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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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Separately, the Lianghekou hydropower station in Tibet is also set to come fully online in 2023, and is expected to generate a whopping 11 terawatt-hours of electricity annually (roughly the energy consumption of Lithuania). These massive construction projects are intended to help China meet its goal of going carbon neutral by 2060.

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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Advanced biofuels produced through this funding are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% compared to fossil fuels. Polyitaconic acid is a water-soluble polymer with a 2 million metric ton per year market potential as a replacement for petrochemical dispersants, detergents, and super-absorbents. Of the $24.4

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Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O for the Production of Liquid Fuels

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In one of the papers presented at the May conference, Carl Stoots from the Idaho National Laboratory noted that while it is possible to produce syngas by separately electrolyzing steam and CO 2 , there are. significant advantages to co-electrolysis, including lower cell resistance and the reduced possibility of further reduction of CO to C.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy. saline water).

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General Atomics launches bid for DOE small modular reactor program with EM2

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General Atomics (GA) is developing a small modular reactor (SMR) and has recently submitted a proposal to the DOE SMR initiative to help bring the reactor to market. The current amount of used nuclear fuel waste in storage at US nuclear plants is sufficient for 3,000 EM 2 modules. The core of the EM 2. Click to enlarge.

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