Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2016

The four-year projet ORCNext , aimed at developing knowledge and design tools for next generation of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs), has concluded that waste heat recovery efficiency can be increased by 20 to 25% through appropriate cycle selection, efficient expanders, appropriate control and less oversizing of the heat exchangers.

Waste 150

Waste Universal Light Escape 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2012

In 2011, the company announced its first GaN on Silicon products: power transistors, diodes and modules, based on its patented, high-performance EZ GaN technology. TPH3006PS- 600V, 180 mohm GaN transistor in the industry standard TO-220 package. TPT3044M - 600V, 3-ph GaN Module and related inverter application board TDMD2000E0I.

2012 218

2012 Production DC Waste 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

and Jim Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the winners of the 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. The awardees for 2012 are: Professor Robert M. Cytec Industries, Inc., Shakhashiri, Ph.D.,

2012 236

2012 Green Los Angeles Memphis 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Solena’s IBGTL solution consists of five integrated processing “islands”: (i) Solena’s proprietary high-temperature gasification; (ii) BioSynGas conditioning; (iii) Fischer-Tropsch processing; (iv) FT wax upgrading; and (v) Power production. Power Production. Click to enlarge. High Temperature Gasification. FT Wax Upgrading.

Waste 246

Waste Fuel 2017 Building 246

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

FLNG vessels are floating LNG production, storage and offloading units. The Coral field, discovered in May 2012, is located within Area 4 and contains approximately 450 billion cubic meters (16 TCF) of gas in place. The start of production at the facility comes at an important moment, as LNG plays a key role supporting energy security.

Mozambique 273

Mozambique Gas-Electric Gas Waste 273

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Butadiene is a key intermediate chemical used in the production of synthetic rubber and various plastics. Butadiene is used by INVISTA in its proprietary, butadiene-based adiponitrile (ADN) production technologies. By utilizing waste carbon resources, we are decoupling the production of butadiene from today’s commodity feedstocks.

Production 150

Production Waste Carbon Gas 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2015

This follows the successful demonstration of the carbon recycling platform at the White Biotech (WBT) Demonstration Plant in Kaohsiung using steel mill off gases for ethanol production. With annual production (in terms of crude steel) around 10 million tonnes, CSC produces a range of products. Earlier post.).

Corporation 150

Corporation Waste Commercial China 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

million) construction costs for the first commercial plant in Europe using its waste-to-ethanol BioEnergy Process Technology. million) has been secured through the Tees Valley Industrial Programme. This bioethanol production is integrated with combined heat and power generation. million (US$10.8 Earlier post.). million (US$6.6

Waste 199

Waste Grant Climate Change Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

Each combination of enzymes will be tested on pretreated agricultural waste that can first be converted into sugars and then into bio-based products and advanced biofuels. Novozymes has already reduced the cost of enzyme production for biofuels by 90%. million (2008-2012). million (2001-2005). Earlier post.).

Production 240

Production Michigan 2001 2005 240

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. In the first phase of the project the university will install fuel pumps, in 2012. all of which are ?

Waste 218

Waste Universal 2008 Diesel 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

Examples of these impacts are the treatment of wastewater; capture of carbon dioxide from power plants; production of human and animal food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and organic fertilizers; aquaculture; and soil nutrient recovery. This knowledge is, however, changing rapidly, facilitated by research and industry and driven by economics.

EPA 218

EPA Industrial Industry Mariner 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

End products from the plant will be hydrogen and synthetic methane (Audi e-gas), to be used as fuel for vehicles such as the new Audi A3 Sportback TCNG. This power-to-gas technology opens up new possibilities for sustainable mobility and tomorrow’s energy industry. Ground was broken in September 2012. Click to enlarge.

Audi 301

Audi 2013 Gas Production 301

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

The solidification process involves mixing a solidifying reagent with the crystallizer waste slurry to produce a solid waste that is suitable for transport and disposal in a landfill. Commercial operation of the Blackgold Oil Sands facility is scheduled for third quarter 2012. A subsidiary of the Korean National Oil Corp.

Oil-Sands 186

Oil-Sands Waste Oil Water 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

billion (US$15 billion) in the country by 2015; investments in highly efficient products and resource-conserving production will account for more than two thirds of this figure. Annual production capacity is set to grow from the present figure of 2.6 The Volkswagen Group is building seven new plants in China.

2015 218

2015 China Production Climate Protection 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

At least 38 national governments have enacted blending mandates or targets to accelerate the expansion of biofuels production and consumption in the transportation sector. growth in the industry over the next decade, Pike expects production volumes to fall short of an estimated 71.8 continue to pour into the industry.

Global 253

Global Market 2012 Financing 253

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Despite the decision to de-emphasize microbial oil, Neste Oil emphasized that cellulosic waste will continue to play an important role in its research strategy, adding that it remains committed to its goal of further extending its feedstock base and making greater use of waste and residues in this area in particular.

Oil 310

Oil Renewable Diesel Waste 310

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

Researchers at the Cardiff Catalysis Institute (Cardiff University, UK) have found a potential catalytic route for upgrading by-products resulting from the production of sulfur-free diesel from natural gas and biomass. At higher temperatures, the reaction formed water and decene, which is used in the production of detergents.

Production 186

Production Diesel Gas Waste 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2013

UK-based TMO Renewables (TMO) and Usina Santa Maria Ltda have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to build the first commercial production plant in Brazil to convert sugar cane waste (bagasse) to cellulosic bioethanol. This will be followed by the construction of a full-scale industrial plant. 11(6):398-408.

Brazil 231

Brazil Commercial Production Building 231

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2012

The REPREVE seat fabric is a polyester fiber made from a hybrid blend of recycled materials, including post-industrial fiber waste and post-consumer waste such as the plastic water bottles made of PET. Using REPREVE also reduces energy consumption by offsetting the need to use newly refined crude oil for production.

Ford 199

Ford 2012 Waste Vehicles 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2023

The mining industry is today going through a period of rapid change, with many players shifting to more sustainable production methods to provide metals with a lower climate footprint. Once the stope is mined, media such as water, power supply and ventilation are retreated, as the stope is backfilled with waste material.

Volvo 284

Volvo Sweden Electric Electrical 284

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. Global emissions of CO 2 have increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010 despite emission reductions in industrialized countries during the same period. Global CO 2. Source: JRC. Click to enlarge. Indexed global CO 2.

Global 281

Global Emissions Industrial Industry 281

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

Stratasys, a maker of additive manufacturing machines for prototyping and producing plastic parts, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are partnering to develop fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing for production use. Production. Stratasys patented and owns the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process.

Manufacturer 275

Manufacturer Production Carbon Fiber Parts 275

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions from large sources and suppliers broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. from the previous year.

2013 268

2013 EPA 2011 Emissions 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

On 27 June 2012, the Defense Production Act Title III Program published a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for an “Advanced Drop-in Biofuels Production Project.” This blend was successfully demonstrated during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) demonstration in 2012 for ships and planes. Earlier post.).

Fuel 261

Fuel Energy 2012 Waste 261

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. Earlier post.).

GM 275

GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

The UK government and automotive industry are investing £500 million (US$755 million) each over the next 10 years in an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to research, to develop and to commercialize the technologies for the low carbon vehicles of the future. Government and industry expect the APC to open during 2014.

Industrial 210

Industrial Industry Carbon Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2012

LDPE—the first grade of polyethylene, discovered in 1933 in the course of fundamental research at Imperial Chemical Industries in England— is created by the high pressure polymerization of ethylene. This combination of treatments is of remarkable interest because it could be a reasonable route for dealing with waste plastics.

Transportation 240

Transportation Fuel Production Gasoline 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2012

Neste Oil aims to increase its usage of certified raw materials a further 10 percentage points on the 2011 figure during 2012. Crude palm oil accounted for 54% of renewable inputs in 2011, while stearin and palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), both by-products of palm oil production, accounted for 22%.

2011 199

2011 Oil Renewable Fuel 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2013

Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide. Globally, the iron and steel industry contributes 6.7% Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

New Zealand 300

New Zealand Convert Carbon Gas-Electric 300

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

Leading nylon producer INVISTA and LanzaTech signed a research and development agreement focused on the development of gas-fermentation process technology for the production of industrial chemicals from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas feedstocks using proprietary INVISTA host organisms and metabolic pathways.

Gas 199

Gas Polymer Waste Commercial 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2015

LanzaTech’s gas fermentation technology ( earlier post ) is at the core of the new Horizon2020 Steelanol project (2015-2018), which seeks to produce bioethanol via an innovative gas fermentation process using exhaust gases emitted by the steel industry. In 2011, LanzaTech began working with Harsco on a solution for steel mill waste gases.

Gas 150

Gas Belgium Waste Corporation 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2013

Lignin already has a variety of industrial uses because of its chemical characteristics, energy content and its abundance; yet its potential as a marine diesel fuel is a relatively uncharted area, says Peter Normark Sørensen, with Mærsk Oil Trading, the Mærsk Group’s oil buying arm. Progression Industry. Earlier post.). Luijten, C.C.M.,

Mariner 261

Mariner 2012 Oil Fuel 261

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Canada-based Dynamotive and Genting Bio-Oil Sdn Bhd (GBO) of Malaysia have extended their August 2011 memorandum of understanding (MOU) through December 2012. GBO supports the development and production of bio-oil from empty fruit bunches, a waste material of the palm oil industry, using pyrolysis technology.

Malaysia 210

Malaysia Asia Oil Waste 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2012

Neste Oil plans to use yeast and fungi to convert waste into oil for NExBTL feedstock. The technology is designed to produce feedstock for NExBTL renewable diesel by using yeast and fungi to convert sugars from waste and residues into oil highly efficiently. Commercial-scale production is expected by 2015 at the earliest.

Oil 231

Oil Renewable Diesel Waste 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Program for Passenger Vehicles ”, 2012 Vehicle Technologies Program Annual Merit Review. TEG & Exhaust System in Lincoln MKT.

Fuel Economy 341

Fuel Economy Energy Waste Vehicles 341

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

from 2,213 kWh in 2012 and down 12.5% In 2013 alone, the Volkswagen Group opened seven new production plants around the world. has broadened the concept to include production operations. The Volkswagen Group published its first Scope 3 Inventory for CO 2 emissions as part of the 2012 Group Sustainability Report.

2018 275

2018 2014 2013 2010 275

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Global GHG emissions continue to be dominated by fossil carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, which however show a slowdown trend since 2012, and were stalled for the third year in a row in 2016. However, the data until 2012 shows a steady increase in global GHG emissions, with an overall increase of 91% from 1970 to 2012.

Emissions 150

Emissions Global CO2 India 150