Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

SK innovation, one of the world’s leading energy and petrochemical companies, and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, are working together to develop a new process technology for the production of 1,3 butadiene, a platform chemical used in many high growth industries globally.

Waste 199

Waste Gas United States Convert 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2022

Avfuel Corporation is making a multimillion-dollar investment in Alder Fuels—a company that is developing technologies for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at scale by converting abundant biomass into sustainable low-carbon, drop-in replacement crude oil that can be used in existing refineries to produce aviation fuel.

Fuel 199

Fuel Carbon Corporation Oil 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a report prepared by the consultancy Cerulogy that explores the potential market and environmental impacts of increased capacity for renewable diesel produced by hydrotreating oils and fats in the US. —from the report, “Animal, vegetable or mineral (oil)?”.

Renewable 243

Renewable Diesel Production Oil 243

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

A team at Stanford University is proposing using solid oxide fuel cells as the basis for a method for electricity production from oil shale with in situ carbon capture (EPICC) as a means to provide transportation services from oil shale with greatly reduced CO 2 emissions. secondary use of waste heat. Heat source.

Oil 220

Oil Carbon Emissions CO2 220

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

One avenue to combat this crisis is a rapid reduction in carbon emissions from our daily transportation, one of the leading contributors of CO 2 emissions. Enter electric vehicles: a practical step toward reducing carbon emissions and reinforcing sustainable practices. Let’s not forget our carbon footprint.

Carbon 52

Carbon Emissions CO2 Gasoline-Electric 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Neste recently launched a renewable diesel made entirely from waste and residues under the brand name Neste MY Renewable Diesel at select service stations in the Helsinki region today, 9 January 2017. The campaign encouraged people to bring the waste fat from their roast ham to be used as raw material for renewable diesel.

Finland 150

Finland Waste Renewable Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2011

A new Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) study shows finds that oil from algae grown in outdoor raceway ponds located in the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes could replace 17% of the United States’ imported oil for transportation. That’s 17% of the petroleum that the U.S.

Oil 281

Oil Water South Carolina Climate 281

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

A newly released GE study — Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations —estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year, despite some progress on the flaring issue. The study finds that the technologies required for a solution exist now.

Waste 260

Waste Gas Equatorial Guinea Gas-Electric 260

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

Compared to other waste heat recovery systems, the E1 requires only minor up front engineering scope and no operation by the customer. It has long been our goal to be known as the ‘Intel Inside,’ or in our case, the ‘Alphabet Inside’ of waste heat recovery. According to TechNavio, 20-50% of global industrial energy is wasted as heat.

Waste 150

Waste Energy Exhaust 2014 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

Estonia 236

Estonia Oil Cleaner Jordan 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

Javelina controls approximately sixty million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of hydrogen production through a combination of hydrogen entrained in the refineries’ waste gas that the facility processes, and hydrogen produced through a steam methane reformer process.

San Antonio 170

San Antonio Hydrogen Convert Mexico 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In the data EMIT has collected since being installed on the International Space Station in July, the science team has identified more than 50 “super-emitters” in Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Southwestern United States. The instrument can also measure carbon dioxide. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Turkmenistan 210

Turkmenistan Iran New Mexico Mexico 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

Growth of production of Canadian oil sands. The Canadian oil sands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian Oil Sands Dialogue. times the average for fuel consumed in the United States. Source: IHS CERA.

Oil-Sands 186

Oil-Sands Oil 2010 Production 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

The strategy builds on progress to date and takes steps to further cut methane emissions from landfills, coal mining, and agriculture, and oil and gas systems. In the spring of 2014, EPA will assess several potentially significant sources of methane and other emissions from the oil and gas sector.

Obama 246

Obama Emissions EPA 2014 246

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has closed its Series C round with new investment totaling US $55.8 LanzaTech uses a proprietary fermentation process to convert gases (including industrial waste gases and gas derived from any biomass source) into fuels and chemicals.

Waste 186

Waste Malaysia Convert India 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2016

Tesoro Corporation plans to foster the development of biocrude, made from renewable biomass, which can be co-processed in its existing refineries along with conventional fossil crude oil to produce lower-carbon drop-in fuels. Earlier post.).

Renewable 150

Renewable Sierra Nevada Corporation 150

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 27, 2022

IndyCar , the organizers of an open wheel racing series based in the United States, best known for its Indianapolis 500 race, has made a commitment to be a leader in sustainable motorsports. Indycar fuels, oil go sustainable. Carbon Neutral Oil. What exactly is carbon neutral? Hybrid Power. —are

Cleaner 71

Cleaner Green Fuel Cars 71

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2014

EPA said it expects to see further methane emission reductions as the agency’s 2012 standards for the oil and gas industry become fully implemented. The data from these facilities also show that in 2013: Carbon dioxide is the GHG emitted in the largest quantities. billion metric tons of CO 2 reported for 2013 represent 91.4%

2013 268

2013 EPA 2011 Emissions 268

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen—a solid organic precursor to oil and gas—from which hydrocarbon gases and liquids (HCs) can be obtained through the application of heat. Mbbl of shale oil from 2.7 Mbbl of shale oil from 2.7 Onsite upgrading of raw shale oil. Credit: ACS.

Gasoline 239

Gasoline Oil Emissions Convert 239

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2013

In the United States, the transportation sector accounts for two-thirds of total US oil consumption and about one-third of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrocarbon-based biofuels made from non-food feedstocks, waste materials, and algae can directly replace gasoline and other fuels. up to $4 million).

Oklahoma 199

Oklahoma Idaho Oil Convert 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

TXE is engaged in developing a gasification facility in Beaumont, Texas that will convert petroleum coke, an oil refining waste product, into hydrogen and pipeline quality carbon dioxide. This site is uniquely suited for a gasification facility that converts waste petroleum coke into clean energy products.

CO2 199

CO2 Purchase Texas Waste 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

The three are also urging the G-20 to make commitments to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas sector and to improve the environmental performance of heavy-duty vehicles. Short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons are up to thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Mexico 199

Mexico Canada Standards Light 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources for storage or beneficial use. Secretary Chu on Carbon Capture. Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. The first phase of these projects will include $21.6

Carbon 210

Carbon Industrial Industry Coal 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

ARPA-E’s first solicitation, announced earlier this year, was highly competitive and resulted in awarding $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Earlier post.)

Carbon 199

Carbon Plug-in Energy Fuel 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed.

Fully Electric 536

Fully Electric Electric Electrical Diesel 536

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. The approval process for carbon offsets has two goals. THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

Carbon 255

Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion.

Molten Salt 142

Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 142

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. The target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States.

Carbon 249

Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2015

The regularly scheduled Hainan Airlines flight—which carried more than 100 passengers from Shanghai to Beijing in a Next-Generation 737-800—used biofuel made by Sinopec from waste cooking oil collected from restaurants in China. Boeing also partners with the Commercial Aviation Corp.

Commercial 150

Commercial Africa Brazil China 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons. The company will now expand its focus to other second- and third-generation carbon feedstocks, which are associated with even higher reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier post.).

Global 150

Global Green Production Convert 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Developed by scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory in the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI), the technology provides insight into how to separate in-demand rare-earth elements cost-effectively, which could shift the industry to benefit producers in the United States.

Waste 170

Waste North Carolina Industrial Industry 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2011

Microalgae can grow in waste or sea water and offer vastly superior biomass yields per hectare; furthermore, CO 2 removed from the atmosphere during photosynthetic growth of the plant offsets CO 2 released during fuel combustion. for conventional diesel from the United States. tons/ha/year). They noted that an EBR of 1.2

Oil-Sands 236

Oil-Sands Production Grid Saudi Arabia 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

has signed an EPA Test Vehicle Agreement with Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. The dual fuel conversion and emissions reduction systems lower carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter emissions. The initial vehicle to be tested for Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.

Diesel 199

Diesel Fuel Colorado Waste 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2015

Red Rock Biofuels LLC will produce approximately three million gallons of low-carbon, renewable jet fuel per year for FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation. The agreement runs through 2024, with first delivery expected in 2017. Earlier post.). Red Rock’s gas-to-liquids technology partner is Velocys.

Renewable 150

Renewable Supplies Fuel Oil Prices 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2019

Energy-Water cohort teams will develop new, energy-efficient processing technologies for industrial (particularly oil and gas) and municipal wastewater. The treated water streams can achieve the most stringent effluent water quality standards in the United States with a new cost-efficient, energy-positive model.

Water 170

Water Energy Oklahoma Utah 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2019

Now, in order to extract the oil-rich lipids from the algae, scientists have to pull the water from the algae first, leaving either a slurry or dry powder of the biomass—the most energy-intensive part of the process. We have removed a significant development barrier to make algal biofuel production more efficient and smarter.

Utah 277

Utah Convert Universal Engine 277

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

The non-food derived feedstocks used to produce the biofuels will vary from fast-growing poplar or pine trees to switch grass, forest and agriculture residue and municipal solid waste. It will not include anything that is actually food for humans. The goal is to find catalytic systems that can produce biofuels cost effectively at scale.

United Kingdom 231

United Kingdom Convert Gasoline Oil 231