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NewHydrogen CEO Steve Hill Discussed Hydrogen and Gas Turbine Combustion Systems with Georgia Tech Clean Energy Expert

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewHydrogen, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NEWH), the developer of a breakthrough technology that uses clean energy and water to produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen, today announced that in a recent podcast the Company’s CEO Steve Hill spoke with Dr. Tim Lieuwen, Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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  • During the conversation, Dr. Lieuwen shared his extensive insight on gas turbine combustion systems, explaining their versatility and ability to use different types of fuel, including renewable ones such as hydrogen.
  • The discussion also covered the process of generating electricity through gas turbines, with Dr. Lieuwen providing a detailed explanation.
  • Dr. Lieuwen and Mr. Hill also discussed challenges and opportunities of a hydrogen economy, with a focus on the use of green hydrogen produced from renewable sources.
  • Dr. Lieuwen said, “There is a need for efficient energy storage solutions, such as converting the energy into hydrogen and storing it underground.

New Climate Studies and Public Engagement Center Launch in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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ALAMEDA, Calif. , April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB) Program, an open collaboration of atmospheric scientists and other experts to study how clouds respond to particles — also called aerosols — in the atmosphere, initiated new climate studies and launched the Coastal Atmospheric Aerosol Research and Engagement (CAARE) facility at the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate located in Alameda, California.

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  • The MCB Program's intent is to serve as a model for open, public-interest research & field studies of clouds & aerosols.
  • An overarching goal of the research is to provide open, objective scientific information to help improve society's ability to understand the climate system and to address near-term climate risks.
  • These landmark studies and CAARE facility are a groundbreaking advance in society's ability to research, explore, and weigh critical aspects of addressing near-term climate risks.
  • To that end, the Program is launching a new facility for scientific research and public engagement, the Coastal Atmospheric Aerosol Research and Engagement (CAARE) facility.

ANTERIX JOINS CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND LEADING SOLUTION PROVIDERS IN SUPPORT OF GRID MODERNIZATION EFFORT

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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WOODLAND PARK, N.J., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Anterix (NASDAQ: ATEX) today announced its participation in a broad alliance among energy industry leaders that are supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) national laboratories' efforts to help modernize the energy grid.

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  • Anterix is joining Idaho National Laboratories, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), ABB, Amazon, Avista Utilities, EPRI, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Nokia, and Survalent to support the Assessment of Communication Architectures for Energy Systems (ACAES).
  • ACAES is one of nine projects, led by national laboratories and public- and private-sector entities, that are components of the DOE's 2023 Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) , announced in September 2023.
  • "Today's announcement demonstrates Anterix's deep commitment to—and our expertise in—helping our utility customers keep the grid secure," commented Rob Schwartz, President & CEO of Anterix.
  • "High-speed, high-capacity, secure grid communications are more vital than ever as threats to the energy grid increase.

Argonne and other institutions report first-ever atomic freeze frame of liquid water

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Friday, February 16, 2024
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Their study, recently published in the journal Science , built on the new science of attosecond physics, recognized with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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  • Their study, recently published in the journal Science , built on the new science of attosecond physics, recognized with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.
  • The study sample was a stream of liquid water, chosen as a model molecule in this first-ever experiment.
  • This allowed them to take a fingerprint of the electronic response following ionization in liquid water, all before the bulkier hydrogen atoms have time to move.
  • The findings demonstrate that a longstanding measurement of the structure of liquid water has been misinterpreted.

Global Thermostat commissions first containerized T-Series system for multi-tonne Direct Air Capture of carbon dioxide

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Thermostat today announced it has commissioned the first containerized T-Series system for Direct Air Capture of carbon dioxide, which is designed to remove from tonnes to tens of tonnes per year from the atmosphere and aimed at smaller commercial and pilot applications.

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  • "Many companies are seeking a rapidly deployable, low-footprint, climate-friendly way of obtaining the carbon dioxide they need," said Paul Nahi, CEO of Global Thermostat.
  • "Others are interested in piloting a smaller scale Direct Air Capture solution as they plan higher volume deployments in the future," Nahi added.
  • It can be used in combination with underground storage or mineralization to permanently remove past carbon dioxide emissions.
  • Global Thermostat's patented Direct Air Capture solution consists of high-efficiency fans that pull air through ultra-high surface area contactors where the surface geometry and embedded solid sorbent have been custom-designed to optimize the capture of CO2.

Exodigo Earns Federal Funding to Help Modernize Power Grid

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Exodigo today announced that it will provide the accurate, complete subsurface maps needed to improve undergrounding processes for power lines as part of the Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security (GOPHURRS) program led by the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

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  • In partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Rutgers, Exodigo will work with participating utilities - including Avista Utilities, Portland General Electric, and WEC Energy Group - to support GOPHURRS' mission to strengthen and modernize America's aging power grid through the development of cost-effective, high-speed, and safe undergrounding technologies.
  • "We are deeply honored to receive this federal funding as it is a testament to our team's relentless innovation and dedication.
  • Ultimately, the project should drive significant cost savings and increased efficiency in the process of undergrounding power lines.
  • Exodigo is the leading subsurface imaging technology, transforming the capital projects process with multi-sensing technology and AI.

Zeno Power Secures Radioisotope Fuel Supply from DOE to Build Full-Scale RPSs

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Friday, January 26, 2024
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeno Power announced today that it has secured Strontium-90 (Sr-90) material from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fuel its initial full-scale radioisotope power systems (RPSs) for national security and space exploration missions.

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  • OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeno Power announced today that it has secured Strontium-90 (Sr-90) material from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fuel its initial full-scale radioisotope power systems (RPSs) for national security and space exploration missions.
  • RPSs are compact devices that convert heat from the decay of radioisotopes into a persistent and reliable supply of clean energy.
  • Space, the Arctic, and the seabed are increasingly strategic domains in the wake of renewed great power competition.
  • Through a new public-private partnership, Zeno Power and DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) will recycle a legacy Sr-90 RPS – the BUP-500 – into fuel for Zeno's RPSs.

LANZAJET CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF FREEDOM PINES FUELS PLANT, THE WORLD'S FIRST ETHANOL TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PRODUCTION FACILITY GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, AND COMMUNITY

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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SOPERTON, Ga., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility.

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  • SOPERTON, Ga., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility.
  • With its proprietary ethanol to SAF technology, LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels serves as a blueprint for utilizing first-of-its-kind innovation to scale SAF production and combat the worsening climate crisis.
  • "LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels is proof of the energy transition accelerating in real time," said Jennifer Holmgren, LanzaJet Board Director and Chief Executive of LanzaTech.
  • LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels is fully funded and has committed offtake agreements for all fuel produced in the next 10 years.

Accelerating global sustainable waste management: LanzaTech and Tadweer explore transforming solid waste into sustainable aviation fuel

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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We look forward to working closely with LanzaTech on developing a waste-to-SAF solution, which strengthens our efforts to implement a sustainable waste management system in the Emirate.

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  • We look forward to working closely with LanzaTech on developing a waste-to-SAF solution, which strengthens our efforts to implement a sustainable waste management system in the Emirate.
  • He underscored that the project aims to sustainably recover solid waste to produce SAF fuel, aligning with global environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standards.
  • The ethanol will then be converted to SAF by LanzaJet , a separate company spun-out of LanzaTech, focused on commercializing SAF.
  • The LanzaJet ATJ technology is a culmination of over a decade of collaboration between LanzaTech, the US Department of Energy, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

U.S. Department of Energy Awards Team Led by Ginkgo Bioworks Funding to Develop Algal Crop Protection Solutions

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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The scope of the project will be to develop a new approach to algal crop protection, inspired by integrated pest management strategies used for terrestrial crops.

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  • The scope of the project will be to develop a new approach to algal crop protection, inspired by integrated pest management strategies used for terrestrial crops.
  • The awarded project is part of DOE's investment in the development of clean energy solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions .
  • "We built our platform to help partners in sustainability like the DOE to enable novel and improved energy solutions.
  • If successful, this BETO investment has the potential to unlock a new suite of algal crop protection strategies to enhance productivity in outdoor environments.