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JULY 26, 2022

Storing electricity converted to hydrogen is important for balancing supply and demand fluctuations in the future. But existing storage facilities are designed for natural gas and would need to be converted to use hydrogen. It’s in all our interests that we go forward quickly. —Olaf Lies.

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OCTOBER 8, 2017

Researchers at Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have devised a method of converting a waste product generated by the conversion of algae into bio-crude into a usable and valuable commodity. Converting algae to biofuels can utilize a two-step process. —Fernandez et al. Schmidt, Marie S.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

("Tianyuan"), a lithium converter located in Guangxi, China. Founded in 2017, Tianyuan’s operations include a recently constructed lithium processing plant strategically positioned near the Port of Qinzhou in Guangxi. It currently is in the commissioning stage and is expected to begin commercial production in the first half of 2022.

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APRIL 2, 2015

The demonstration plant is the final scale-up of the OCM process technology and paves the way for Siluria to deploy commercial-scale plants in the 2017/2018 timeframe. The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) converts methane into ethane and ethylene (C 2 hydrocarbons). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

BP and Johnson Matthey (JM) have signed an agreement with Fulcrum BioEnergy to license their Fischer Tropsch (FT) technology to support Fulcrum’s drive to convert municipal solid waste into biojet fuel.

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JULY 6, 2021

1 Terawatt is about 17 times larger than 60 GWh in May 2017 when the battery business was presented as the direction for innovation. Converted into monetary terms, it is close to 130 trillion won (US$115 billion). At the event, SK Innovation officially announced that its current battery order backlog is “1 Terawatt + ?”;

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JULY 31, 2017

LanzaTech’s first commercial facility will be online at the end of 2017 in China, producing fuel-grade ethanol from captured steelmaking off-gas. The successful application of LanzaTech’s innovative platform in steel making has led to commercial engagement with companies in the ferroalloy sector. during steel manufacturing.

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MARCH 23, 2016

a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and commercial solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into methanol and gasoline, plans to develop and deliver its 160MT/day methanol plant to a manufacturing site in the Marcellus shale region. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

P2G uses electrolysis of water to convert renewable energy into hydrogen, for storage and transportation to where it is needed. Toshiba developed an iridium oxide nanosheet laminated catalyst that reduced the iridium requirement to 1/10 in 2017.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

plans to produce and supply biojet and renewable diesel in Japan at commercial scale in the 2020s with support from the City of Yokohama, Chiyoda Corporation, Itochu Enex Co., Construction is estimated to start in summer 2016 and to be completed by the end of 2017, with the planned start of operations in the first half of 2018.

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MAY 17, 2017

The renewable hydrogen would first be converted to ammonia (in combination with nitrogen produced in a renewables-driven air separation unit), then be exported piggybacking on the existing transport infrastructure for ammonia, and finally be extracted from the ammonia using the membrane system for use in vehicles and other applications.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Global Bioenergies has reached a new milestone in scaling up its C3 process converting renewable resources into isopropanol and acetone. They can also be converted into polypropylene, a key component in the plastics industry, with market value exceeding 70 billion dollars. A first pilot run was successfully conducted in December 2017.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Afterwards, carbon dioxide and hydrogen are first converted into reactive synthesis gas at high temperature and then into liquid fuels in a microstructured chemical reactor. This reactor, the core of the plant, was developed by KIT and extended to a compact plant commercialized by INERATEC.

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MARCH 6, 2018

The results of this work are important to understand how to scale the technology for potential commercial deployment. The new outdoor phase is a critical next step in determining a path toward large-scale, commercial production. Additional work will be required to advance larger-scale production. —Oliver Fetzer, Ph.D.,

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Fulcrum BioEnergy has selected Gary, Indiana as the location of its Centerpoint BioFuels Plant, which will convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel. The FT portion of Fulcrum’s process is an adaptation of the well-established Fischer-Tropsch process which has been in commercial operations for decades.

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JULY 13, 2015

Construction of the flagship pilot project, which will be located at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, is anticipated to commence later this year, with bioethanol production expected to start mid-2017. Earlier post.). The €87-million (US$96 million) plant will produce 47,000 tons (about 15.7

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JANUARY 21, 2018

Delphi Technologies PLC, a leader in vehicle propulsion technologies, has invested in PolyCharge America, Inc, a start-up established to commercialize a new capacitor technology. Inverters are key system elements in vehicle electrification, converting electricity from a DC source (i.e., Delphi Technologies, a $4.5

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MAY 23, 2021

2017, 8:14283 2. A thermal reductive perforation (TRP) strategy is presented, which converts three?layer GMG will manufacture commercial battery prototypes for watches, phones, laptops, electric vehicles and grid storage with technology developed at UQ. Hongjie Dai, Nat. Hongjie Dai, Nature , 2015, 520, 325, and 3.

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MAY 5, 2017

This has led to commercialization plans being accelerated by two additional major tire brands that are now developing tires utilizing LFR and expanding their use beyond winter tire applications. Amyris converts plant sugars into hydrocarbon molecules. Amyris, Inc. Earlier post.) —John Melo, President & CEO of Amyris.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

The proposed plant would take more than 500,000 tonnes each year of non-recyclable everyday household and commercial solid waste destined for landfill or incineration such as meal packaging, diapers and takeaway coffee cups and convert it into more than 60 million liters (15.85

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The new chemical plant will use Enerkem’s innovative technology to convert residual waste into methanol, a raw material used in the chemical industry. The methanol will then be converted into chemicals such as acetic acid (e.g., for fibers and adhesives), thickening agents and dimethyl ether (clean propellant gases). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 13, 2017

Testing of the patented D3MAX corn fiber-to-ethanol process and technology is underway with testing to be complete by June of 2017. Because the pilot test results have been so positive to date, D3MAX plans to begin designing the first commercial scale D3MAX plant this summer with construction expected to begin by Fall 2017.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

and Renmatix, the leader in affordable cellulosic sugars, announced a joint development agreement to evaluate the commercial feasibility of creating renewable jet fuel by integrating Renmatix’s Plantrose Process ( earlier post ) with Gevo’s GIFT technology and alcohol to jet process ( earlier post ).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Enviral has acquired a license to use Clariant’s sunliquid technology as part of its goal to realize a full scale commercial cellulosic ethanol plant for the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. We are excited to announce this first license deal for our sunliquid technology.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Butagaz, a leading French brand distributing gas in bottles and tanks, is partnering with Global Bioenergies to incorporate batches of bio-isobutene produced at Global Bioenergies’ demo plant as early as 2017 and later by the first commercial bio-isobutene plant once built in France. bio-isobutene.

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MARCH 22, 2018

This latest initiative further demonstrates the potential for hydrogen dual fuel to make a significant impact on reducing diesel emissions from commercial vehicles. In September 2017, ULEMCo reported completing the first hydrogen fuel conversion for a UK commercial waste company. —Amanda Lyne, CEO of ULEMCo.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Some goals of that effort are to determine optimal operating conditions, define operating characteristics, and seek technology optimization paths HCL Cleantech can integrate into its first generation commercial plants.

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JUNE 1, 2018

Symbio currently has several hundred converted Renault Kangoo ZE Maxi light electric commercial vehicles equipped with a 22 kWh battery pack and 5 kW hydrogen fuel range extender with 2.08 Symbio has a great deal of experience with using hydrogen fuel cells as range extenders. kg H2 at 700 bar in service in Europe. Earlier post.)

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MAY 13, 2018

Construction on the methanation plant began in July 2017. In this second stage, hydrogen from regenerative energy sources is converted into methane (CH 4 ), i.e. synthetic natural gas, using CO 2 from a bio-ethanol plant. million) STORE&GO research project. All work was completed on schedule.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Collaborating with Lead Partner ULEMCo on the project are: Westminster City Council; Veolia; London Fire Brigade; Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Commercial and Ocado. Aberdeen City Council has a plan to convert a range of their vehicles to dual-fuel hydrogen: refuse trucks, HGV road sweepers and delivery vans.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The researchers said that while still too low for commercialization, these unusually high activities may guide the development of optimized catalysts and practical processes for the direct conversion of methane to methanol, acetic acid and other useful chemicals. Junjun Shan, Mengwei Li, Lawrence F.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The technology converts non-recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste into methanol, ethanol and other widely-used chemicals. In November 2017, Enerkem received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to sell cellulosic ethanol produced at its Edmonton facility under the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).

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JULY 14, 2016

The plant, which will use Ensyn’s RTP (rapid thermal processing) ( earlier post ), will be the first commercial RTP facility designed and optimized for the production of biocrude used for heating, cooling and refinery applications, according to Dr. Robert Graham, Chairman, Ensyn Corporation. million gallons US) of renewable fuel oil per year.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

A microstructured, chemical reactor—the key component of the plant—converts the hydrogen produced from solar power together with carbon dioxide into liquid fuels. The compact plant was developed to maturity and is now being commercialized by KIT spin-off INERATEC. This reactor was developed by KIT.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

As background, the EU Mobile Air Conditioning Directive bans the use of refrigerants with a Global Warming Potential greater than 150 in new type-approved vehicles manufactured as of January 2013 and in all new vehicles sold in Europe as of January, 2017.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

This coordinated public effort will aid in efficiently realizing BETO’s goal to commercialize biofuels and renewable chemicals. The ABF, with $35 million requested for fiscal year 2017, will achieve its goals by developing a system for product development and commercialization that will be broadly applicable to many bioproducts.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The joint venture was inspired by H1PERBAT—an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)-funded, Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium of organizations, set up in 2017, which also includes Unipart, Coventry University, Aston Martin and others. Unipart is well-known for its expertise in automotive manufacturing, logistics and supply.

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