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Swansea study finds 30% of the UK’s natural gas could be replaced by hydrogen without major changes

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30% of the natural gas fueling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen without requiring any changes to the nation’s boilers and ovens, a study by Swansea University researchers has shown. Domestic gas usage accounts for 9% of UK emissions. Enriching natural gas with hydrogen (HENG) is one option.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Rice University team finds asphalt-lithium metal anode enables faster charging, resistance to dendrite formation; Li-S test cell

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Rice University team finds asphalt-lithium metal anode enables faster charging, resistance to dendrite formation; Li-S test cell. The Tour lab previously used a derivative of asphalt—specifically, untreated gilsonite, the same type used for the battery—to capture greenhouse gases from natural gas. Tour is the T.T.

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Researchers develop solid electrolyte for electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to pure liquid fuels

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Now a team led by researchers at Rice University has achieved continuous electrocatalytic conversion of CO 2 to pure liquid fuel solutions in cells that utilize solid electrolytes, in which electrochemically generated cations (such as H + ) and anions (such as HCOO ? Schematic illustration of the CO 2 reduction cell with solid electrolyte.

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Opinion: China To Continue Expanding Its Influence In The Oil And Gas Sector

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In 2009, for the first time, Saudi Arabia exported more of its oil to China than it did to the U.S. China also made large investments in Saudi Arabia’s oil refining industry as well. This is the part of the industry that transports oil and gas from producing wells to the refineries, so oil can be turned into liquid fuel.

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KAUST team shows that burning fuel at elevated pressure significantly increases soot particle size

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A team at the Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia has shown that burning fuel at high pressure can significantly increase the size of the soot particles that are produced. A paper on their work is published in the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.

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Extending low-load limit of HCCI through adjusting two fuel injection parameters

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Unlike a spark ignition gas engine or diesel engine, HCCI produces a low-temperature, flameless release of energy throughout the entire combustion chamber. Earlier post , earlier post.). An HCCI engine ignites a mixture of fuel and air by compressing it in the cylinder.