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AUGUST 3, 2021

Using existing fish processing plants, kelp and fish waste can be turned into a diesel-like fuel to power generators or fishing boats in rural, coastal Alaska, according to a team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). —“ Kelp Energy Products and Marine Renewable Energy for Coastal Alaska Communities ”.

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Waste Alaska Fuel Mariner 186

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JULY 5, 2016

Recycling Technologies is industrializing a process—originally developed at the University of Warwick (UK)—to convert residual plastic waste into a low-sulfur hydrocarbon compound called Plaxx. Plaxx is created from residual mixed plastic waste that is not amenable to direct recycling and would otherwise go to landfill.

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Mariner Waste Fuel Climate Change 150

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, says it will be neutralizing the carbon emissions of all less-than-container load (LCL) ocean freight shipments from 1 January 2021. This is why we have taken the decision to neutralize the carbon emission of all our LCL shipments.

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Carbon Global Emissions Climate Protection 321

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APRIL 25, 2023

The JV tankers Stena Pro Marine and Stena Prosperous were refueled with methanol via barge while discharging petroleum products at a terminal in the Port of Houston in the first week of April. Stena Pro Marine was bunkered with 1,408MT of methanol, and Stena Prosperous was refueled with 1,203MT during the operation.

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Mariner Houston United States North America 243

Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

Carbon neutrality, zero waste and serving seafood solely from responsible suppliers: Many boutique eco-tourism destinations — particularly those catering to small numbers of luxury travelers — can reach or come close to sustainability goals such as these, but what about a decades-old resort company operating 97 properties across 14 countries?

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Mariner Dominican Republic Waste Climate Change 52

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APRIL 9, 2021

million for technologies that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. ( BETO is focused on developing technologies that convert domestic biomass and other waste resources (e.g., municipal solid waste, biosolids) into low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts.

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APRIL 7, 2022

His research is also relevant to port and inland marine vessels, such as tugboats and ferries. The first is the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), which aims to advance combustion engine technology and simultaneously reduce criteria emissions, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and ozone.

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Carbon Fuel Ozone Engine 259

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MARCH 24, 2021

Utilizing Western Canadian natural gas, combined with carbon capture and sequestration, the project will produce 3 million tonnes annually of net-zero, Blue Methanol. Partnering with Enhance on CO 2 capture and sequestration changes the game of what low carbon methanol production at world scale will be from this point on.

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Energy CO2 Singapore Production 418

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green methanol partnership with US-based project developer Carbon Sink LLC. The parties have signed a Letter of Intent covering the development by Carbon Sink of green methanol production facilities in the United States. —Berit Hinnemann, Head of Green Fuels Sourcing, A.P. Moller - Maersk.

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Green Carbon South Dakota Production 186

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APRIL 23, 2022

Infinium electrofuels are classified as ultra-low carbon fuels because they reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 97% when compared to traditional jet and diesel fuels. Infinium utilizes waste CO 2 and hydrogen, which are converted to synthetic gas using Infinium’s proprietary, patented CO2Cat catalyst.

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Japan Mitsubishi Production Carbon 243

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JULY 8, 2022

Advanced biofuels are based on raw biological materials, such as used cooking oil and other waste products. Biofuel will play a significant role in the upcoming years on our path to becoming net-zero carbon by 2045. Compared to standard fuels, this biofuel product lowers greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80%.

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Transportation Mariner Climate Oil 341

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

With support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), BHP and GoodFuels Marine have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on a biofuels pilot project in Singapore, which is expected to be carried out early next year. GoodFuels Marine develops and delivers sustainable biofuels for the maritime sector.

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Singapore Mariner Alternative Fuels Cleaner 170

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for about 28% of total carbon emissions. In NREL’s bioenergy program, for example, we have chemists studying the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass and waste materials into fuel.

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Transportation Hydrogen Mariner Renewable 488

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

It will be the first refinery in the world for an advanced marine biofuel based on pyrolysis oil. In the first phase, BTG-neXt will focus on building a pilot refinery for converting pyrolysis oil into 100% sustainable marine biodiesel for ships, in order to demonstrate that continuous production is feasible.

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Oil Convert Fuel Mariner 186

Cars That Think

MARCH 10, 2022

Early in February, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that they will build the world’s first ship for transporting carbon dioxide solely from carbon-capture facilities. Carbon capture is picking up steam around the world as heavy industries and power plants try to meet emissions-reductions targets.

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Carbon Norway Store Transportation 94

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Boeing, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada’s aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel. The consortium is led by UBC and NORAM Engineering and Constructors, Ltd., of Vancouver.

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Waste Industrial Industry South Africa 150

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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Production Carbon Conversion Mariner 225

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JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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Convert Denmark Waste Conversion 418

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

road, air, marine, and rail) and other end-use sectors, and energy systems. Argonne has expanded and updated the model in various sectors in GREET 2020; some (but certainly not all) of the major changes include: CO 2 utilization (e-fuels) and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Methanol as marine fuels. Green ammonia.

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2020 Gas-Electric Lithium Ion Mariner 324

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JANUARY 12, 2022

stake in Biojet AS , a Norwegian biofuels company that plans to convert forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions biofuels and biofuel components. Additional opportunities for marine transportation and aviation may develop as the market for lower-emissions biofuels expands. ExxonMobil is acquiring a 49.9%

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United Kingdom Norway Waste 2000 210

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This acquisition supports Shell’s ambitions to build an integrated RNG value chain at global scale and to grow its low-carbon offerings profitably to customers across multiple sectors. This makes it a competitive option to help decarbonize multiple hard to abate sectors including commercial road transport, marine, heating and heavy industry.

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Europe North America Denmark Mariner 218

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The plant will liquefy gas from the natural gas grid to produce carbon-neutral LNG. The use of LNG as an emissions-reducing fuel in the marine and transportation industries is already well established, and to introduce bioLNG which can be mixed with LNG is the next obvious step in enabling a CO2-neutral transportation fuel.

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CO2 Transportation Supplies Fuel 259

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application.

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Exhaust Waste Land Rover Fuel 210

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Leading global heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and commercial, sustainable marine biofuel company GoodFuels, are partnering to test Goodfuels’ marine Bio-Fuel Oil on an offshore decommissioning project.

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Oil Mariner Fuel Netherlands 207

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

million in funding for projects focused on producing cost-effective, low-carbon biofuels. The topic areas include high-impact biotechnology research, development, and demonstration to bolster the body of scientific and engineering knowledge needed to produce low-carbon biofuels at a lower cost. Award amount: $2,800,000).

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Emissions Waste Conversion Gas-Electric 272

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Waste-to-biogas company Anaergia Inc. Biogenic carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide that is released during the decomposition of organic matter such as food waste. All Anaergia plants use organic waste material to produce biogas, which is composed of methane and carbon dioxide.

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Green Supplies Energy Denmark 186

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Carbon cycle. The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Blue carbon sink. Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Click to enlarge.

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Mariner Carbon Emissions Climate Change 170

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Maersk Growth has made a leading venture investment in Prometheus Fuels, a Silicon Valley-based startup with a promising direct air capture-technology to enable cost efficient, carbon neutral eFuels for shipping ( earlier post ). Moller - Maersk’s work to execute on the strategy to decarbonize marine operations. Moller - Maersk.

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Fuel Water Carbon Mariner 199

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APRIL 7, 2010

Basic operation of the Opcon Powerbox ORC waste heat recovery system. Opcon, the Sweden-based energy and environmental technology Group, will install an Opcon Powerbox—an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) waste heat recovery system—on one of Wallenius’ ships. Tags: Ports and Marine Waste Heat Recovery. Click to enlarge.

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Waste Installation Mariner Fuel 220

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MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc. The fuel cells will also produce a net 2.3

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Renewable Hydrogen Supplies North America 199

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AUGUST 1, 2020

These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. Scale-up and Qualification of Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Wet Waste. Topic 2: Waste to Energy Strategies for the Bioeconomy.

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Waste Conversion Universal San Diego 186

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JULY 2, 2022

The remaining carbon dioxide is stored in the tank and reused in onshore methanol production. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), maritime transport is responsible for more than 3% of the total carbon emissions in the European Union. The researchers at Fraunhofer developed a ceramic membrane coated with carbon.

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Hydrogen Engine Fuel Carbon 480

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A containerized 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board the Maersk Cape Town in December 2019 to improve vessel performance and reliability while reducing CO 2 emissions. Maersk will continue to facilitate, test, and develop low-carbon solutions on our journey to become carbon neutral by 2050.

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Battery Batteries Mariner Singapore 186

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The agreement aims to exploit the possibilities arising from the merging of Opcon’s Powerbox waste-heat-recovery (WHR) technology ( earlier post ) with MAN Diesel & Turbo’s diesel engines for cutting fuel consumption and reducing emissions. The Opcon Powerbox is an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) implementation.

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Waste Diesel Emissions Mariner 186

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MARCH 25, 2021

The California Energy Commission has awarded GTI and Sierra Northern Railway nearly $4,000,000 to fund the design, integration, and demonstration of a hydrogen fuel cell switching locomotive to support the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstrations in Rail and Marine Applications at Ports (H2RAM) initiative.

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Sierra Hydrogen California Energy 357

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MAY 29, 2020

With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to clean up oil spills inexpensively and efficiently without harming marine life. Oil spill clean-up is an expensive and complicated process that often harms marine life and further damages the environment. —Vikas Nandwana.

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Water Oil Mariner Pollution 243

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APRIL 3, 2023

The tankers will transport a wide variety of liquid cargoes including renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oils and fats to Neste’s refineries. Neste has signed an agreement to charter two new lower-emission product tankers from Terntank.

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