Tag: Ohio

Connor Rusnak’s cork wifi router aims to make e-waste and eyesores a thing of the past

Connor Rusnak’s cork wifi router aims to make e-waste and eyesores a thing of the past

March 11, 2024 |

In Ohio, industrial designer Connor Rusnak has developed an eye-pleasing  wifi router prototype using cork as a casing material. Dubbed Pella, Rusnak tells Yanko Design a biodegradable material was chosen to help address the millions of tons of electronics waste that gets tossed every year. “The cork is not just a building material but an […]

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Goodyear signs LOI with Monolith to potentially use carbon black from biomethane for tires

Goodyear signs LOI with Monolith to potentially use carbon black from biomethane for tires

March 11, 2024 |

In Ohio, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has signed a collaboration agreement and letter of intent with Monolith for the development and potential use of carbon black produced from methane and/or biomethane for tires. Goodyear is a leader in the industry in embracing this form of carbon black produced through a plasma-based methane pyrolysis process, […]

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University of Cincinnati engineers create more efficient way to convert CO2 into ethylene

University of Cincinnati engineers create more efficient way to convert CO2 into ethylene

February 22, 2024 |

In Ohio, engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change. The team found that a modified copper catalyst improves the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into ethylene, the key ingredient in plastic and a myriad of other uses. Ethylene has […]

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University of Cincinnati engineers develop more efficient process for CO2 into viable products

University of Cincinnati engineers develop more efficient process for CO2 into viable products

February 14, 2024 |

In Ohio, engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change. Researchers found that a modified copper catalyst improves the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into ethylene, the key ingredient in plastic and a myriad of other uses. The electrocatalytic conversion […]

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Babcock & Wilcox and Black Hills Energy land $16M grant for clean hydrogen project

Babcock & Wilcox and Black Hills Energy land $16M grant for clean hydrogen project

January 25, 2024 |

In Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox and Black Hills Energy announced that the companies have received a $16 million grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority to fund the permitting, engineering and development activities for a clean hydrogen generation facility with carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and sequestration at Black Hills Energy’s Neil Simpson Power Plant in Gillette, […]

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Growth Energy supports tax incentives bill for higher ethanol blends in Ohio House of Representatives

Growth Energy supports tax incentives bill for higher ethanol blends in Ohio House of Representatives

December 13, 2023 |

In Ohio, Growth Energy submitted testimony to the Ohio House of Representatives and its Ways and Means Committee voicing support for House Bill 324, which would provide a tax credit to incentivize fuel retailers to sell more bioethanol blends like E15 (made with 15% bioethanol) and E85 (made with 51-85% bioethanol). “This credit is important […]

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