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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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Bombardier Transportation (now part of Alstom) introduced a variety of green innovations to reduce CO 2 emissions and pollution in the railway sector. To help France meet its sustainability targets, Bombardier will now convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power.

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IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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However, because sunshine and wind are inherently variable and inconsistent, finding ways to store energy in an accessible and efficient way is crucial. While there are many effective solutions for daily energy storage, the most common being batteries, a cost-effective long-term solution is still lacking.

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Fraunhofer working on optimized methanol reformers to deliver hydrogen

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Methanol reformers convert easy-to-transport methanol into hydrogen. Transporting hydrogen can be a complex process. Transporting hydrogen can be a complex process. This paves the way for the production of green hydrogen in sunny regions and its conversion into methanol and its simplified transport.

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Study finds direct seawater splitting has substantial drawbacks to conventional water splitting, offers almost no advantage

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To meet this challenge and to satisfy the constant energy demand of society, electricity must be stored in times of overproduction to provide energy when little sunshine and wind is available. To store the green electricity in a highly scalable way, it must be converted into chemical energy. Diess et al.

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Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

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Renewable synthetic fuels will become considerably more affordable when production capacities are expanded and the cost of electricity generated from renewable sources comes down. Present studies suggest that a pure fuel cost of between €1.20 Storage and transport. Producing synthetic fuels is still a costly process. to US$5.84

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Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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In the near-term pre-CCS era, with a low cost of carbon, the economical solution for power providers is to vent the CO 2 and pay the fees, passing on the costs to customers. Over time, however, as the CO 2 price increases, it eventually becomes more economical to either retrofit plants to capture and store most of.

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UCLA team uses engineered microbe and electricity to convert CO2 to higher alcohols

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An integrated electromicrobial process to convert CO 2 to higher alcohols. Electricity powered the electrochemical CO 2 reduction on the cathode to produce formate, which is converted to isobutanol and 3MB by the engineered R. However, the high solubility of formate increases the cost of separation. Click to enlarge.

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