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Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed an electrolyzer capable of converting carbon dioxide into propane in a manner that is both scalable and economically viable.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

Panda Power Funds has financed the 1,124 megawatt Panda “Hummel Station” power plant—one of the largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in the United States. The plant will be located at the site of the retired Sunbury coal-fired power plant near Shamokin Dam in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

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JULY 15, 2015

This program supports a wide range of research and development activities aimed at improving fuel and product versatility, efficiency, and economics of gasification processes. The Pennsylvania State University. Technologies developed in this project will set the stage for further validation in future field testing.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

GENCO Supply Chain Solutions recently ordered 136 GenDrive fuel cell power units from PLug Power Inc. In turn, GENCO will provide the units to Wegmans at its distribution facilities for conversion of lift truck fleets in their produce and grocery buildings. The funding for the fuel cells is part of a $6.1 Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. 993,654 for development of a hydrogen plant module that is capable of producing fuel onboard a vehicle. 255,443 to develop an improved electric hybrid/ fuel cell vehicle capable of extended range and load.

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JULY 9, 2012

This program marks the first LNG rig conversion in the Marcellus Shale and will provide a cleaner burning alternative fuel for the region’s drilling operations. The LNG being used for EQT’s pilot program is produced locally from Marcellus natural gas reserves.

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OCTOBER 16, 2011

a developer of technology for the production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals from biomass and waste materials, achieved two years of successful operations at their cellulosic ethanol semi-commercial facility in Madison, Pennsylvania this month. Coskata, Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Bay Area Air Quality.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Ford has begun production of the 2014 F-150 with the gaseous fuel prep option, making Ford the only manufacturer with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. When equipped with a bi-fuel CNG/LPG engine package, the 3.7-liter Upfits run approximately $6,000 to $9,500 depending on fuel tank capacity. The Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter

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JUNE 15, 2011

Acreage in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania will be designated to grow giant miscanthus, a sterile hybrid warm-season grass that can be converted into energy to be used for heat, power, liquid biofuels, and bio-based products.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

Success will lead to increased operational reliability of the chemical looping technology with impacts for CO2 capture from solid and gaseous fuel conversion. DOE: $750,000 Non-DOE: $705,000 Total: $1,455,000 (49% cost share). Process Systems Enterprise Limited. DOE: $750,000 Non-DOE: $187,500 Total: $937,500 (20% cost share).

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APRIL 26, 2009

has received more than $6 million in awards from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for fuel cell market transformation programs. The funding will be used to integrate Plug Power’s fuel cell solutions into material handling, residential and stationary power applications. Plug Power Inc. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 16, 2009

million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 13 projects to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and to create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and support services. Nuvera Fuel Cells (Billerica, MA). The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $41.9

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MAY 21, 2010

The projects focus on four nuclear energy research areas: Fuel Cycle Research and Development (13 projects, $11,823,154). Pennsylvania State University - $1,377,444. Pennsylvania State University - $1,000,000. Actual project funding will be established during contract negotiation phase. Clemson University - $614,690.

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JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Tags: Biomass Fuels. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. USDA Regional Roadmap.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. Boyer, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Kenneth G. Earlier post.) Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Coskata has been demonstrating the commercial viability of its process for more than a year at the company’s integrated biorefinery, located in Madison, Pennsylvania. The process produces approximately 100 gallons of fuel from each dry ton of biomass. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The funding will support 40 projects across 15 states and will help improve the fuel efficiency of next generation vehicles. Advanced fuels and lubricants. This project will determine levels at which higher alcohols and other advanced oxygenated fuel components can be readily integrated into the existing fuel supply (i.e.,

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The vehicles cost more to buy when modified for CNG use, but the fuel costs significantly less than diesel or gasoline at 25% less per equivalent gallon, said Bill Flemming, PECO’s fleet manager and chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Coalition. million for the vehicle conversions. PECO serves 1.6 PECO delivered 83.7

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Pennsylvania State University. Dramatically increase our fundamental knowledge of the physical structure of biopolymers in plant cell walls to provide a basis for improved methods for converting biomass into fuels. Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio). $20. EFRC Objective. Purdue University.

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MAY 29, 2013

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened its Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Natural Gas Vehicle program. Grant applications will also be accepted for innovation in alternative fuel transportation, including non-road vehicles, such as natural gas-powered trains or marine vessels.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Bunting-Dubois (Dubois, Pennsylvania). Application of Advanced Materials Processing to Enable Direct Production of Fast Reactor Fuel Alloys, $1,000,000. Westinghouse Electric Company (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania). Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Framatome Inc.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Unlike prior processes for converting alcohols into hydrocarbons with multiple steps for dehydration, oligomerization, and hydrogenation, the Vertimass consolidated alcohol dehydration and oligomerization (CADO) conversion is accomplished in a single reactor system using a metal exchanged zeolite catalyst. HE = heat exchangers. Hannon et al.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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JUNE 24, 2014

Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI). Tailor the morphology, complex dielectric structure, and electronic properties of matter so as to sculpt the flow of sunlight and heat, enabling light conversion to electrical energy with unprecedented efficiency. Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC).

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APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. The target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States. OPX Biotechnologies Inc.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, is advancing production of 105 Xcelsior diesel-electric hybrid, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). New Flyer of America Inc., the US subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

IONICS project teams are paving the way for technologies that overcome the limitations of current battery and fuel cell products. In particular, IONICS projects will work to improve energy storage and conversion technologies in three categories: transportation batteries, grid-level storage, and fuel cells.

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JUNE 13, 2014

The OSU team’s engineered 2013 Chevrolet Malibu featured a series-parallel plug-in hybrid drive with E85-fueled engine technology. L, high-compression-ratio engine recalibrated to run on E85 fuel and an 80 kW peak electric machine to provide power to the front wheels through a six-speed automated manual transmission.

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MARCH 28, 2013

STG+ technology converts syngas into drop-in high-octane gasoline and jet fuel with a conversion efficiency of ~35% by mass of syngas into liquid transportation fuels (the highest documented conversion efficiency in the industry) or greater than 70% by mass of natural gas. Click to enlarge. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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MARCH 23, 2019

Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. This would substantially reduce aviation fuel usage and carbon emissions. Pennsylvania State University.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

One program, Reducing Emissions using Methanotrophic Organisms for Transportation Energy (REMOTE, earlier post ), provides $34 million to 15 projects to find advanced biocatalyst technologies that can convert natural gas to liquid fuel for transportation. process intensification approaches for biological methane conversion.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Deploying this class of alloys for 1300 °C turbine operation will allow airlines to save millions of gallons of fuel per year. The drive for higher fuel efficiency and higher core power of gas turbines used in electric power generation and aircraft propulsion requires higher peak operation temperatures in the hottest sections.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

the developer of high-octane renewable gasoline ( earlier post ) has produced its first sample of renewable drop-in gasoline through a proprietary combination of biomass conversion technologies that transforms herbaceous and woody biomass, in conjunction with natural gas, into high-octane gasoline. Primus Green Energy Ltd.,

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MARCH 29, 2011

This project aims to transfer high energy electrons from a cyanobacterial cell where there is excess that would otherwise be turned to heat to an adjacent cell which will be engineered to produce food or fuel products. The funding agencies used a method called an Ideas Lab that led to these awards.

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JUNE 12, 2012

Technology; University of California Santa Barbara; and The Pennsylvania State. flow control openings for fuel injectors. panels, car doors could weigh 60% less, resulting in significant fuel economy improvements and carbon emission savings. The Pennsylvania State. University. response and statistical variability.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

catalytic liquid fuel synthesis using a four-stage catalytic system (the MTG variant). Primus says that its gasoline is cost-competitive with fossil fuels without subsidies, utilizing carbon-efficient and high fuel-yielding non-agricultural biomass that does not compete with foodstocks. gallon US ($0.52/liter). Earlier post.).

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