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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. captured at a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant.

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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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While their work focuses on the most cost-effective solutions for replacing peaker power plants, it also contains insights intended to contribute to the larger conversation about transforming energy systems. Their hybrid technological and economic analysis is based on a detailed inventory of California’s power system.

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Stanford researchers develop copper-based catalyst that produces ethanol from CO at room temperature; potential for closed-loop CO2-to-fuel process

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The material’s selectivity for oxygenates, with ethanol as the major product, demonstrates the feasibility of a two-step conversion of CO 2 to liquid fuel that could be powered by renewable electricity, the team suggests in their paper published in the journal Nature. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Catalysts Ethanol'

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Argonne to Construct $95M Energy Research Facility

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $8 million to Argonne National Laboratory for detailed design work for a new, world-class energy research facility. This is the first step in beginning work on what is expected to be a $95 million construction project.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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Through the sales network, these conversions will primarily target professional customers (commercial vehicles) dependent on access to the urban centre for the continuity of their activities. Optimizing the battery’s life cycle is a crucial issue for the development of the sector and limiting its impact on the environment.

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New highly selective and efficient catalyst for reduction of CO2 to CO

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Additionally, because it is inorganic, silver remains more stable under harsh catalytic environments. The researchers found that the nano-porous silver electrocatalyst was 3,000 times more active than polycrystalline silver, a catalyst commonly used in converting carbon dioxide to useful chemicals.

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Leyden Energy providing Li-ion cells with imide electrolyte for electric Dream Car

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This results in a product with improved energy density, superior product life and optimal safety, capable of operating in high temperature environments. It can be operated in environments with temperatures ranging from -20°C to 60°C and relative humidity levels up to 95%. Leyden has also developed a 10 Ah pouch cell.

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