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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Flexible Oxy-Fuel Combustion for High-Penetration Variable Renewables - $717,658.

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Georgia Tech team furthers four-stroke-cycle active-membrane piston reactor for enhanced SMR for H2 production

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The four-stroke system works like this: Natural gas (methane) and steam are drawn into the reaction cylinder through a valve as the piston inside is lowered. Fedorov, a professor in Georgia Tech’s George W. As with a conventional engine, a valve controls the flow of gases into and out of the reactor as the piston moves up and down.

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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems introduces 63% efficient, 540MW JAC gas turbine; -70% CO2 compared to older coal-fired plants

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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has introduced the M501JAC, an enhanced air-cooled J-Series gas turbine offering an unmatched combination of record output, efficiency and a proven 99.5% It means that if the power plant is constructed and commissioned, it will use MHPS gas turbines. reliability. reliability.

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DOE awards ~$25M to 8 projects for CO2 capture and compression; $15M for novel Direct Fuel Cell system

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In a typical DFC application, natural gas is combined with ambient air for the fuel cell power generation process. The anode exhaust contains residual hydrogen, any CO 2 from the input fuel, and the CO 2 produced as a result of the carbonate ion transfer. FuelCell Energy Inc. Source: FuelCell Energy. NRG Energy Inc.

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DOE to award $10.2M to 16 solid oxide fuel cell projects

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The system will operate on natural gas and connect directly to the electric grid. Georgia Tech. Ultra-High Temperature Anode Recycle Blower for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Mohawk Innovative Technology aims to develop an oil-free anode recycle blower capable of using uncooled SOFC exhaust gas directly at temperatures up to 700 °C.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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In addition, Pinnacle will employ high rates of exhaust gas recirculation and a low temperature combustion strategy, which will improve knock tolerance and reduce heat loss, pumping work, and NO x emissions. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors.

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DOE Awarding More Than $3.3M to 7 Universities To Conduct Advanced Turbine Technology Studies for Advanced Coal-Based Power Generation

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The universities—located in Georgia, Texas, North Dakota, Louisiana, California, and New York—will investigate the technology needed for the efficient operation of turbines using coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) and high hydrogen content (HHC) fuels. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $3.3

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