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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. Driving the system using a solar-based heat source (100% renewable). Concept of the NCF process. Click to enlarge.

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Weizmann Institute solar technology to convert CO2 into fuel; targeted for brown coal use in Australia

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An Israeli-Australian venture will use solar technology developed at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of brown coal. The venture has been recently launched in Israel by NewCO2Fuels Ltd., The venture has been recently launched in Israel by NewCO2Fuels Ltd.,

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Here’s All the Science Hitching a Ride on Artemis-1

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From radiation phantoms to solar sails to algae to a lunar surface payload, Artemis 1 has a lot going on. NASA/DLR Accompanying Moonikin Campos are two other female-bodied mannequins, named Helga and Zohar , developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) along with the Israel Space Agency.

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Weizmann Institute team engineers E. coli to eat carbon dioxide

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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel have created a strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli that grows by consuming carbon dioxide instead of sugars or other organic molecules. The findings point to means of developing, in the future, carbon-neutral fuels.

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New Electrostatic Nanocapacitors Offer High Power and High Energy Density

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Batteries, particularly lithium-ion, store large amounts of energy but have more difficulty with high power or fast recharge. Conventional electrochemical supercapacitors store charge in electric double layers or in faradic reactions, permitting larger energy density storage on the electrode surfaces.

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Israeli team develops decoupled PEC water-splitting system for centralized production of H2

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Researchers in Israel have designed a separate-cell photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting system with decoupled hydrogen and oxygen cells for centralized hydrogen production. Conceptual illustration of a solar hydrogen refueling station with distributed PEC solar cells producing oxygen and a centralized hydrogen generator.

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

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Prussian blue dye, commonly used in blueprints, stores and releases energy in the form of sodium ions. Prussian blue has a unique structure and composition that allow it to store energy much more rapidly and reversibly than other types of battery electrodes. —Jesse Teichman, who led the investment by CTV. Resources. Firouzi, R.

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