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Construction begins on Neo Orbis; fuel cell vessel with sodium borohydride hydrogen carrier

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With the keel laying, construction has begun at Next Generation Shipyards in the Netherlands of Neo Orbis , a 20m fuel-cell hybrid port vessel using sodium borohydride as a solid-state hydrogen storage medium. It will showcase the port’s commitment to the energy transition and demonstrate hydrogen as an emission-free fuel.

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Phillips 66 progressing its conversion of California refinery to renewable fuels

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The renewable feedstocks will be primarily delivered across the Marine Terminal. To account for the idling of the Santa Maria facility and to maintain production levels during the transition process, the Project proposes to increase deliveries of crude oil across the Marine Terminal on a short-term and transitional basis.

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Researchers devise seawater-resilient bipolar membrane electrolyzer for turning seawater into hydrogen

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Marin et al. Nina Fujikawa/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) There are many reactive species in seawater that can interfere with the water-to-hydrogen reaction, and the sodium chloride that makes seawater salty is one of the main culprits. Marin, J.T. Resources D.H. Perryman et al. 2023.03.005

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PNNL process extracts magnesium salt from seawater using laminar coflow

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In the mid-20 th century, chemical companies successfully created magnesium feedstock from seawater by mixing it with sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye. Generating pure magnesium hydroxide, without any calcium contamination, allows researchers to skip energy-intensive and expensive purification steps. —Wang et al.

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KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

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An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. 13000 ppm of sodium, magnesium, calcium, and potassium ions, among others). Hence, it is expected that our approach will lead to the development of a promising process to secure the supply of lithium for future energy uses.

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GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York

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GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt shows a sodium-metal halide battery cell at the press conference announcing the battery plant. The battery business will be a part of GE Transportation and will serve customers in the rail, marine, mining, telecommunications and utility sectors. 1,000 kWh useable energy. Click to enlarge.

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GAO: US government obligated $1.3+ billion in 39 battery and energy storage initiatives from FY 2009-2012; fragmented but not duplicative

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Federal Agency Battery and Energy Storage Initiatives and Funding Obligations, Fiscal Years 2009. GAO performed the study upon the request from US Representative Ralph Hall, Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and Andy Harris, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.