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AHEAD proposing carbon-free ammonia fuel strategy to bring electricity rapidly to developing countries

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The AHEAD concept for bringing power to off-grid areas in Africa is to make modest use of renewables where it makes sense, and to drive mass deployment of ammonia and hydrogen along with small engine generators, microturbines and fuel cell systems. Injecting CO 2 for enhanced oil recovery.

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Novel fluid simulation software enables longer range for EVs by reducing losses in drivetrain

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FluiDyna points out an important advantage of SPH is the meshless nature of the method—no cumbersome grid generation is necessary. Better visualization allowed DSD to improve thermal management by increasing the oil volume without incurring high churning and windage losses. —Matt Hole. —Matt Hole.

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Remembering IEEE Director Emeritus Theodore W. Hissey

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While at L&N, Hissey joined a number of technical and standards committees and helped establish IEEE conferences. Those contacts helped Hissey and L&N take on several international projects such as setting up telemetry systems for Aramco , a national oil and natural gas company in Saudi Arabia.

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Study finds that dry-feed gasification for coal-to-liquids is more efficient, lower-emitting and cheaper than slurry-feed; CCS cost-effective for reduction of CO2

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A co-production scenario—yet to be commercial—would take unconverted syngas from the FT reactor and combust it in a combined cycle power plant to generate electricity that is sold to the grid. Even with CCS, the liquid product costs are comparable to recent crude oil prices.

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

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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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Maryland commits to ban on gas vehicle sales

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“ It is based on California’s economy, California’s transportation needs, and California’s electrical grid.” ” Moore drove off from a Monday press conference in a Ford Mustang Mach-E, which was the Detroit-based automaker’s initial EV rollout several years ago.

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Governor George Pataki Calls for 40% Penetration of Electric Drive Vehicles in US by End of Decade

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In a talk at the opening plenary of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference in Washington, DC, former New York Governor George Pataki called for a 40% market penetration of electric drive vehicles in the US by the end of the decade. We need an interactive grid to make this work.