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Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R) completed in Japan; aiming for low-cost green hydrogen production; P2G

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Renewable energy output is subject to large fluctuations, so FH2R will adjust to supply and demand in the power grid in order to maximize utilization of this energy while establishing low-cost, Green hydrogen production technology. With sights set on expanding the use of renewable energy, Toshiba ESS, Tohoku Electric Power Co.,

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Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

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Heliogen’s concentrated solar technology is different than traditional photovoltaic solar; it facilitates hydrogen generation for longer periods of time, operating near 24/7 by storing the solar energy, resulting in more compact and lower cost production.

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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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The low cost of porous melamine means that the material could be deployed widely. But this requires large amounts of energy to release the carbon dioxide once it’s bound to the amines, so that it can be concentrated and stored underground.

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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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The authors’ assessment identified further cost savings, in that CO 2 captured by EEMPA can be converted to methane on site. Traditionally, CO 2 is stripped from water-rich solvents and sent off site to be converted or stored underground.

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Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

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OurVision is a low-cost wearable that reads text out loud to users and helps them navigate their surroundings. The team built 11 devices, which currently are stored in the NAB library. The goal is to help blind people advance their educational and career opportunities, as well as to help them live independently.

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Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

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First, they mix the active materials, intended later to release the stored energy, with additives to create a paste. Until now, cell producers have mostly coated their battery electrodes in a complex wet-chemical process. In this process they add organic solvents, which are expensive and usually toxic.

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Razor relaunches its ankle-smashing iconic 2000s kick scooter as a low-cost electric scooter

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And it’s headed for a store near you. The post Razor relaunches its ankle-smashing iconic 2000s kick scooter as a low-cost electric scooter appeared first on Electrek. You know, the one that would inevitably swing around at some point and smack you right in the ankle?