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Device uses solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into fuel

Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have demonstrated the feasibility of exploiting sunlight to transform a greenhouse gas into a useful product

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1. New Developments in "Artificial Photosynthesis"
   03-27-2007 · Brookhaven National Laboratory
   Scientists at Brookhaven are trying to design catalysts inspired by photosynthesis, the natural process by which green plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbohydrates. The goal is to design a bio-inspired system that can produce fuels like methanol, methane, and hydrogen directly from water and carbon dioxide using renewable solar energy.
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2. New developments in 'artificial photosynthesis'
   03-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
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3. Engineered eggshells to help make hydrogen fuel
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   Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into an alternative energy resource. The patented process uses eggshells to soak up carbon dioxide from a reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. It also includes a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the inside of the shells, so that the collagen can be used commercially.
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4. MIT's solar panels ready to power up
   12-12-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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5. Americans believe global warming is real, want action, but not as a priority
   02-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
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6. Sweet fuel supply
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7. Methane from microbes: a fuel for the future
   12-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
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8. Working Toward New Energy With Electrochemistry
   08-20-2007 · Brookhaven National Laboratory
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9. Biomass production -- careful planning can bring many benefits
   01-15-2008 · EurekAlert!
   One way of supplying energy is to grow plant material and burn it. If managed well most of the carbon released by burning the material will be captured by the growing plants, and so have a low impact on overall levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Better still, the growing plants could be used to help solve other environmental problems.
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10. Audio Spot: ORNL dedicates new solar energy power system
    10-26-2007 · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
    A new system to convert sunlight into electricity that will provide power to two buildings at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is an early step to a technology of the future, according to laboratory director Thom Mason.
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