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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

System boundaries (red line) schematic for liquid fuel carbon balance. For biofuels, because biogenic carbon is automatically credited within a product lifecycle, the boundary effectively excludes vehicle end-use CO 2 emissions. DeCicco 2013. —DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 9, 2013

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. This publicly accessible station, located at 17700 Indian Street, will support Waste Management’s expanding fleet of CNG powered solid waste collection vehicles.

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MAY 30, 2012

The new 2013 Ford Fusion continues use of recycled and sustainable materials including recycled cotton from jeans, recycled car battery casings, recycled clear plastic bottles and soybeans. Excess fabric from each procedure in the process is recycled back into the system to further eliminate waste. About 31,250 soybeans.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The facility will filter 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air and mineralize it underground. With direct air capture technology, carbon dioxide is extracted from the ambient air and air free of CO 2 is returned to the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide is thus permanently removed from the atmosphere.

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APRIL 23, 2014

The tenth competition under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform’s integrated delivery program (IDP), IDP10 is targeting the building of an integrated low-carbon-vehicle innovation chain, from the science base, through collaborative R&D to fleet-level demonstration. Earlier post. ). The IDP10-funded project will cost £3.25

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JULY 30, 2012

the US-based subsidiary of the Oxford Catalysts Group, for use in a waste-to-liquids (WTL) commercial demonstration plant to be constructed in northern California by the California-based company Sierra Energy. It is expected to begin operating in 2013. The injection of oxygen and steam is one of Sierra Energy’s patented innovations.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Waste feedstocks are defined in the enabling legislation specifically as “ previously used or discarded solid, liquid or contained gaseous material with heating value resulting from industrial, commercial or household food service activities that would otherwise be stored, treated, transferred or disposed. Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Researchers at Wake Forest University and Virginia Tech report on their development of sulfonated carbon catalysts for the conversion of low-quality fats and oils containing high concentrations of free fatty acids into biodiesel in a paper in the journal Bioresource Technology. Deshmane, Marcus W. 2013.08.073.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has fine-tuned its carbon fiber RTM (resin transfer molding) (CF-RTM) process to the point that a premium automaker will be using the technology for closures on future vehicle platforms. We have been targeting a 3-minute cycle time using 100 percent recycled carbon fiber.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

A new European Joint Research Centre (JRC) study looking into the supply of raw materials for the manufacture of low-carbon energy technologies found that eight metals were at high risk of shortages. The SET Plan was launched in 2008 with the objective to accelerate the development and deployment of cost-effective low carbon technologies.

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JULY 9, 2012

billion (US$10 billion) for the 2013 work program will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe’s competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanization and managing waste. billion) research budget for 2013. In total, €8.1

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MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Click to enlarge. The high octane rating of approx.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Sekisui , a multibillion dollar Japanese diversified chemicals company and LanzaTech report making significant progress on a waste-to-chemicals platform converting municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol or other new products. 20,000 liter per year MSW pilot facility. Garbage is an important resource.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

It has an ambitious low-carbon target, supportive and predictable operating conditions for the green industry, fossil-free energy, and a highly qualified workforce. In addition, the ice-free deep-sea harbor enables efficient, low-carbon logistics all year round and close access to the European market.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, and Petronas, the national oil company of Malaysia, will work together to accelerate the development and commercialization of technologies to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals using CO 2 as the carbon source.

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APRIL 23, 2022

Infinium electrofuels are classified as ultra-low carbon fuels because they reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 97% when compared to traditional jet and diesel fuels. Infinium utilizes waste CO 2 and hydrogen, which are converted to synthetic gas using Infinium’s proprietary, patented CO2Cat catalyst.

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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. metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is emitted. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 11, 2021

As part of a $6-million project funded in part by a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC), Oberon is converting waste methanol into rDME at its upgraded facility in Brawley, Calif. In 2013, Oberon Fuels’ refinery in Brawley, Calif., It is the first time this feedstock has been used to make rDME at commercial scale.

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DECEMBER 25, 2009

Ah cell uses a silicon-based alloy for the negative electrode instead of carbon, and offers a volumetric energy density of 800 Wh/L, compared to the 620 Wh/L in the current 2.9 Ah cell, will be mass produced in fiscal 2013 ending in March 2013. Ah (FY 2012) 4.0Ah (FY 2013). The newly-developed high-capacity 3.4

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

million) Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP) Based in the UK’s West Midlands were revealed at a launch event held at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire. The Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project comprises 15 separate technical R&D workstreams, each of which is led by a partner who will work closely with selected SMEs.

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JULY 5, 2016

Recycling Technologies is industrializing a process—originally developed at the University of Warwick (UK)—to convert residual plastic waste into a low-sulfur hydrocarbon compound called Plaxx. Plaxx is created from residual mixed plastic waste that is not amenable to direct recycling and would otherwise go to landfill.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

Joule, a pioneer in the production of liquid fuels from recycled CO 2 , and HeidelbergCement, a German multinational building material company, are partnering to explore application of Joule’s technology to mitigate carbon emissions in cement manufacturing. This process accounts for ~50% of all emissions from cement production.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

As noted in its quarterly report ( 10-Q ) for the quarter ending 30 September 2013, KiOR had obtained a yield of 72 gallons per bone dry ton (about 41% gasoline, 37% diesel, 22% fuel oil) for between $2.60 barrels of oil (117.6 gallons US). per gallon. Its long term target is 92 gallons/BDT.

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JANUARY 20, 2014

At the end of December 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment’s (CE) Braås facility, a 45,000 m 2 -site in southern Sweden, which specializes in the design and manufacture of articulated haulers, became powered entirely by renewable energy sources, including wind, biomass and hydropower.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

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MARCH 2, 2013

Researchers at the University of Bath (UK) have developed a new carbon nanotube (CNT)-based iron catalyst for the simplified conversion of CO and CO 2 to longer chain hydrocarbons. The well-known Fischer-Tropsch process for the conversion of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide has been explored by researchers around the world.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Volkswagen Chattanooga has received a 2013 Green Power Leadership Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—the only automaker to be so recognized. 15 on EPA’s Top 20 On-site Generation list, which highlights EPA Green Power Partners that have achieved the highest annual on-site green power generation through July 3, 2013.

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JULY 13, 2009

Because the carbon produced during the steam reforming step is subsequently burned under the airflow, the process is not sensitive to the gradual loss of conversion efficiency exhibited by the conventional process. In 2011 the current round of SUPERGEN will begin to come to an end, with the final projects ending in 2013.

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AUGUST 3, 2013

SCs are generally made of highly porous carbon impregnated with a liquid electrolyte to transport the electrical charge. Unlike in traditional hard porous carbon, where space is wasted with unnecessarily large pores, density is maximized without compromising porosity. A paper on the work is published in Science.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

signed SB 1383 , establishing the nation’s toughest restrictions on super pollutants including black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane. Sources of these super pollutants include petroleum-based transportation fuels, agriculture, waste disposal and synthetic gases used in refrigeration, air conditioning and aerosol products.

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APRIL 16, 2013

The Energy Department is committed to advancing clean, reliable and safe nuclear power—which provides the largest source of low-carbon electricity in the United States. This work builds on the steps the Department is taking in FY 2013, and has proposed for FY 2014, to support a new strategy for the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

announced it would seek to reduce carbon emissions intensity from its FedEx Express aircraft and improve the fuel efficiency of its FedEx Express vehicle fleet by 20% by 2020, as compared with its 2005 performance. million pounds of recyclable waste in FY11—an increase of more than 6 million pounds from FY10. In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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JULY 12, 2011

BioStar Systems is partnering with Sonoma County Water Agency and Sonoma County Transit to produce 148,000 cubic feet per day of pipeline quality biomethane from dairy waste and food processor waste to support the Sonoma County Transit natural gas fleet. USA Waste of California ($489,040 - Match Share $1,051,021).

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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. Waste heat recovery to shaft power or electricity production.

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JULY 31, 2012

Farnesene is a 15-carbon isoprenoid hydrocarbon molecule that forms the basis for a wide range of products varying from specialty chemical applications to transportation fuels. Additional funding will be triggered by Total at annual decision points in mid 2013 and 2014. We are appreciative of Total’s ongoing support of Amyris.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Native glycolytic pathways—a number of which have been discovered—oxidize the six-carbon sugar glucose into pyruvate and thence into two-carbon molecules known acetyl-CoA for either further oxidation or biosynthesis of cell constituents and products, including fatty acids, amino acids, isoprenoids and alcohols.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

HTL uses subcritical water as the chemical driving force to convert biomass to a carbon-rich biocrude. 29% dry weight (dw)] and low carbon (30?37% ash-free dry weight (afdw) carbon, 37.5% carbon, 10.1% The ACPs contained 4550 ± 460 mg L–1 organic carbon, 1640 ± 250 mg L –1 total nitrogen, and 3.5 afdw lipid.

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