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Emissions from Photovoltaic Life Cycles
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Original article citation: Environ. Sci. Technol. doi:10.1021/es071763q - Categories: Technology and Mitigation
- Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/22/2008 10:17AM GMT
Manufacturing the latest solar cells produces far less greenhouse gases and other pollutants than conventional fossil fuels, finds this life-cycle assessment by Fthenakis et al. This means that "at least 89% of air emissions associated with electricity generation could be prevented if electricity from photovoltaics displaces electricity from the grid," they say. - Comment on this subject: 0 comments made
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High-Throughput Synthesis of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks and Application to CO2 Capture
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Original article citation: Science 319," 939 - 943, (2008). - Categories: Technology and Mitigation
- Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/18/2008 12:05PM GMT
Banerjee et al. have created metal-organic 'micro-sponges' that can soak up carbon dioxide and might be useful in carbon capture and storage. The sponges are crystalline materials in which organic molecules hold together a framework of metal atoms. Twenty-five types of crystals that work for soaking up carbon were discovered in a screen of thousands of combinatorial possibilities, in a process analogous to drug design. - Comment on this subject: 0 comments made
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Mechanical gas capture and release in a network solid via multiple single-crystalline transformations
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Original article citation: Nat Mater doi:10.1038/nmat2101 (2008) - Categories: Technology, Physics, and Mitigation
- Recommended by the Editor: Anna Barnett on 02/04/2008 05:36PM GMT
This proof-of-concept paper highlights a breakthrough in nanotechnology that could allow carbon dioxide emissions to be captured and sealed off by 'molecular nanovalves' - allowing high-density storage without the use of high-pressure tanks. - Comment on this subject: 0 comments made
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The 2°C scenario—A sustainable world energy perspective
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Original article citation: Energy Policy 35," (2007). - Categories: Policy, Technology, Society, and Energy
- Recommended by : Hal Levin on 09/20/2007 04:03AM GMT
Uses backcasting from a process involving stakeholders including academics, NGOs, and the renewable energy industry. Uses carbon emission targets as starting point. Provides a perspective on current energy policy discussions that contrasts the IEA World Energy Outlook projections with more "realistic" projections without being overly optimistic. Uses conservative assumptions to modify projections based on business-as-usual scenarios. Focuses on regional and global scale and on all forms of energy production. - Comment on this subject: 0 comments made
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