Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. In neighboring Montana, state legislators recently approved a study for converting one coal plant to nuclear. On 13 September, the U.S.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2021
A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech. Image: Oregon State University).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar an economically viable biofuel feedstock by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently—after only two or three years—instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle. Chang Dou/University of Washington. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2021
Because of these advantages over biodiesel, as well as increasing renewable fuel standards at both state and federal levels, both new renewable diesel production facilities and existing petroleum refinery capacity converted into renewable diesel production have experienced significant investment in the United States recently.
Plug in America
JULY 27, 2021
The amount of the credit depends on the tax year and whether the car or truck is purchased, leased, or converted. Oregon drivers who purchase or lease new electric vehicles whose MSRP is below $50,000 can receive the Oregon Standard Rebate Program , a rebate of up to $2,500 depending on the vehicles’ battery size. . Washington.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Acetogens have several advantages to yeast: they convert all xylose (C 5 ) and glucose (C 6 ) sugars and tolerate all breakdown products of biomass; they operate in harsh environments; and they produce no CO 2 as a by-product. For the ethanol process, the acetic acid is then converted to an ester which is then hydrogenated to make ethanol.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2010
It is produced via a microbial process called denitrification, which converts nitrogen to nitrous oxide and an inert gas called dinitrogen. Much of this nitrogen is transported into river and stream networks where it may be converted to nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, via the activity of microbes. Beaulieu et al.
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