Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2017

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have developed a new high-yield process—a hybrid of fermentation followed by thermochemical catalysis—to produce renewable isoprene from biomass. Joseph McAuliffe ( earlier post ).

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Minnesota Polymer Renewable Green 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The realization, which will benefit also from the collaboration with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), of technologies and devices for the capture and temporary storage of part of CO 2 produced by internal combustion engines. 20% of the Fiat Doblò fleet will be powered by methane.

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Renewable Emissions CO2 Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A team of chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has identified a small molecule surrogate for cellulose—?-cyclodextrin—in The resulting vapor products are condensed to form bio-oil which can be upgraded catalytically to renewable liquid fuels or chemicals. Mettler, Samir H. Mushrif, Alex D.

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Insight Conversion 2011 Delaware 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Once further optimized and energy conversion elements, such as thermoelectric converters, are added, the cell could produce electricity. It looks like it will have to be a thermal conversion—that makes it not quite as easy as if I could get a direct conversion to electricity. —Prof. Tadahiko Mizuno, Ph.D.,

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Fusion Power Powered Batteries 326

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts: $2,500,000. Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Lowell Regional Transit Authority, Massachusetts: $1,500,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

USDA’s report identifies numerous biomass feedstocks to be utilized in developing biofuels and calls for the funding of further investments in research and development of: Feedstock; Sustainable production and management systems; Efficient conversion technologies and high-value bioproducts; and. Decision support and policy analysis tools.

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Renewable Standards Fuel Rhode Island 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

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., The approach leverages a key technological innovation: the ability to pump and contain liquid metals such as liquid tin at temperatures greater than 1400 °C.

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Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. remote oil wells burn natural gas as a by-product because it is not. Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will develop a. conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels. combustor of a natural gas turbine, facilitating its conversion into a.

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2012 Energy Lithium Sulfur Conversion 240

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Johnson Matthey will investigate the catalytic conversion of this microbial biodiesel into additional fuel molecules, most importantly jet fuel. Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen (or Electrons); Organism: anaerobe and aerobe; Product: Oil for biodiesel.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2015

The winners are Professor Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Professor Yogesh (Yogi) Surendranath, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Professor David Go, University of Notre Dame. Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Reducing CO 2 emissions. Preventing air pollution.

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Toyota Green Energy Massachusetts 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an. Description.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

Today, the automotive industry faces three challenges regarding environmental and energy issues: finding a viable alternative energy source as a replacement for oil; reducing CO 2 emissions; and. Currently, oil remains the main source of automotive fuel; however, further research and development of alternative energies may bring change.

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Toyota Green Energy 2016 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2018

Typically the steam cracking of ethane has a conversion rate of 70%, with ethylene yields of about 50%. Ethylene production is energy-intensive and uses steam-cracking—the most energy-consuming single process in chemical industry. The NDP was carried out at 400 °C whereas the steam cracking was performed at 850 °C. Ding et al.

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Idaho Energy Hydrogen Manufacturer 218

Green Car Congress

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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT will develop a high performance, compact, and durable ceramic heat exchanger.

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Low Cost Universal Power Powered 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will develop a paradigm shifting new all-liquid metal grid scale battery for low cost, large scale storage of electrical energy. Towards Scale Solar Conversion of CO 2 and Water Vapor to Hydrocarbon Fuels. DOE grant: $6,949,624). DOE grant: $2,200,000). DOE grant: $8,325,400).

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Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The conversion is simple. 3Prong Power is the only plug-in conversion company in the East Bay. A conversion system at Pat’s Garage, for example, costs $10,400.

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Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric 100

Cars That Think

MAY 23, 2023

Paras was furious that Rutgers chose Incapsula , a small cybersecurity firm based in Massachusetts, as its DDoS-mitigation provider. With this information, it would seek court orders and then search warrants to acquire the content of the conspirators’ conversations. He claimed that Rutgers chose the cheapest company.

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