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Lux Research: cost of electrofuels remains far from viable

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The cost of electrofuels—fuels produced by catalyst-based systems for light capture, water electrolysis, and catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels—remains far away from viable, according to a new analysis by Lux Research. Biotech Fuels Solar' Source: Lux Research. Click to enlarge.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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But we do actually need that energy to be generated,” says Alper Bozkurt, who with Veena Misra codirects the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University. But solar is just the opening gambit. volts for about 60 hours.

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UNC team synthesizes silicon nanowires that split water

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Researchers from the University of North Carolina have synthesized high-photovoltage multijunction Si nanowires (SiNWs) that are co-functionalized to split water catalytically. When integrated with the co-catalysts and suspended in water, these light-activated nanoreactors produced hydrogen gas under visible and infrared light.

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Sandia, ASU collaborate on algae computational modeling, look for algae pond predators

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The work is part of a newly signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between ASU and Sandia to collaborate on algae-based biofuels, solar fuels, concentrating solar technologies, photovoltaics, electric grid modernization and the energy-water nexus.

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ARPA-E awarding up to $24M to 10 projects to support advanced nuclear power plants

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These plants are all conventional light water reactors (LWR), the technology of which has evolved steadily over time. A quantitative assessment will be done on the continuous load following capability of the proposed system that would be capable of sharing the grid with substantial renewable resources such as wind and solar.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Of that, $26.5 VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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DOE Funding: $1,500,000; Non-DOE Funding: $375,000; Total Value: $1,875,000 Direct Solar Self-Catalyzing Pyrolysis of Natural Gas to Hydrogen and High-Quality Graphite — University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in collaboration with the Southwest Solar Technology LLC and SolGrapH Inc.,

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