Low-Carbon Energy Group

To meet global energy demands and at the same time reduce carbon emissions, the world must transition to energy technologies that produce little to no carbon dioxide (CO₂).

CMI's Low-Carbon Energy Group is seeking ways to speed that change by making low-carbon energy technologies more cost-effective.

Working with partners in China and Italy, the group studies technologies for capturing CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels used in electricity, hydrogen, and synfuels production.

Other research areas include combustion studies of alternative low-carbon fuels and hydrogen, analysis of renewable energy production from biomass and wind sources, and investigations of energy storage technologies.

CMI research on low-carbon energy is conducted by the Kreutz-Larson-Williams Group, the Law Group and the Arnold Group.

Current Research Projects

• Highlights
• Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications of CO2 Capture Technologies
  
  • NCC Study of CO2 Capture for coal energy conversion and storage via EOR
  • Recycle vs. coproduction system configurations for providing synfuels
  • CO2 capture technology cost buydown
• Studies for the National Energy Technology Laboratory
  
  • Coproduction of chemicals and electricity
  • Co-producing light olefins and electricity
  • Co-producing ammonia and electricity
  • NETL-2: Co-production of jet fuel and electricity in the Ohio River Valley
• CO2 Activation
• China Activities
• Italian Collaborations
• Energy Storage Technologies
  
  • Impacts of stress in lithium-ion cells
  • Modeling the rate dependence of charge storage
  • A frequency-based model for energy storage
• Low Carbon Energy Publications 2012

Presentations

• All Presentations

Publications

• Low-Carbon Energy Group List of Publications
• Searchable Archive of Publications