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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC. An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. …

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DOE Launches $122M Energy Innovation Hub to Focus on Solar Fuels: Fuels from Sunlight

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“The ultimate transport solution would be solar fuels, made from using sunlight to split water and produce hydrogen, or to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and combine it with water to produce other clean solar fuels.The opportunities for bio-inspired fuels and for innovative routes to produce them are virtually limitless.

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US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

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of Stanford University reported that reducing soot emissions from diesel engines and other sources could slow melting of sea ice in the Arctic faster and more economically than any other quick fix. Benefits of reducing soot in the Arctic. Jacobson, Ph.D. Previous research on black carbon and climate overlooked that topic.

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NSF and JST launch joint program Metabolomics for a Low Carbon Society; focus on energy and environment

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Conceptual sketch of future metabolomics challenges and opportunities from May 2010 NSF-JST workshop on metabolomics. NSF and JST had held a joint workshop in May 2010 to identify and prioritize key strategic areas for metabolomics research. One of the topics explored at the workshop was biofuels and food. Click to enlarge.

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Vertical Flight Society hosting first hydrogen aviation symposium in US

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The event, the 1 st H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop , is being held 29-31 March 2022, in Long Beach, California. The afternoon of Wednesday, March 30, will be a kickoff workshop to gain public input to finalize the scope of the Vertical Flight Society’s H2-Aero Team. Piasecki PA-890 hydrogen fuel-cell-powered electric compound helicopter.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. However very few studies include water use impacts. Ravindranath et al. Simpson et al.

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New advanced metals processing center opens at Brunel

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The new Advanced Metal Processing Center (AMPC) has opened at Brunel University London. After establishing a University Technology Center in 2016, Constellium is dedicating an R&D Center within the campus to transition technology from the laboratory to its production facilities around the world.