Carbon, Convert, New Mexico and Waste

USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW) via a proprietary two-stage thermochemical process. During the gasification process, the prepared MSW feedstock rapidly heats up upon entry into the steam-reforming gasifier and almost immediately converts to syngas.

Waste

Waste Convert Renewable Fuel

HF Sinclair selects Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce renewable diesel at three facilities in US

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JULY 5, 2023

HF Sinclair selected Topsoe as a technology provider for the production of renewable fuels at three facilities: Sinclair, Wyoming; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Artesia, New Mexico. These facilities utilize Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology for the conversion of waste and bio-feedstock into renewable diesel.

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Renewable Diesel Wyoming New Mexico

Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

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AUGUST 14, 2021

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Port of Corpus Christi) and Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC (Howard/HEP) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating their intention to convert Howard’s Javelina refinery services facility into the region’s first blue hydrogen production facility.

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San Antonio Hydrogen Convert Mexico

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

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JUNE 1, 2010

An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. and demonstrations will continue both at Sandia’s facilities in New Mexico and at a power plant project site in Bakersfield, Calif.

Waste

Waste Solar Commercial CO2

Joule and Audi partner on sustainable liquid transportation fuels

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The relationship will help spur production of Joule Sunflow-E and Sunflow-D, including fuel testing and validation, lifecycle analysis and support for Joule’s SunSprings demonstration facility located in Hobbs, New Mexico, which began operations this month. Earlier post.). It is the ideal sustainable fuel platform for Audi to support.

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Audi Transportation Fuel Waste

Joule and Red Rock Biofuels intend to merge; solar fuels plus biomass F-T

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Red Rock adds a proven technology pathway to Joule’s own Helioculture technology and strengthens Joule’s platform for global supply of carbon neutral fuels, the two said. By merging Red Rock Biofuels with Joule, we intend to accelerate the commercialization of carbon-neutral fuels and continue to build a world leading company.

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Fuel Solar Oregon Renewable

Audi testing find e-ethanol and e-diesel produced by Joule often perform better than conventional counterparts

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Joule’s Helioculture platform uses engineered microorganisms directly and continuously to convert sunlight and waste CO 2 into infrastructure-ready fuels, including ethanol and hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) that serve as the essential chemical building blocks for diesel.

Audi

Audi Diesel Fuel New Mexico

Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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JUNE 25, 2013

The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. The waste heat given off during methanation is used as process energy in the adjacent biogas plant, significantly increasing overall efficiency. Earlier post.).

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Gas-Electric Audi Gas Water

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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AUGUST 19, 2023

DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), under the purview of DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), will manage the selected projects. DOE Funding: $1,249,997; Non-DOE Funding: $312,516; Total Value: $1,562,513 Oxygen Integrated Unit for Modular Biomass Conversion to Hydrogen — Palo Alto Research Center Inc.,

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Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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JUNE 26, 2021

Enhanced Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Gyroid Membrane for High Efficiency Carbon Dioxide Absorption, $250,000. Additive Manufacturing of Carbon-Carbon Composites with Tailored Thermal Transport Properties, $1,349,659. DigiCollect LLC (New York, New York). Brooklyn, New York). OpenOA, $249,950.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

Solar fuels company Joule looks to partner with Scatec Solar to bring photovoltaic power to Joule production plants

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

A deployment of this scale would generate up to 625 million gallons (~15 million barrels) of ethanol or 375 million gallons (~9 million barrels) of diesel per year, while consuming about 4 million tonnes of industrial waste CO 2 annually in the process. By closing the carbon cycle, Joule’s fuels enable a sustainable form of combustion.

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Solar Fuel Power Powered

Joule first to gain US EPA clearance for commercial use of modified cyanobacteria for fuel production

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JULY 1, 2014

This clears the catalyst for commercial use at the company’s demonstration plant in Hobbs, New Mexico. Solar fuels company Joule has developed a portfolio of bio-catalysts engineered to consume and convert continuously industrial waste CO 2 emissions directly to transportation fuels. cerevisiae , E. reesei , etc.).

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EPA Commercial Fuel Production

Joule issued patent on production of medium chain-length alkanes from sunlight and CO2; diesel, jet fuel and gasoline

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JUNE 16, 2015

US Patent Nº 9,034,629 , issued on 19 May, covers both the cyanobacterium and the process for directly converting CO 2 into medium chain-length alkanes (C 7-11 ), which are in the diesel, jet fuel and gasoline ranges. Examples from the patent document of pathways for the production of medium chain-length alkanes.

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Gasoline Diesel Fuel Production

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

This makes it possible for the waste heat from the electrical drive components to be made available to the interior of the Q7 e-tron quattro. Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel

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USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

HF Sinclair selects Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce renewable diesel at three facilities in US

Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

Joule and Audi partner on sustainable liquid transportation fuels

Joule and Red Rock Biofuels intend to merge; solar fuels plus biomass F-T

Audi testing find e-ethanol and e-diesel produced by Joule often perform better than conventional counterparts

Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Solar fuels company Joule looks to partner with Scatec Solar to bring photovoltaic power to Joule production plants

Joule first to gain US EPA clearance for commercial use of modified cyanobacteria for fuel production

Joule issued patent on production of medium chain-length alkanes from sunlight and CO2; diesel, jet fuel and gasoline

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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