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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

SOLVE adds a solvent to the steam in SAGD (basic operation depicted above) to reduce energy input and water consumption. SAGD is a thermal production method that pairs a horizontal injection well above a horizontal production well drilled along a parallel trajectory. Source: StatoilHydro. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 30, 2011

Example of micro fibers produced with 20 wt % AB (ammonia borane) in water as core solution, showing smooth (nonporous) and cylindrical (noncollapsed) fibers; from a 2010 paper by the scientific team. It also protects the hydrides from oxygen and water, making it possible to handle it in air. Credit: ACS, Kurban et al.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Design of the microbial platform for production of biofuels and renewable commodity chemical compounds from macroalgae. Macroalgae (seaweed) offers a number of attractive attributes as a feedstock for renewable fuels and chemicals (high sugar content, no requirements for arable land, fresh water, and fertilizer and no food vs. fuel issues.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

A new nylon family—DuPont Zytel PLUS—and new materials to enable laser welding techniques were the focus of two DuPont Automotive Performance Polymers talks presented recently at the SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) at the Michigan State University (MSU) Management Education Center in Troy, Mich. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2011

The final product is either a fine micro-fibrous polymer mat that resembles white tissue paper, or polymer micro-beads with a diameter of ~ 0.5 - 5µm, with the hydride material entrained in ~50 - 200nm pores within the polymer. Cella Energy received their award at a ceremony held at the Royal Society of Science in London.

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2011 Hydrogen Energy Polymer 218

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MARCH 1, 2010

At the 6 th annual FC EXPO 2010 opening in Tokyo on 3 March, ACAL is exhibiting a prototype of the fuel cell module in a booth jointly sponsored by Sumitomo. Conventional PEM fuel cells uses platinum catalysts on both anode and cathode side of the polymer membrane, resulting in higher cost. Sumitomo Corp.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Strong reducing agents or other co-reactants may be added to tailor product distributions. New Oil Resources’ process uses near-critical water to treat the biomass in a process commonly referred to as hydrothermal liquefaction or thermal depolymerization. Pentane and toluene are also produced in this alcohol production process.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

However, the resulting bio-oils are typically high in oxygen, water, solids and acids. The zeolite catalyst then converts these hydrogenated products into light olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons in a yield as much as three times higher than that produced with the pure pyrolysis oil.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Gevo has a low capital cost retrofit strategy for ethanol plants to produce isobutanol for direct use; for use in the production of plastics, materials, rubber and other polymers; and for use in the production of hydrocarbon fuels. Isobutanol for the production of plastics, fibers, rubber and other polymers.

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MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. percent of Germany’s overall electricity consumption in 2010 (603 TWh).

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APRIL 21, 2010

Ford is increasing the use of renewable and recyclable materials such as the soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. The 2010 Ford Taurus is the eleventh Ford vehicle to feature bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks. liter V-6 2010 Ford Escape. Ford vehicles are now 85% recyclable by weight.

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Ford Renewable Escape Mercury 218

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JULY 4, 2010

Researchers at North Carolina State University are developing an ozone-based pre-treatment technique (ozonolysis) to release sugars from the energy grass miscanthus for production into renewable fuels or chemicals with minimal generation of chemical waste streams and degradation of the carbohydrate components. García-Cubero et al.

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Ozone North Carolina Energy 2010 170

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The plant will produce several tons of YXY building blocks per year to support product development. The company expects to use YXY building blocks for the production of green and recyclable materials such as water and soft drink bottles, carpets, textiles, high-performance fibers, coatings and plasticizers.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The other world debut Hyundai will be making at Frankfurt is the i10 Electric, an electric urban commuter vehicle which will see limited series production beginning in 2010 with the Korean market. It features x-by-wire systems for steering, air conditioning, water pump and brake vacuum pump. liter gasoline engine.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Mascoma will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Chevron says tests have shown that this produced water does not inhibit the lignin conversion. At the end of the reaction the water will condense and phase separate from the biofuels feedstock.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Compared to baseline figures for 2010, the Group wants to reduce energy and water consumption, waste generation and emissions (including CO 2 emissions) by 25% in all of its business areas. Volkswagen AG has set the goal of becoming the world’s most sustainable carmaker by the year 2018. VW’s “Strategy 2018”, earlier post.)

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Emissions Fuel Range Fuel Economy 199

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MARCH 11, 2010

Ronald Raines, a UW-Madison professor of biochemistry and chemistry, and graduate student Joseph Binder say that the new process generates easily recovered sugars that are “ superb feedstocks ” for microbial growth and biocatalytic ethanol production. Raines (2010) Fermentable sugars by chemical hydrolysis of biomass.

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DECEMBER 31, 2019

To support the new system, hydrogen sourcing and auxiliary equipment is also available from third -party suppliers through AFC Energy for integration into the final product solution. In recent years, novel AFCs that use a polymer membrane as the electrolyte have been developed. Hydrogen generated from water electrolysis.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

Grafting molecular cobalt-containing hydrogen production catalysts to a visible-light-absorbing semiconductor exploits the UV-induced immobilization chemistry of vinylpyridine to p-type (100) gallium phosphide (GaP). Credit: ACS, Krawicz et al. Click to enlarge. No external electrochemical forward biasing is required.

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Production Solar Hydrogen Light 218

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MARCH 9, 2014

Gary Moore, a chemist and principal investigator with Berkeley Lab’s Physical Biosciences Division, led an efficiency analysis study of the material he and his research group have developed for catalyzing the production of hydrogen fuel from sunlight. Earlier post.) Under simulated air mass 1.5 The open circuit photovoltage (VOC) is 0.72

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AUGUST 21, 2010

Schematic illustration of a single polymer electrode fuel cell with the suggested optimal gas distributor system and optimal catalytic layer. The method uses the theorem of equipartition of entropy production to maximize energy efficiency. Credit: ACS, Kjelstrup et al. Click to enlarge. The US Department of Energy (DOE) target of 0.03

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Design Energy Fuel Polymer 259

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JULY 20, 2010

Tracheary elements are elongated cells in the xylem of vascular plants that serve in the transport of water and mineral salts. During the culturing process, the cells change in shape to resemble the tube-like cells that carry water from roots to leaves. —Michael Thelen. Click to enlarge. Catherine I. Lacayo, Alexander J.

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JULY 2, 2010

The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, held this week in Washington DC, highlighted a range of developing pathways for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels for transportation. Earlier post.) Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The CMT-380 features a lithium-polymer battery pack that supports an all-electric range of up to 80 miles. We plan to finalize very soon a limited production plan, in part, based on interest received at the LA Auto Show. Capstone’s CMT-380 is just now finishing up the conceptual design and first article testing stage.

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