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SwRI, UTSA researchers show biochar is low-cost, effective method to treat fracking water

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Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have determined that biochar, a substance produced from plant matter, is a safe, effective and inexpensive method to treat flowback water following hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. —Zhigang Feng, USTA.

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CSIRO joins US sCO2-based power generation project STEP demo

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CSIRO’s contributions will improve understanding of how sCO 2 power plants can enable lower and zero emission technology solutions, and how those plants might be used in remote mining and community locations as a low-cost alternative to diesel fuel power generation. Operational start-up is anticipated next year.

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Juniper GTL to invest $100M to retrofit plant to new small-scale GTL facility in Louisiana

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The Juniper GTL project, with a design production of 1,100 barrels per day of clean chemicals and transportation fuels, will be a forerunner of smaller commercial GTL plants. This moveable skid is being relocated to provide future operator training for the commercial unit to be built in Louisiana. In January, G2X Energy announced a $1.3-billion

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