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Johnson-Matthey will produce the catalysts that turn the lipids in the methane into fuel, while Illinois-based Lanza Tech, a pioneer in waste-to-fuels technology, has signed on to take the bench-scale plan to the commercial level, if it is successful. Earlier post.).

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This area include research, development and demonstration activities regarding feedstocks and feedstock logistics (including harvest, handling, transport, preprocessing, and storage) relevant to production of raw materials for conversion to biofuels and biobased products. Urban wood wastes; Oilseed crops; Animal waste; and.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

At that level of efficiency, TE materials become useful in practical applications such as waste heat recovery in vehicles, Kaviany noted. The phonon conductivity predicted using molecular dynamics shows a minimum in the two-phase mixture regime, dominated by significantly reduced long-range acoustic phonon transport. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 20, 2011

The project will divert approximately 550,000 metric tons of waste that otherwise would go to a landfill while producing jet fuel with lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants than petroleum-based fuels. —Air Transport Association (ATA) president and CEO Nicholas E. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 24, 2009

Rentech, the developer of a Fischer-Tropsch process for the conversion of syngas derived from biomass and fossil resources into synthetic fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals, has acquired a 25% stake in ClearFuels Technology Inc. through a strategic investment.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

biomass, coal, petroleum coke, and wastes) for the production of an ultra-clean syngas. OmniGas has been demonstrated at bench-scale and is now on track for a one ton per day (tpd) prototype demonstration, using coal and biomass as the feedstock, in mid-2010. The process uses a unique pathway that consumes little, if any, net hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A new study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the conversion and degradation of peatland in palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia has determined that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions associated with palm oil grown on peatland. For instance, Al-Riffai et al.

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JUNE 14, 2010

3 when all the available land area is not used to grow dedicated fuel crop but the solar energy falling on a portion of the land area is harnessed as hydrogen which is then used in novel augmented biomass conversion processes to increase biomass carbon yield as liquid fuel. Singh et al. We have focused here on thermochemical routes.

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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. Essentially, this would require making the power and transport sector carbon-free worldwide.

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JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

ARPA-E is seeking new ways to make liquid transportation fuels—without using petroleum or biomass—by using microorganisms to harness chemical or electrical energy to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuels. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST).

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competitive waste heat recovery technologies. based systems for waste?heat If an unconventional solution can be found to reducing the cost for either conventional oxidation or conventional conversion of the fiber, the cost could be reduced. miles in passenger vehicles and 435,000 miles for heavy?duty duty engines. durability).

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First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. The EPA also set the 2010 RFS volume standard at 12.95

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APRIL 21, 2009

Compared to ethanol, it has higher energy content, is substantially less corrosive, and can be transported utilizing existing fuel pipelines and containers. The location is to be in Boardman, OR, with a projected start-up date of October 2010. We don’t want to merely make electric power from these waste products.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

BGPY worldwide, representing a 127% increase over 2010 production volumes and an 8.4% The emergence of advanced conversion pathways and non-food feedstocks could unlock considerable production potential throughout the world. Demand for diesel in ground transportation markets will reach at least 427 BGPY. billion in 2011 to $185.3

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JUNE 11, 2012

LCA models for biofuels include calculations of the GHG emissions—including CO 2 and N 2 O—from the manufacture of the fertilizers and pesticides used in crop production; from fossil fuel used in the transport of fertilizer to the farm, farming operations and transport of the crop to the biofuel refinery; and from the refining process.

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The updated version includes a longer-term outlook by expanding the time horizon from 2010 and beyond to 2020 and beyond. Biogas, particularly from waste materials, has a very low GHG impact, whether the biogas is used to fuel cars or produce electricity. Earlier post.). However, WTW energy use will remain higher than for gasoline.

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Red Wolf, formed in 2010, is in the process of raising $3 million through an equity offering to commercialize the thermal-chemical catalytic process. A parallel step to the fuel conversion is the separation of the by-product of hydrolysis, glycerol, from the sweet water. Step 3: Cracking and reforming. Click to enlarge.

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Such devices can recover some of the energy embedded in waste heat, such as that produced by the exhaust gas of an IC engine. (At Steady-state power inputs, outputs, and thermoelectric (TE) conversion, modeled by Ford engineers as part of a preliminary investigation into TE power generation. Adapted from Hussain et. Click to enlarge.

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This FOA addresses gaps in current research and development (R&D) which hinder better utilizing waste streams (e.g. led research and development consortium dedicated to identifying and overcoming catalysis challenges for biomass conversion processes. Topic Area 4: Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet Organic Waste Streams.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

Projects will be subject to further competitive evaluation in 2010 after successful completion of their Phase 1 activities. Objective is to capture and transport by pipeline approximately 1 million tons per year of CO 2 streams from facilities located in the Bay Area, Calif., DOE Share: $3,014,666). C6 Resources. University of Utah.

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MAY 13, 2010

The bill provides more than $7 billion annually to improve transportation infrastructure and efficiency, including highways and mass transit systems. Significant tax incentives encourage the conversion of trucks and heavy-duty fleets to natural gas vehicles. Reducing Transportation Emissions. Transportation and refined products.

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And the new press shop is an important milestone on our “Way To Zero” journey, through which we are aiming to reduce the environmental impact of our production by 2025 in areas such as energy usage, CO 2 emissions, waste and the use of water by 45% per vehicle compared with the baseline year 2010.

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OBE will launch its first facility, Appomattox Bio Energy (ABE), in Hopewell, VA in July 2010 and plans to be at full production (65 million gallons/year) by the end of the year. An advanced biofuel has a carbon footprint that is 50% or less of conventional gasoline and OBE plans to start the certification process by Q4 2010.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Six key elements of a thermoelectric waste heat recovery module for vehicle applications. Solid state energy conversion concepts that involve thermoelectric devices offer the promise of converting waste exhaust heat to electricity. Automotive thermoelectric waste heat recovery. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. This heavy metal is persistent and is dispersed throughout the world by atmospheric transport. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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The solicitation has two goals: 1) to develop infrastructure necessary to dispense hydrogen transportation fuel; and 2) to provide needed Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funding to support hydrogen refueling operations prior to the large—scale roll—out of Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs). The California Energy Commission (CEC) will award up to $29.9

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The production capacity for biofuels from lignocellulosic feedstock has tripled since 2010 and currently accounts for some 140,000 tons per year. The most frequently cited feedstocks are corn cobs, corn stover, wheat straw and wood waste. of biofuels production worldwide (2,190,000 t/y), according to the report.

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aviation fuel at the scale or speed needed to achieve industry goals, the report focuses on a portfolio of options, including different conversion technologies and sources of potentially sustainable biomass, including oilseeds, forest residues, solid waste, and algae. —SAFN report. challenge is to make the processes economical.

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In 2010, PolyPlus and Corning also received a $5-million ARPA-E award focused on the advanced batteries. This system will use waste heat to treat a wide variety of waste streams at manufacturing facilities. quality and cost, prior to factory floor implementation; and achieve processes for low-waste, low-cost manufacturing.

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Zia Abdullah have demonstrated the durability of a continuous hydrotreatment process that converts bio-oil from biomass pyrolysis into transportation and aviation fuels, meeting the longevity goals of a challenge from the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) to make commercially viable transportation fuels from biomass pyrolysis.

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The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, held this week in Washington DC, highlighted a range of developing pathways for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels for transportation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Joule Unlimited.

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Strategy for the conversion of solid cellulose to liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Since levulinic acid is obtained by acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosic wastes, this route can potentially serve to produce liquid transportation fuels from biomass. 2010) Conversion of cellulose to hydrocarbon fuels by progressive removal of oxygen.

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Examples include, among a great many other possibilities, the replacement of gasoline and other transportation fuels with renewable biofuels. agricultural and forest waste, dedicated energy crops, etc.) Keasling (2010) Manufacturing Molecules Through Metabolic Engineering. Earlier post.). —Jay Keasling. Science Vol.

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Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. Section 1603 Grant in Lieu of Investment Tax Credit (ITC) or Production Tax Credit (PTC).

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Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. Saving lives through nuclear power. :p p Neutral Elora HRanma @ Apr 20th 2009 8:14AM @catachip: I wouldnt say that hydroelectric or nuclear plants produce 0 emissions. Simply, those are not the main concern for campaigners right now.

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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. Not to mention the parts you most definitely could sell from the running gear. Its a Lotus.

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