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European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

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A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

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PNNL biocrude-to-diesel demo passes 2,000-hour catalyst stability milestone

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—John Holladay, PNNL scientist and co-director of the joint Bioproducts Institute, a collaboration between PNNL and Washington State University. Biowaste to biofuel conversion process. campus of Washington State University Tri-Cities. While this is just a first step in demonstrating robustness, it is an important step.

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Soletair demo plant produces renewable hydrocarbon fuel from CO2 captured from the air

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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta. kW solar PV power plant at LUT.

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Swiss team demos light-driven electron accumulation in artificial molecules; step towards artificial photosynthesis

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Chemists from the Universities of Basel and Zurich have reproduced one of the crucial phases of natural photosynthesis using artificial molecules. Large amounts of energy had to be used for these, which made a sustainable conversion of sunlight into chemically stored energy impossible. Oliver Wenger (University of Basel) and Prof.

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Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

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The site is on the campus of the University of California, Davis; the building process will be documented and shared through the Honda Smart Home US website. Direct PV-to-vehicle DC battery charging will substantially improve charging efficiency by reducing losses associated with DC-to-AC and AC-to-DC conversion.

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Amyris and University of Queensland Partner on Renewable Jet Fuel from Sugarcane

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The University of Queensland, Australia (UQ) and US-based Amyris Biotechnologies Inc., a synthetic biology company focused on developing renewable hydrocarbon biofuels ( earlier post ), are partnering to explore potential business opportunities for the conversion of sugarcane into renewable jet fuel. Earlier post.).

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Global Bioenergies, Clariant and INEOS in €16.4M EU-funded project to demonstrate the production of isobutene derivatives from straw

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Global Bioenergies is partnering with Clariant, INEOS, IPSB, TechnipFMC and Linz University in a €16.4-million assessment of the sustainability and environmental benefits by the Energy Institute at the University of Linz (Austria). The 48-month project will receive €9.8 million (US$10.7 million (US$4.8

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