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Study finds gasification of palm oil industry waste could yield hydrogen at about $2.11/kg

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A study by a team at the University Putra Malaysia concluded that the gasification of empty fruit bunch (EFB), a waste of the palm oil industry, could, if scaled up, produce hydrogen at a supply cost of $2.11/kg kg (delivered, untaxed, 2005$), independent of the pathway used to produce and deliver hydrogen. Mohammed, A.

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WRI: global oil consumption hits all-time high

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between 2008 and 2009 due to the global financial crisis, global oil consumption recovered by 3.1% About one third of this growth came from China, which now uses more than 10% of the world’s oil. of total oil consumption in 2010. of total oil consumption in 2010. After falling 1.5% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 87.4

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Sapporo Breweries and Petrobras to Partner on Biohydrogen Production from Waste

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and Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, will collaborate on testing an anaerobic fermentation process for producing biohydrogen from sugar cane dregs and other biomass. unit is testing a technology in Japan that generates hydrogen from the fermentation of bakery waste. Sapporo Breweries Ltd. The Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

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BMW provides an update on waste heat recovery projects; Turbosteamer and the Thermoelectric Generator

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The BMW Group is involved in several projects, each with different approaches to recovering dissipated heat energy, and at various levels: in research, pre-production and series development. We have made great progress toward achieving our original goal, which was to develop a system ready for series production within about ten years.

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Valvoline launches NextGen line of motor oil with 50% recycled oil

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The NextGen line of oils, with 50% recycled oil, will include conventional, synthetic blend and high mileage offerings. Valvoline, a leading independent marketer of motor oil, has introduced its NextGen line of motor oils, featuring the inclusion of 50% recycled base oil. Click to enlarge.

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Vattenfall and Aalborg University Partner with SCF Technologies on Near Supercritical Bio-oil Process

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Vattenfall and Aalborg University are partnering with Danish startup SCF Technologies in a two-year project to design a demonstration plant based on SCF’s CatLiq process—an application of the firm’s supercritical fluid technology in the catalytic production of bio-oil from organic waste. SCF Technologies 2008 Annual Report.

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Supercritical Ethanol Liquefaction of Swine Manure to Produce Bio-oils

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Researchers from North Carolina A and T State University have converted swine manure to bio-oils by using ethanol as a solvent in an autoclave in the reaction temperature range of 240-360 °C without any catalyst. Bio-oils can be upgraded to transportation fuels. Animal waste has tremendous energy potential. American J.

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