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Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

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Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Click to enlarge.

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“Project Volt Gas Volt” proposes long-term financing plan to support widespread implementation of power-to-gas systems

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Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. The concept is the same embodied in Audi’s e-gas project ( earlier post ), to which the VGV proposal makes continued reference.

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

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It refers to materials that superconduct above −195.79 °C, the boiling point of liquid nitrogen. But the materials could show up sooner in a wide array of practical applications, including wind power, energy storage, and nuclear magnetic-resonance machines. The concept is based on using liquid hydrogen as both a refrigerant and a fuel.

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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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Electricity generation from variable renewable electricity sources (VRE) such as wind and solar power has grown rapidly and is expected to continue to do so. This is necessary because power generation from renewable energies depends on availability of sun and wind and can therefore only be controlled to a limited extent.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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NASA refers to this time period as N+3, representing technology three generations more advanced than what is in service today. Under the new contracts, the teams will now develop concepts and models that can be tested in computer simulations, laboratories and wind tunnels. NASA is awarding $16.5 million, three years.

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DOE reports progress on development of low-carbon and renewable sources of hydrogen production

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Bars for different years in the same pathway represent improvements in the costs of the specific pathway, based on specific reference data for the appropriate year and pathway. The truncated light-harvesting antenna concept was applied to cyanobacteria, demonstrating that a ?cpc Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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France’s IFPEN studying industrial potential of onshore sources of natural hydrogen

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IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) has become one of the first global research centers actively to investigate onshore natural hydrogen emissions after the discovery of offshore sources of the gas in the 1970s. The H 2 used in industry is mainly produced by converting natural gas (CH 4 ), which has the downside of emitting CO 2.

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