2010, Carbon, CO2 and Conversion

U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

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JULY 3, 2016

per gallon in 2010 US dollars depending on the projected level of technology achieved. The WTG CO 2 emissions vary from 180% (nearly twice) to a reduction of 75% compared to that of the business as usual scenario without carbon sequestration. The major findings were: The final cost varies from $3.80 Stubbins, and Paul J. 6b00665.

Conversion

Conversion Fuel CO2 Carbon

Twelve and Alaska Airlines to collaborate with Microsoft to advance sustainable aviation fuel derived from recaptured CO2 and renewable energy

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JULY 15, 2022

Through the first-of-its-kind agreement, Twelve, Alaska, and Microsoft will work to advance production and use of Twelve’s E-Jet, a low-carbon jet fuel produced by a power-to-liquids process leveraging the company’s carbon transformation technology. Earlier post.). SAF is a core part of Alaska’s five-part pathway to net zero by 2040.

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Carbon Sciences to produce first samples of diesel fuel from methane and CO2 using catalytic dry reforming process

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JUNE 6, 2011

Overview of Carbon Sciences’ process. Carbon Sciences, Inc., a technology developer focusing on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane to fuels, plans to produce samples of diesel fuel in an end-to-end process demonstration. Carbon Sciences says it has solved this problem. Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Diesel Fuel CO2

Oxford Team Outlines Progress and Potential in CO2 Capture and Conversion to Synthetic Transportation Fuels

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JUNE 26, 2010

The authors highlight three possible strategies for CO 2 conversion by physico-chemical approaches: sustainable (or renewable) synthetic methanol; syngas production derived from flue gases from coal-, gas- or oil-fired electric power stations; and photochemical production of synthetic fuels. Edwards (2010) Turning carbon dioxide into fuel.

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Conversion Transportation Fuel CO2

Berkeley Lab solar-to-fuel system for CO2 to ethanol and ethylene; light-powered production of fuel via artificial photosynthesis

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants. Solar to chemical energy conversion could provide an alternative to mankind's unsustainable use of fossil fuels.

Solar

Solar Light Fuel CO2

LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

In CO fermentation, explained LanzaTech Communications Director Freya Burton, CO can serve as the carbon and the energy source whereas CO 2 can serve only as the carbon source. Accordingly, LanzaTech has begun look at the industrial conversion of acetic acid/acetate to lipids, and has demonstrated this. Source: LanzaTech.

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Joule Achieves Direct Microbial Conversion of CO2 into Hydrocarbons

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

reported a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. Earlier post.)

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Conversion CO2 Diesel Renewable

Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

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MARCH 4, 2011

Research focuses on supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO 2 ) Brayton-cycle turbines, which typically would be used for bulk thermal and nuclear generation of electricity, including next-generation power reactors. The supercritical properties of carbon dioxide at temperatures above 500 °C and pressures above 7.6 Source: Wright et al.

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Conversion CO2 Gas-Electric Albuquerque

New Catalytic System for the Efficient Conversion of CO2 to Methanol

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JUNE 15, 2010

Transforming CO 2 into methane, the most reduced form of carbon, under homogeneous conditions can be accomplished using silanes as the reducing reagents. Krause and Hairong Guan (2010) An Efficient Nickel Catalyst for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with a Borane. Sumit Chakraborty, Jie Zhang, Jeanette A.

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Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

pre- and post- decarbonization of the electric power sector—to which he referred as pre-CCS and post-CCS, respectively (although decarbonization was not necessarily via CCS—carbon capture and storage).) 90%) or to “repower” using lower carbon feedstocks or generation technologies (e.g. —Kreutz (2010).

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Transportation Convert Waste CO2

Researchers show oil palm plantation expansion a significant source of CO2; projected to contribute more than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions by 2020

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Its expanding production is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study led by researchers at Stanford and Yale universities. The study's researchers generated the first comprehensive maps of oil palm plantation expansion from 1990 to 2010.

Oil

Oil 2020 Emissions Indonesia

Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

This technology is being investigated in a parallel project together with RWTH Aachen University researching the viability of different DME generation methods, looking at conversion efficiency, estimated fuel prices and infrastructure aspects. 2010.05.014.

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Ford Fuel Power Powered

Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O for the Production of Liquid Fuels

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JULY 23, 2010

Researchers at Columbia University’s Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, in collaboration with Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, DTU, are investigating the high-temperature co-electrolysis of CO 2 and H 2 O using solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) to produce a syngas for conversion into liquid hydrocarbon fuels.

Fuel

Fuel CO2 Production Conversion

Ecofys study finds large global potential for negative CO2 emissions through biomass linked with carbon dioxide capture and storage

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Compared to the almost 31 gigatonnes of global energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2010, this represents a large CO 2 emissions reduction potential. The biomass extracts CO 2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and the CCS takes out the CO 2 released in the energy conversion process. —Joris Koornneef from Ecofys.

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Emissions Global CO2 Carbon

CNRS researchers exploring two-step thermochemical process to split CO2 for upgrading to synthetic fuels

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Their approach consists of splitting carbon dioxide to form carbon monoxide and oxygen in two distinct steps. from 360 °C with both high reaction rates and final chemical conversions of greater than 90%. Tags: Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels. Zn can be oxidized by CO 2. —Abanades and Chambon.

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Fuel CO2 Conversion Solar

Posco and LanzaTech to collaborate on conversion of flue gas to ethanol and key value-added products

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Its crude steel production for 2010 was 33.7 billion in 2010. Posco’s environmentally conscious policies are consistent with LanzaTech’s technology vision of reducing the carbon footprint while increasing energy efficiencies at industrial facilities. million tons. of consolidated revenue: US$476 million of US$28.1

New Zealand

New Zealand Gas South Korea Conversion

ARPA-E Soliciting Second Round of Proposals; $100 Million for Advanced Energy Research Projects, with Focus on CO2-to-Liquid Fuels, Plug-in Batteries and Carbon Capture

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

ARPA-E’s first solicitation, announced earlier this year, was highly competitive and resulted in awarding $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Earlier post.)

Carbon

Carbon Plug-in Energy Fuel

Review finds encouraging progress in electrochemical reduction of CO2 to organic compounds; substantial advances in catalysts, electrolytes and reactors still required

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

The electrochemical reduction of CO 2 can produce several products, including formic acid, carbon monoxide, methane, ethylene, and methanol. The direct heterogeneous electrochemical reduction of CO 2 can produce several products, including formic acid, carbon monoxide, methane, ethylene, and methanol. Credit; ACS, Whipple and Kenis.

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Conversion CO2 Hydrogen Carbon

Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In both electric- and hydrogen-favoring cases, availability of low-carbon electricity and hydrogen prolonged the use of petroleum-fueled ICE vehicles. For example, the study found that the availability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology has a major impact on the lowest cost passenger vehicle fuel and technology choice.

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Hydrogen Low CO2 Available Fleet

Researchers argue crop-based biofuels only show GHG savings because of LCA accounting flaw; the need for “additional” biomass

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JUNE 11, 2012

These LCAs do not count the CO 2 emitted by combusting biomass, and they nearly always assume a very small conversion rate of nitrogen to N 2 O, the authors note, posing the question as to whether these estimated reductions in emissions are real. Planting new forests (putting leakage aside), and storing more carbon above ground.

Carbon

Carbon Emissions 2012 Exhaust

UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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JULY 5, 2011

trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. In addition, global carbon dioxide emissions have been increasing.

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Researchers Demonstrate New Solar Carbon Capture Process; STEP Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon or CO for Use in Fuels and Chemicals Synthesis

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JULY 21, 2010

Coiled platinum before (left), and after (right), carbon capture @ 750 °C in molten carbonate. Carbon dioxide fed into the electrolysis chamber is converted to solid carbon in a single step. split carbon dioxide, fed into a molten lithium carbonate electrolyte, via electrolysis.it Credit: ACS, Licht et al.

Carbon

Carbon Solar Convert Conversion

Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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JANUARY 26, 2014

Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Solar Solar fuels' The mixture of CO and H 2 —i.e.,

Solar

Solar Fuel Companies CO2

DOE issues 4 funding opportunities totaling $78M for advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bioproducts

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MAY 4, 2018

lignin, CO 2 , and biosolids), improving organic and inorganic catalysts to increase conversion efficiency and decrease costs, and creating high-value performance-advantaged bioproducts to allow for more profitable biorefineries. These resources thus offer potential opportunity for conversion into biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower.

Waste

Waste Renewable Conversion Carbon

Joule Awarded Patent on Renewable Diesel Production Directly from Sunlight and CO2

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

has been awarded a US patent covering its conversion of sunlight and waste carbon dioxide directly into liquid hydrocarbons that are fungible with conventional diesel fuel. Joule has already proven the direct production of diesel, and will begin pilot production by the end of 2010. Joule Unlimited, Inc., Earlier post.).

Diesel

Diesel Renewable Production CO2

DoD Researchers Work to Increase the Production of Higher Chain Hydrocarbons from CO2 Using a Traditional Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst

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JUNE 27, 2009

The focus of this work, reported online 25 June in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , is to attempt to improve the production distribution toward higher chain hydrocarbons (HCs) and increase conversion rates using conventional Fischer-Tropsch catalysts (Co-Pt/Al 2 O 3 ). Dorner, Dennis R. Hardy, Frederick W. Williams, Burtron H.

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Climate Change Production CO2 2009

NSF awards GoNano Technologies a SBIR grant to demonstrate four-way catalytic converter for lean-burn diesel engines; integrating CO, HC, PM and NOx control

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JANUARY 12, 2011

While there is ongoing research to integrate diesel particulate filters and the oxidation catalyst, there is little research addressing the integration of all four components (oxidation of carbon monoxide, oxidation of hydrocarbons, capture and destruction of carbon particulate matter (PM) and reduction of NO x ), the company notes.

Convert

Convert Grant Diesel Engine

Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

After all, the board’s main function is to regulate smog — not greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, the plug-ins burn much less fuel, thereby significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

Prius

Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Reply ↓ ↑ report 6 CaramelZappa 3:20AM (4/23/2009) Yea, you COULD convert a lotus for $10k but the conversion wouldnt be terribly satisfying. link] This guy has a very nice looking conversion, he managed to do it for about 25k. So, Nimrod, didnt you realize that FCVs would cause CO2 emissions as well? Its a Lotus.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma. Email Neal.

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Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands

Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. Next: a carbon tax. Lead batts are around 98% recycled. In EV’s they do need replacing in about 5 yrs if done right. Follow the money.

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U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

Twelve and Alaska Airlines to collaborate with Microsoft to advance sustainable aviation fuel derived from recaptured CO2 and renewable energy

Carbon Sciences to produce first samples of diesel fuel from methane and CO2 using catalytic dry reforming process

Oxford Team Outlines Progress and Potential in CO2 Capture and Conversion to Synthetic Transportation Fuels

Berkeley Lab solar-to-fuel system for CO2 to ethanol and ethylene; light-powered production of fuel via artificial photosynthesis

LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

Joule Achieves Direct Microbial Conversion of CO2 into Hydrocarbons

Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

New Catalytic System for the Efficient Conversion of CO2 to Methanol

Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

Researchers show oil palm plantation expansion a significant source of CO2; projected to contribute more than all of Canada’s current fossil fuel emissions by 2020

Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

Co-Electrolysis of CO2 and H2O for the Production of Liquid Fuels

Ecofys study finds large global potential for negative CO2 emissions through biomass linked with carbon dioxide capture and storage

CNRS researchers exploring two-step thermochemical process to split CO2 for upgrading to synthetic fuels

Posco and LanzaTech to collaborate on conversion of flue gas to ethanol and key value-added products

ARPA-E Soliciting Second Round of Proposals; $100 Million for Advanced Energy Research Projects, with Focus on CO2-to-Liquid Fuels, Plug-in Batteries and Carbon Capture

Review finds encouraging progress in electrochemical reduction of CO2 to organic compounds; substantial advances in catalysts, electrolytes and reactors still required

Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

Researchers argue crop-based biofuels only show GHG savings because of LCA accounting flaw; the need for “additional” biomass

UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

Researchers Demonstrate New Solar Carbon Capture Process; STEP Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon or CO for Use in Fuels and Chemicals Synthesis

Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

DOE issues 4 funding opportunities totaling $78M for advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bioproducts

Joule Awarded Patent on Renewable Diesel Production Directly from Sunlight and CO2

DoD Researchers Work to Increase the Production of Higher Chain Hydrocarbons from CO2 Using a Traditional Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst

NSF awards GoNano Technologies a SBIR grant to demonstrate four-way catalytic converter for lean-burn diesel engines; integrating CO, HC, PM and NOx control

Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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