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NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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The NSF grant will address challenges that remain before the renewable strategy can be applied practically on a commercial scale. We intend to build an electrochemical modular system as a platform for a continuous conversion process of simulated flue gas to pure liquid fuels. —Haotian Wang. —Rafael Verduzco.

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Neste to establish JV with Marathon Petroleum for production of renewable fuels in California

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The joint venture will produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon’s refinery in Martinez, California (the Martinez Renewable Fuels project). The project is expected to increase Neste’s renewable products capacity by slightly more than 1 million tons (365 million US gallons) per annum.

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University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

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Researchers from the University of Houston (UH) have developed a cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) nanocrystalline catalyst that can carry out overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of around 5%. The generation of hydrogen from water using sunlight could potentially form the basis of a clean and renewable source of energy.

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BIOX working with Forge Hydrocarbons to co-locate renewable diesel facility at Sombra site

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BIOX Corporation, a renewable energy company that owns and operates biodiesel production facilities, is working with Forge Hydrocarbons ( earlier post ) to explore the co-location of a renewable diesel production facility using Forge technology on the existing BIOX site in Sombra, Ontario. BIOX acquired a 50-million-liter (13.2-million-gallon)

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thyssenkrupp nucera to deliver electrolyzers for Air Products’ hydrogen facility in Arizona; 2nd joint project under strategic partnership

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With a local office in Houston, Texas, thyssenkrupp nucera builds its company organization as a globally operating network that is close to customers. Arizona offers the perfect conditions for low-price renewable energy whereas California has set the right regulations to massively decarbonize their transportation sector.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Tustin, Calif.

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IH2 biomass-to-liquid hydrocarbons technology licensed to leading European company

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The license covers IH 2 technology, a continuous thermal catalytic process which produces liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels from forest residues, and other renewable resources. CRI Catalyst Company of Houston, Texas has been granted exclusive worldwide licensing rights. Earlier post.).

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