Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

” Low-cost sugars from biomass are a key enabler for many production pathways for bio-based fuels and chemicals. separate sugars from the heavy fractions of bio-oil using a simple water-washing process. Fast pyrolysis involves quickly heating the biomass without oxygen to produce liquid or gas products. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Salt caverns such as the one depicted here could provide a low-cost solution for the geologic storage of hydrogen. Researchers could then determine whether hydrogen gas mixes with residual gas or oil, reacts with minerals in the surrounding rock or poses any environmental concerns. Other fuels are already stored geologically.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has released a report on the proceedings—and papers that informed those proceedings—of the 8 April 2010 symposium on The Electrification of the Transportation System: Issues and Opportunities. Currently, petroleum almost exclusively fuels the United States (US) transportation system.

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JULY 20, 2020

This expansion of our product offering enables zero-carbon electricity and transportation solutions. SK Group is the leading oil and gas provider in South Korea with 3,400 gas stations. Generating low-cost hydrogen from intermittent renewables is a sine qua non for decarbonization. million hydrogen cars by 2040.

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MARCH 16, 2010

The Carbon Trust has created a consortium of British businesses led by Axion Energy, a division of the Axion Group , to pioneer the development of an advanced, commercially viable pyrolysis process to turn municipal and wood waste into transport biofuel. One of the products of this process is pyrolysis oil. catalyst lifetime).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Broad findings of the DOE-QTR include: DOE should give greater emphasis to the transport sector relative to the stationary sector. Among the transport strategies, DOE will devote its greatest effort to electrification of the vehicle fleet, a sweet spot for pre-competitive DOE R&D. DOE has particular capabilities in these areas.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Projects may also propose technologies utilizing oils extracted from algae that could be accepted into a petroleum refinery for further processing to the final products. Process sustainability and economics are strongly influenced by the amount of hydrogen that is needed to simultaneously achieve high carbon yields and low GHG emissions.

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JUNE 1, 2012

The facility is expected to provide low-cost biodiesel in rural Northern California, which currently lacks such fuel options. Used cooking oil and other waste material will be diverted from landfills and used to produce up to 1,000 gallons a day of biodiesel to be used locally.

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MARCH 7, 2012

GE and Chesapeake Energy Corporation have agreed to collaborate to develop infrastructure solutions that will help accelerate the adoption of natural gas as a transportation fuel. Using LNG as a substitute for diesel or fuel oil can reduce combustion emissions up to 25%. Development of home refueling technologies.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When it comes to the car of the future and automated driving experiences, data is literally the new oil. Just as oil has transformed our world over the last century, data is poised to transform our world for the next hundred years – and beyond. Extrapolate this further and think about how many cars are on the road.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

This proposed project will significantly (1) reduce Si anode costs; (2) improve efficiency and reduce waste in production; (3) reduce engineering and cost risks; and (4) reduce EV battery costs and accelerate the move to clean transportation and renewable energy. 24M Technologies, Inc. Ionic Materials.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Greyrock Energy, a company transforming natural gas into premium transportation fuels ( earlier post ), announced a final investment decision (FID) to build a small-scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facility near Houston, Texas. Bolin, Chairman, Eagle Oil & Gas. The plant will be commercially operational by the end of 2015. —Pat S.

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JULY 29, 2019

will use Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and machine learning to rapidly improve catalysts which are imperative to the efficiency and economy of the United States by making energy production, manufacturing and transportation more efficient and eco-friendly. Awards include: Accustrata Inc. TDA Research Inc. TDA Research Inc.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Anellotech announced today that it has developed proprietary technology to extend catalyst lifetime in its Bio-TCat process for low cost conversion of biomass into valuable aromatic chemicals and renewable fuels. Earlier post.) This is a breakthrough innovation for the industry and vital to technological success.

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MARCH 31, 2014

NexTech Materials will use its NO x sensing technology to develop a low-cost device capable of accurately quantifying NO x concentrations in the exhaust stream of diesel passenger cars and heavy duty trucks. These additives decrease clumping of nanoparticles in the oil and improve friction and wear properties. XG Sciences, Inc.

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JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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MAY 19, 2018

Current technology for hydrogen storage requires high pressure systems which are too large and costly to be viable for transportation. Compact Membrane Systems: New Fluorinated Ionomers for Enhanced Oxygen Transport in Fuel Cell Cathodes. To demonstrate a low-cost fuel cell technology. Glacigen Materials, Inc.:

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This project will develop a combination of new alloys and novel casting techniques to produce high-performance, low-cost castings for crankshafts and rotating components with properties similar to forged units. In the last four years, the cost of a plug-in electric vehicle battery has come down by nearly 50%. Caterpillar. ??? ?This

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

In the near-term pre-CCS era, with a low cost of carbon, the economical solution for power providers is to vent the CO 2 and pay the fees, passing on the costs to customers. owned by) a power plant; careful integration between the two plants will reduce costs (not studied in detail here). their CO 2 (e.g. ~90%)

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

We are certainly in revolutionary times, but it is clear that power generation sources will not become fully renewable and transport will not become fully electric for several decades, if ever. Transportation contributes about 10%. Global warming potential (GWP) in CO2 equivalent tons by sector. Reitz et al. Engine lubrication.

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MAY 24, 2009

Oil sands supply chain. A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)— The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security vs Climate Change — claims that prudent greenhouse gas regulations can limit emissions from Canadian oil sands while still enabling robust development of the energy resource. Source: Levi 2009.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. The envisioned system will be developed to support production of at least 0.5

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APRIL 11, 2024

Private demand for EVs in this segment remained strong, fueled by the popularity of compact electric SUVs, as well as the launch of low-cost models in the small segment such as Tata Motors’ Tiago EV and MG Motor’s Comet EV,” Bloomberg said.

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MAY 16, 2018

household garbage that would otherwise be landfilled—into a low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel product. By converting waste into low-carbon transportation fuel, Fulcrum provides a real solution to the aviation industry’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions. million gallons of fuel each year.

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APRIL 30, 2014

The Methane Observation Networks with Innovative Technology to Obtain Reductions (MONITOR) program will help the oil and gas sector reduce methane emissions. The program implementation focus is on “oil and gas systems” from the wellhead to the end-user. Recent studies suggest this might be a low figure. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Value of life-cycle emissions externality damages and oil premium costs from vehicles in 2010 $. A paper presenting the results of the group’s latest year-long study on the lifecycle air emissions and oil displacement benefits of plug-in vehicles was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Transportation in the United States could. However, projected 2050 transportation demand, relative to 2005, counteracts per-mile GHG reductions. Additional strategies will be required to achieve a 50% reduction in GHG emissions relative to 2005 in the transportation sector by 2050. Source: NPC. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 25, 2017

While non-fossil fuels are expected to account for half of the growth in energy supplies over the next 20 years, the Outlook projects that oil and gas, together with coal, will remain the main source of energy powering the world economy, accounting for more than 75% of total energy supply in 2035, compared with 86% in 2015. billion by 2035.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

It is then isolated and purified for use as a transportation fuel. The algal biomass is processed to extract and produce a bio-oil co-product; spent biomass is gasified to produce bio-methane that is used onsite in a combined heat and powerunit. —Paul Woods, Founder and CEO of Algenol.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Other partners in the project are the Chilean power company AME, Chile’s national oil company ENAP, and Italian energy company Enel. Hydrogen will come to play an increasingly important role in storing and transporting energy. In two further phases, capacity is then to be increased to about 55 million liters (14.5

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JULY 5, 2016

Whereas fuel cost used to be a major driver for fleet managers, the lowering of oil prices and the availability of low-cost natural gas has reduced this concern, Navigant notes. Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3% of vehicles in the US, drive 9.3%

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JUNE 4, 2012

Edeniq’s OilPlus corn oil extraction process is also being deployed at one Flint Hills plant and plans call for two others. OilPlus combines mechanical and chemical treatments to improve corn oil recovery. Edeniq is installing Cellunators at the first of four Flint Hills plants. —Brian Thome, president and CEO of Edeniq.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Accenture has identified 12 technologies that it concludes have the potential to disrupt the current views of transport fuels supply, demand and GHG emissions over the next 10 years. Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. Source: Accenture. Click to enlarge. Waste-to-fuel. Marine scrubbers.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Electrolysis using low-cost renewable electricity could be a key technology for CO 2 -free hydrogen production in the Shell Rheinland Refinery. Hydrogen is a promising technology, even beyond direct use as a cleaner fuel for transport. This project would allow us to test new technologies in the refinery context.

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JULY 22, 2016

The heart of the M2H 1,000 process consists of an oil-heated multi-tube methanol reformer. Methanol is an internationally traded liquid product that can be easily transported to remote points of use by truck or train. Its low cost and availability make it an attractive energy vector, Unitel suggests.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

MQL eliminates conventional flood coolant from the machining processes, lubricating cutting tools with a fine spray of oil directed exactly when and where it is needed. MQL reduces oil mist generation; biological contamination of coolant; waste water volume; costs for capital equipment; and regulatory permitting. Silverson, S.,

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The plants are designed to be low-cost, highly efficient facilities optimized to generate an attractive project rate of return. Each modular facility will produce between 3,000 and 10,000 gallons per day of methanol that is consumed onsite or transported to nearby markets. Earlier post.).

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