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OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah. Overlay of the proposed plant site on the terrain.

Oil-Sands

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MAY 30, 2020

Waste into X (WiX); $5.0 With nearly 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated globally, this feedstock may constitute the largest resource for the recovery of CMs and other metals. Schematic showing the solid streams in ARPA-E’s conceptualization of zero waste going to landfill. million; 1-5 awards.

Energy

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MARCH 19, 2018

Plus if we are able to develop this system on a larger scale, the same unit would be able to treat the waste and to remediate the soil and water that has been contaminated. One type of bacteria he is testing is referred to as “electrogenic,” which means that it releases electrons to its environment through metabolic processes.

Oil

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JANUARY 18, 2023

By converting various types of local waste, such as green waste, municipal solid waste, organic waste, and methane from municipal solid waste, into clean fuels, Raven SR offers a sustainable solution for the reliable and long-term production of SAF.

Supplies

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Highlights relevant international and national processes with links to publicly available data sources in an extensive reference section. Water use and efficiency. Water quality. Percentages of bioenergy from yield increases, residues, wastes and degraded or contaminated land. Biological diversity in the landscape.

Transportation

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

Often referred to as a “drop-in” fuel, reformate is an ingredient in gasoline and jet fuel that can be added during the regular refinery process. The output from each catalytic array when cooled is comprised of volatile gases, renewable fuel and water. The main catalysts are proprietary modified ZSM-5 catalysts. Earlier post.).

Conversion

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

The AP1000 is a 1,100 megawatt electric pressurized-water reactor that includes passive safety features that would cool down the reactor after an accident without the need for human intervention. additional waste-water monitor tanks. Earlier post.) The amended. protection system instrumentation update. pressurizer shape change.

Design

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AUGUST 30, 2009

A water-cooled Thermo-Electrical Generator (TEG) is integrated in the exhaust system of BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, serving to convert a lot of the thermal energy contained in the exhaust emissions into electric power. Thermo-electric generator. Earlier post.).

All-Electric

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

New Oil Resources’ process uses near-critical water to treat the biomass in a process commonly referred to as hydrothermal liquefaction or thermal depolymerization. Immediate applications include processing municipal sewage sludge, processing waste streams from the ethanol industry and converting algae to fuel.

Oil

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JUNE 17, 2012

Schematic diagram of a shale gas well following hydraulic fracture treatment, with the relative depths of local water wells shown for scale. Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) extracts natural gas by injecting a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals in short bursts at high pressure into deep underground wells. 0 and Δσ ?

Oil-Sands

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JUNE 19, 2014

Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks in gas, oil and water pipelines at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations. A 4-inch pipe section is shown for reference.

MIT

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MAY 27, 2023

When talking about phasing out of combustion engines, it is referred to car engines only. REF4FU covers the use of sustainable hydrogen; pyrolysis oil based on biological residues, such as straw or waste wood; methanol from renewable feedstocks; and Fischer-Tropsch oil that corresponds to green crude oil.

Future

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MARCH 27, 2015

liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. —Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America.

2009

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DECEMBER 17, 2016

For example, while eliminating the use of heavy metals, such as zinc and nickel, it involves significantly fewer processing steps and less rinsing, which can reduce water consumption by 20%. In addition, it produces far less solid waste. We have reference customers on five continents.

Global

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APRIL 11, 2019

The project is referred to as “CirclEnergy” as CRI’s technology is designed to support and enable the transition to circular economy. CO 2 is available in abundance in high concentration in many industrial processes and thermal power plants (here CRI focusing on geothermal power and waste to energy). CO 2 is readily available.

Grant

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A particular feature of Sunfire technology is the high electrical efficiency of more than 80% with reference to the lower calorific value of hydrogen as it is not liquid water but gaseous water – i.e. steam – which undergoes the splitting process. —Nils Aldag, Chief Commercial Officer at Sunfire.

Hydrogen

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MAY 25, 2017

By 2025, vehicles and components are to be produced in a way which is 45% more environmentally compatible than in 2010, the reference year for the current Think Blue. in environmental impact: energy -23.5%; CO 2 - 28.6%; waste -58.6%; water -27.5%; and solvent emissions -7.6%. environmental program. Earlier post.).

2010

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. The climate change benefit is estimated for 2050 and human health and crop benefits are for 2030 and beyond. Click to enlarge.

Ozone

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JUNE 8, 2019

Fresh air is used in addition to oil and water to cool the turbocharger. Thanks to its good thermal conductivity, the water-cooled mould allows rapid cooling and solidification of the melt. The cooling performance was also improved by a near-surface water jacket geometry, a faster flow rate and an optimized volumetric flow rate.

Mercedes

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APRIL 6, 2015

Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% billion, a 10-year low; biomass and waste-to-energy dropping 10% to $8.4 billion, the largest single renewable energy asset finance deal ever, outside large hydro—that of the 600MW Gemini project in Dutch waters.

2014

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MAY 13, 2011

Although this methane is also known as synthetic natural gas, the company refers to it as Audi e-gas. The e-gas plant is connected to a waste-biogas plant, which supplies the concentrated CO 2 necessary for methanation and which would otherwise pollute the atmosphere. Ground is scheduled to be broken in Werlte, Germany in July 2011.

Gas

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MARCH 22, 2010

Deuterium atoms diffuse into the electrode material from the heavy water used in the electrolyte. Research papers at the ACS symposium openly refer to “cold fusion” and some describe cold fusion as the “Fleishmann-Pons Effect” in honor of the pioneers, Marwan noted. Instead, they used the term “low energy nuclear reactions (LENR).”

Fusion

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MAY 11, 2009

a Fischer-Tropsch process company, plans to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of synthetic fuels and electric power from renewable waste biomass feedstocks. The catalyst and wax are collectively referred to as slurry. We expect the Rialto Project to be the prototype for many waste-to-fuels projects for Rentech.

California

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MARCH 11, 2011

Linc says the Pyromex process produces good quality syngas with almost no CO 2 gas emissions, and without the need for the consumption of high volumes of water or power. PowerHouse now offers integrated waste and biomass-to-energy systems on a turnkey basis. Linc Energy is granted a further option exercisable within the next 2.5

Coal

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JUNE 16, 2017

University of British Columbia (UBC) engineers have used polymeric scrap tire fibers (STF) to develop a more resilient type of concrete that could be used for concrete structures such as buildings, roads, dams and bridges, while reducing landfill waste. Relative to a plain reference mixture, 0.4% STF and 0.3% and 99.4%, respectively.

Engine

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JUNE 19, 2015

The program will encourage systems that couple large-scale physical and genetic characterization with advanced algorithms in order to accelerate the year-over-year yield gains of traditional plant breeding and the discovery of crop traits that improve water productivity, nutrient use and our ability to mitigate greenhouse gases.

Transportation

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MAY 15, 2015

ARPA-E’s ARID program will fund transformative new power plant cooling technologies that enable high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency with zero net water dissipation to the atmosphere. ARID AWARDS. Lead organization. Description. Advanced Cooling Technologies. Colorado State University. 3,000,000.

Fusion

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The engine’s dual-circuit cooling system and integrated water-cooled exhaust manifold enable short engine warm-up times. Today, there are also a number of apps and navigation system extensions and Internet portals that specifically reference natural gas refilling stations. (In Each cylinder is equipped with a separate ignition coil.

Gas

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MARCH 4, 2013

Reference scenario impact indicator values by eight components and nine stressor sources. As for toxic releases from waste handling, disposal of tailings in relation with mineral resource extraction and disposal of smelter slag are dominant pollution sources. Credit: ACS, Arvesen et al.

Wind

Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

What about a miniaturized water treatment plant? Within their R&D department, Eden Cleantech, they are developing a compact, energy-saving water treatment system to help tackle the growing presence of micropollutants in wastewater. This raises the question: How can a device made from CDs decontaminate water?

Design

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JULY 22, 2015

Friction and wear dissipate mechanical energy in moving mechanical assemblies, leading to unwanted material loss and wasted energy. Because these conditions are due to the incommensurability of lattice planes sliding against each other, they are referred to as structural lubricity and restricted to material interactions at the nanoscale.

Environment

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Noting the references in scientific and policy literature to the need for fast-action mitigation to help avoid DAI and abrupt climate changes, the authors define “fast-action” to include regulatory measures that can begin within 2–3 years, be substantially implemented in 5–10 years, and produce a climate response within decades.

Climate Change

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JANUARY 18, 2023

The system uses electricity to heat air, which is then circulated through an exchanger that heats water and distributes it to multiple buildings in the city’s Hiedanranta district (Figure 2). The hot air then flows back out of the vessel into a heat exchanger, where it heats water that is then circulated through building heating systems.

Store

Cars That Think

JUNE 25, 2022

You may feel virtuous, thinking you’re doing your part to reduce waste. That’s a lot of material made from finite resources that needlessly goes to waste. Expanding its use will prevent waste and help the environment by keeping recyclables out of landfills and making them easier to reprocess and reuse. AMP Robotics.

Waste

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MARCH 2, 2009

With the replacement of the engine’s belt-driven water pump, all engine coolant pumps are now electrically operated, reducing mechanical losses and providing engine coolant flow rate control independent of engine RPM at all times. (The by Mike Millikin and Jack Rosebro. The 2010 Prius. Click to enlarge. The 2010 Prius features a new 1.8-liter

Prius

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MARCH 22, 2010

In contrast, project developers determine offset emission data by comparing the expected reduced, avoided, or sequestered GHG emissions against a projected, business-as-usual scenario (sometimes referred to as a counter-factual scenario). REFERENCES.

Carbon

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Such clouds might be less likely to produce rain, and the retained cloud water would keep albedo high. Particles larger than a couple hundred nanometers are still effective, but their larger mass means that energy is wasted in creating them. Any smaller than that and the particles will not act as CCN. Kate Murphy.

Climate