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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Solar Solar fuels' Concept of the NCF process. Click to enlarge.

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Weizmann Institute team engineers E. coli to eat carbon dioxide

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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel have created a strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli that grows by consuming carbon dioxide instead of sugars or other organic molecules. The findings point to means of developing, in the future, carbon-neutral fuels. Shmuel Gleizer, Roee Ben-Nissan, Yinon M.

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Weizmann Institute solar technology to convert CO2 into fuel; targeted for brown coal use in Australia

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An Israeli-Australian venture will use solar technology developed at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of brown coal. The venture has been recently launched in Israel by NewCO2Fuels Ltd., is now building a solar reactor for the conversion of CO 2 on an industrial scale.

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Israeli team develops decoupled PEC water-splitting system for centralized production of H2

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Researchers in Israel have designed a separate-cell photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting system with decoupled hydrogen and oxygen cells for centralized hydrogen production. A paper describing their system is publishedin the journal Joule.

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

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Prussian blue dye, commonly used in blueprints, stores and releases energy in the form of sodium ions. Prussian blue has a unique structure and composition that allow it to store energy much more rapidly and reversibly than other types of battery electrodes. —Jesse Teichman, who led the investment by CTV. Resources. Firouzi, R.

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Tata Takes On Air

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The compressed air technology is basically just a way of storing electrical energy without the need for costly, heavy, and occasionally toxic batteries. Nègre has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. So, in a sense, this is an electric car.

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Mercedes unveils VISION EQXX electric halo car; range and efficiency

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Conversely, the outlets are in low-pressure zones along the top of the hood. The solar energy is stored in a lightweight lithium-iron-phosphate battery, which supplies a climate blower, the lights, the infotainment system and other ancillaries. It has to withstand attempts by nature to get inside the car in the form of water and dirt.

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