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Texas A&M University
As the global energy demand continues to grow along with atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO
2), there has been a major push to adopt more sustainable and more carbon-neutral energy sources. Solar/wind power and CO
2 capture – the process of capturing waste CO
2 so it is not introduced into the atmosphere – are two promising pathways for decarbonization, but both have significant drawbacks.
Solar and wind power is intermittent and cannot be deployed everywhere; CO
2 capture processes are incredibly energy-intensive. Both of these pathways have benefits, but each on their own does not present a viable strategy at the moment. However, a research team led by Dr. Faruque Hasan, Kim Tompkins McDivitt ’88 and Phillip McDivitt ’87 Faculty Fellow and associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has uncovered a way to combine both of these processes together to increase the efficiency of both.
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As the global energy demand continues to grow along with atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO
2), there has been a major push to adopt more sustainable and more carbon-neutral energy sources. Solar/wind power and CO
2 capture - the process of capturing waste CO
2 so it is not introduced into the atmosphere - are two promising pathways for decarbonization, but both have significant drawbacks.
Solar and wind power is intermittent and cannot be deployed everywhere; CO
2 capture processes are incredibly energy-intensive. Both of these pathways have benefits, but each on their own does not present a viable strategy at the moment. However, a research team led by Dr. Faruque Hasan, Kim Tompkins McDivitt 88 and Phillip McDivitt 87 Faculty Fellow and associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has uncovered a way to combine both of these processes together to increase the efficiency of both.