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Study finds limited evidence that carbon tax rebates have increased public support for carbon pricing

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In a study published in Nature Climate Change , an international research team reports finding limited evidence that individual or household rebates have increased public support for carbon taxes in Canada and Switzerland. Background. Mildenberger, M., Lachapelle, E., Harrison, K.

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New diamine-appended MOFs can capture CO2 for half or less of the energy cost of current materials

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The entire process is expensive: it consumes about 30% of the power generated, while sequestering underground costs an additional though small fraction of that. Because MOFs are solid, the process also saves the energy costs of heating the water in which amines are dissolved.

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DOE awards $4M to carbon capture and storage projects selected as part of ACT

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The ACT Initiative is a consortium of ten European countries—France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom—and the United States. Carbon Capture Projects: Lowering Absorption Process Uncertainty, Risks, and Costs by Predicting and Controlling Amine Degradation (LAUNCH).

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DynoTRAIN could establish virtual testing as a valid route to rail vehicle certification

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million) project that could enable manufacturers of rail vehicles to use virtual testing of trains in order to ensure safety standards throughout Europe while making huge savings on development costs is drawing to a close at the end of next month. A four-year, €5.5-million million (US$7.3-million) DynoTRAIN received €3.3

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VTT Launches European NEMO Project for Cellulosic Ethanol

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Total cost of the project will be €8.2 The NEMO project, which has received funding of €5.9 million (US$8.4 million) from the EU’s FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme), is aimed at developing technologies to produce cellulosic ethanol from agricultural and forestry waste, such as straws and wood chips, via a fermentation pathway. million (US$11.7

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La Poste testing hydrogen fuel cell range extenders in Renault Kangoo Z.E. mail delivery vehicles

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The Franche-Comté region borders on Switzerland, with the Vosges mountains to the north and the Jura to the south.). This modular system reduces production costs and address the power requirement portfolio of diverse vehicle markers. Cell assembly is also simplified, lowering the cost of mass production by more than 50%.

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New German High-Energy Li-ion Battery Consortium Headed by BASF; 21M Investment from German Government

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With companies of the chemical industry, battery industry, the automotive and energy sector and numerous partners from universities and institutes, HE-Lion is the largest consortium in LIB 2015. At present the materials still account for more than 50% of the cost of lithium ion batteries.

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