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CSIRO joins US sCO2-based power generation project STEP demo

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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science research agency, has 2 -based-power-generation-project/">joined the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) of the Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) project known as STEP Demo.

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Synhelion starts construction of DAWN demo plant to produce solar fuels

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The reactor is fed with methane (CH 4 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) of biowaste origin from a local paper mill, as well as water (H 2 O). The precise control technology of the heliostat field was developed by Synhelion and guarantees optimal use of land resources and building materials.

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Vulcan successfully develops, tests and demos in-house lithium extraction technology VULSORB

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Vulcan Energy Resources Limited has successfully developed , tested and demonstrated its own in-house lithium extraction sorbent, VULSORB, for sustainable lithium extraction from the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field and the Zero Carbon Lithium Project. Earlier post.).

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Euro Manganese to begin assembly of demo plant in Czech Republic; production targeted for December

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The Chvaletice resource is the only sizeable, classified resource of manganese in the European Union. ? As the project recycles historic mine tailings, it will clean up the contaminated site and eliminate a longstanding source of water pollution. Chvaletice is not a mining project. Background.

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

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For example, they are assessing the resources available within a 50-mile radius of Detroit, Mich. Since at least three-quarters of the input and output of this process consists of water, the ultimate success of any industrial scale-up will need to include a plan for dealing with wastewater. —Michael Thorson.

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Ignite Energy Resources and TRUenergy Plan Direct Coal-to-Liquids and Coal Drying Demo Project for Supercritical Water Technology

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Ignite Energy Resources supercritical water process diagram. IER’s proprietary supercritical water technology (SCW) transforms low-ranked coals, including lignite, directly into higher-valued oils and cleaner coal products. Source: IER. Click to enlarge. not via an indirect pathway (gasification) as in Fischer-Tropsch processes.

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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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Existing water-splitting methods rely on highly purified water—a precious resource and costly to produce. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology.

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