulfates and other particles that, although detrimental to the environment, cool the planet by blocking incoming sunlight. —Tom Wigley. Methane is an especially potent greenhouse gas. degree Celsius).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For decades, Sasol has been using its Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology to convert low-grade coal and gas into synthetic fuels and chemicals. There are two ways to convert CO 2 into a useful range of products using FT chemistry. There are two ways to convert CO 2 into a useful range of products using FT chemistry.

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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., Tucker, Ga.)

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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. University of Kentucky Research Foundation. Washington University. Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group.

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JULY 13, 2011

Australia’s CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia’s national science agency) and Australia Pacific LNG (a coal seam gas to LNG joint venture between Origin and ConocoPhillips) have launched a new research alliance to support the development of the coal seam gas (CSG) industry.

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is soliciting (DE-FOA-0000146) applications for the University Coal Research (UCR) Program. Material Science: Computer-Aided Development of Novel New Materials for Energy Conversion from Coal.

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JUNE 14, 2012

Produced water from coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) production may contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) at concentrations that can harm aquatic life, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; the Bureau of Land Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Farag, A.M., and Harper, D.D.,

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MARCH 24, 2010

Accelergy Corporation has begun production of a synthetic fuel from coal and biomass, to be evaluated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the industry benchmark for 100% synthetic jet fuel. The pilot facility will also provide a tool for evaluating new coal and biomass feedstocks as the technology moves towards commercial deployment.

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JULY 10, 2022

Coal Products Limited (CPL), “Bio-waste to biochar (B to B) via Hydrothermal Carbonization and Post-Carbonization”. Biowaste, particularly anaerobic digestate, has significant potential to extend the range of feedstocks for biochar production. Lapwing Energy Limited, “Reverse Coal”. Project Funding: £2,941,301.44.

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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.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Last year, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab released a study of a proprietary Chinese keyboard system owned by the Shenzhen-based tech giant Tencent. Citizen Lab’s “Sogou Keyboard” report exposed the widespread range of attacks possible on the keyboard that could leak a user’s key presses to outside eavesdroppers.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Comparison of coal consumption and CO 2 emissions for co-production and separate production of liquids and power. Conventional CTL plant gasifies coal to produce a syngas which is then converted in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to products. Tags: Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) Emissions. Source: Mantripragada and Rubin. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 28, 2009

The environmental benefit of a large-scale deployment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the Canadian province of Alberta could vary significantly, ranging from a 40% to a 90% reduction in greenhouse gases, according to a study by electrical engineers at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA) are collaborating to combine two catalytic processes into a single reactor, with the overall goal of recycling carbon from COCO 2 2 to produce low-cost hydrocarbon fuels.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a low-temperature catalyst for removing NO x gas from industrial exhaust using ammonia. The mixture of V(V) and V(IV) oxides showed a 10-fold improvement in the 100 - 150 degrees Celsius range. Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University. 9b02695.

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JUNE 8, 2010

The von Ohain Fuels and Combustion Center (VOFCC) at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) recently received $10 million from the Air Force to continue its pioneering work in advanced jet fuels and combustion technologies. advanced additives and fuel blending development, evaluation, and support.

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JULY 17, 2017

The study, by a team from Duke University, Tsinghua University, Duke Kunshan University and Peking University, appears in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. The 24-hour ozone exposure concentrations ranged from 1.4 parts per billion (ppb), corresponding to outdoor concentrations ranging from 4.3

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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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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.

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APRIL 10, 2012

In a project ( DE-FC26-04NT42237 ) funded by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has developed a high-pressure dry-solids feed pump that could make gasification economically competitive by improving efficiencies and introducing low-rank Western coal as a viable feedstock option. Source: NETL.

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APRIL 4, 2013

A new study by James Hansen and Pushker Kharecha from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University Earth Institute has found that global nuclear power has prevented an average of 1.84 2009, showing mean values (labeled) and ranges for the baseline historical scenario. Credit: ACS, Hansen et al.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Connecticut have demonstrated high-performance metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFC) with an integrated high entropy alloy (HEA) internal reforming catalyst (IRC) for transportation applications using ethanol and methanol as fuels.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

In a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a team from UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) calculate that the social cost of the phase out of nuclear electricity production in Germany is approximately $12 billion per year.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In addition, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage to develop a comprehensive and coordinated federal strategy to speed the development and deployment of advanced lower-emission coal technologies. Feedstock Production Systems – USDA (REE and FS).

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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. Graphic by Tanyia Johnson/Rice University. —Cohan and Sengupta (2016).

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

million in financial assistance funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to study chemical formulations to improve the performance of its Regenerable Solvent Absorption Technology (RSAT) process solvent used to capture CO 2 from coal-fired power plants. Project participants also include the University of Cincinnati and FirstEnergy Corp.,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The least expensive way for the Western US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of energy that may include nuclear power, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers. —Daniel Kammen.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The diverse projects will advance knowledge in critical areas ranging from sustainable energy technologies to next-generation materials. Gregory Voth, University of Chicago, received 100 million core hours to investigate charge transport in thin-film ionomers. The projects will share 5.8

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

LanzaTech and its partners, The City College of New York (CUNY), Louisiana State University (LSU) and Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) will collaborate to extend LanzaTech’s core fermentation technology to unlock the potential of waste methane gases through novel and smaller-scale bioreactor design.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Under current policies, home energy storage systems would also often increase carbon emissions, according to a study by a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. The study modeled deployment across a wide range of regions, utilities and battery operation modes.

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