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Researchers develop computational tool to aid understanding of ORR on platinum catalysts in fuel cells

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing new computational tools and models to better understand and manage the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells. Other partners include the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and Research Computing at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions. Phinix,LLC; Rare Earth Element Separation Using Gas-Assisted Micro-Flow Extraction with Task-Specific Ionic Liquids Partners: NICHE Industrial Chemicals, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University DOE share:$500,000; Cost share $225,000; Total costs: $725,000.

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NREL researchers capture excess photon energy to produce solar fuels; higher efficiency water-splitting for H2

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The advancement could significantly boost the production of hydrogen from sunlight by using the cell to split water at a higher efficiency and lower cost than current photoelectrochemical approaches. The research is outlined in a paper in Nature Energy. Beard and other NREL scientists in 2011 published a paper in Science that.

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Ionic Liquids for Conversion of Biomass to Sugars or HMF Without Additional Catalysts

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Researchers at Colorado State University have shown that under relatively mild conditions (?140 However, ionic liquid-water mixtures are currently only viewed as a solvent currently recognized only as solvent (IL for solubilizing cellulose) and reactant (H 2 O for hydrolysis). As a result, Zhang et al.

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DOE awards $35M to 12 ARPA-E projects to reduce methane emissions; 5 on natural gas engines

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DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) Reducing Emissions of Methane Every Day of the Year (REMEDY) program ( earlier post ) was unveiled earlier this year for universities and private companies focused on significantly reducing US methane emissions. Selection amount: $3,257,089). Selection amount: $1,500,000).

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DOE awards $18M to six projects for algae-based biofuels; targeting <$5/gge

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However, barriers related to algae cultivation, harvesting, and conversion to fuels and products need to be overcome to achieve the Department’s target of $3/gge for advanced algal biofuels by 2030. The projects selected include: Producing Algae and Co-Products for Energy (PACE), Colorado School of Mines. Global Algae Innovations, Inc.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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water management and treatment for power plant and CO 2 storage operations. The Ohio State University. Success will lead to increased operational reliability of the chemical looping technology with impacts for CO2 capture from solid and gaseous fuel conversion. Arizona State University. Lead organization. Description.

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