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APRIL 2, 2015

Siluria’s OCM technology is the first commercially viable process to directly convert natural gas to ethylene, a key building block for the global petrochemicals industry and a new basis from which to produce transportation fuels. The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) converts methane into ethane and ethylene (C 2 hydrocarbons).

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JANUARY 13, 2014

In December 2013, Cannon had said that KiOR would operate the Columbus plant “ on a limited campaign basis only ” to verify the impact of improvements. With the final 2013 overall volumes and standards requiring 16.55 We must drive yield toward and beyond 80 gallons per ton, while reducing product cost per gallon.” Earlier post.)

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JUNE 9, 2014

Several years ago, the government of Bangladesh took took various policies to convert the petroleum vehicles on road to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), which allows both air quality improvements and energy security benefits. Total vehicle travel increased by 4.4%, congestion costs increased by 9.6%. Earlier post.) 2014.04.017.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Because rDME’s properties allow it to store and transport renewable hydrogen cost-effectively, this milestone unlocks Oberon’s ability to reduce emissions from transportation today, while potentially accelerating the development of the hydrogen economy. Once delivered, rDME can be converted to renewable hydrogen at the point of use.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

BRUSA won two of the eCarTec Awards presented at eCarTec Munich 2013 trade fair. Other eCarTec 2013 winners. On the vehicle side, besides the secondary coil an additional module is also required containing a power control unit, AC/DC converter and other communication components. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen e-up!

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MARCH 3, 2016

STEP is an efficient solar chemical process, based on a synergy of solar thermal and endothermic electrolyses, designed to convert greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful carbon commodity. This presents a sustainable route to convert carbon dioxide into materials relevant to both grid-scale and portable storage systems.

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MARCH 22, 2013

However, the primary limitation to the more widespread use of such gas mixtures is the cost and energy required to purify the CH 4 present and the challenges of handling a gaseous stream. Once optimized, the successful implementation of this process could potentially allow wastewater treatment plants to offset some of their CH 3 OH costs.

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JULY 25, 2020

The BMW Group has been working with Toyota Motor Corporation on fuel cell drive systems since 2013. The electrical converter, which is located below the fuel cell, adjusts its voltage level to that of the electrical drive and the power buffer battery. This is fed by the braking energy and the energy of the fuel cell.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Clean syngas is converted to hydrocarbons via cobalt or iron-based catalysts operating at either low or high temperature. The team developed a process synthesis framework to select the refining pathway that will produce the liquid fuels at the lowest possible cost. 1,000 and 5,000 bpd) and two product compositions (i.e.,

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AUGUST 22, 2016

According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, nearly 270 million tires were discarded in the US in 2013—more than one tire per adult living in the country. Currently, synthetic-rubber makers use butadiene as their base material, but its cost has recently gone up, opening the door to competition.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The planned cell output of the Gigafactory in 2020 exceeds 2013 global production by current manufacturers, Tesla said. By the end of the first year of volume production of its mass market vehicle, Tesla expects the Gigafactory to have driven down the per kWh cost of the Tesla battery pack by more than 30%. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Neste Oil’s microbial oil technology is designed to produce feedstock for Neste’s renewable fuel process by using yeast and fungi efficiently to convert sugars from waste and residues into oil. Technical corn oil was used in production for the first time during 2013. Background. 14 kg technical corn oil. Earlier post.).

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MAY 17, 2013

At its simplest, a PEC cell contains a semiconducting photoelectrode that absorbs photons and converts them into energetic electrons, which are used to facilitate chemical reactions that split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen gases. The NIST team calculates an efficiency of 2.9% The detailed results are found in Nature Materials.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The plant will convert abundant low-cost natural gas from the Utica and Marcellus shale region into high-value specialty products (solvents, lubricants and waxes), as well as transportation fuels. Velocys is part of the Oxford Catalysts Group plc; Oxford Catalysts is changing its name to Velocys plc on 25 September 2013.)

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste feedstocks to produce Honeywell Green Diesel, a high-quality renewable fuel. Diamond Green Diesel started production in 2013 using Ecofining technology to produce Honeywell Green Diesel. Valero Energy Corporation and Darling Ingredients Inc. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Since 2013, the Group has equipped several hundred trolleybuses worldwide with lithium-ion battery systems. The weight-optimized battery system as a whole is designed so that it can be mounted both at the rear of converted buses as well as on the roof structure.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Juniper GTL LLC President Vianney Valès announced the company will invest $100 million to renovate a dormant steam methane reformer in the Westlake, Louisiana area and convert it to a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, producing waxes, drilling fluids, diesel and naphtha.

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JUNE 23, 2014

Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started. 2013) “Cold Start Concept (CSC): A Novel Catalyst for Cold Start Emission Control,” SAE Int. Weigert, E.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Houston first began using electric vehicles for the environmental benefits they offer, but now we are planning to add even more EVs to our fleet because of the cost savings they bring. A similar study examining Loveland, Colo.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Source: Crane (2013).Click Tenneco and Gentherm (formerly BSST/Amerigon) are part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) consortium actively developing a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for capturing waste exhaust heat in vehicles and converting it to electrical energy to be used to power electrical systems within the vehicle.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

This is one more step by the two companies toward the construction of commercial-scale biorefineries using Cobalt’s technology to convert Brazilian bagasse and other local non-food feedstock into bio n-butanol in Latin America. Work will begin in August 2012 and will move to a mill site in early 2013 for integration testing.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

The purpose of the GTL Pilot Plant is to commercially demonstrate converting stranded natural gas resources to synthetic crude oil. The Liberty technical team is also credited for designing the FT (Fischer-Tropsch) Reactor which will convert the synthetic gas to synthetic crude oil.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The Celeroton converters CC-230-3500 and CC-120-1000 are compatible with these turbo compressors and enable the sensorless control over the entire operating range. GB with converter CC-120-1000 for the air supply of a 10kW range extender in an electric Fiat 500. Thereby Celeroton offers a one-stop air supply.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Our farnesene plant in Brazil is operating well, meeting our technology, volumetric and cost targets. With all six fermentors running as planned and with our ongoing production rate, we are on track to achieve our year-end cost targets. Two of Amyris’s leading stockholders committed to purchase the notes in two tranches.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The case, filed by Velocys in March 2013, concerns infringement by CompactGTL in relation to its smaller scale Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology. A judgement hearing has been set for 2 October to deal with issues arising out of this decision, including relief from infringement, damages to Velocys, and reimbursement of Velocys'' legal costs.

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JULY 11, 2014

Engineered to achieve low production costs, Cobalt’s technology naturally converts both C 5 and C 6 sugars into bio-butanol, using any non-food lignocellulosic, renewable and sustainable feed-stock. Continuous fermentation increases the overall productivity, reducing capital and operating costs. Cobalt Technologies, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced a $15-million incentive program that will encourage companies and individuals to modernize their fleets and convert to electric vehicles. The Company plans to deploy additional electric vehicles in 2013. and a manufacturing facility in New York City.

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JANUARY 15, 2016

PSA Peugeot Citroën developed and invested in this technology so it could be deployed in late 2013, two years before mandated by regulations. PSA Peugeot Citroën has filed some one hundred patents for BlueHDi technology, which has undergone continuous development with a view to improving performance and cost in time for the new Euro 6.2

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

KiOR estimates that the Columbus II project will cost approximately $225 million; will break ground within 90 days of it raising sufficient equity and debt capital to commence the project; and will take approximately 18 months to construct and start up. Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. Earlier post.). —Vinod Khosla.

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MAY 7, 2014

A total of more than 12,000 units have been sold to date, 2,000 of which were sold in 2013. The engine is coupled to a 16-gear manual ZF transmission or 6-speed Allison automatic transmission with hydraulic torque converter. In terms of cost efficiency, overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) savings stand at up to 10%.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

When proven successful, this pilot program with BARTA will show the pathway to wireless vehicle electrification and will assist operators of fleet vehicles to reduce their operating costs dramatically. They will be able to transition cost effectively to a zero-emission vehicle solution.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Corn is still the key raw material in biofuel production in the US, and by far the biggest cost component for an ethanol plant. Enzymes convert the starch in the mash to sugar, which can then be fermented to ethanol. After the corn is harvested, the kernels are ground into corn meal, and water added to make a mash.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Developed with the support of approximately $100 million in investments and research from the US Department of Energy, the facilities use biochemical conversion technologies such as yeast and enzymes to convert cellulosic biomass into transportation fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The first batch of 30 buses, enough to convert a full route, will enter passenger service in April next year. TfL anticipates that the first central London bus route, requiring approximately 30 vehicles, will be converted by the end of April next year. Another route could be converted by next August.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

expects that, given current and anticipated operations through the remainder of the year, its Columbus, Mississippi facility will produce approximately 410,000 gallons of renewable fuel during the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing full year production total from the facility to approximately 920,000 gallons. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JUNE 8, 2016

The purpose of the RFI is to identify future strategic research and development pathways for the DOE to pursue with potential to meet future system cost targets. Waterfall plot of the 2013 700 bar compressed hydrogen storage system cost baseline and 2015 cost status update.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

Delphi Automotive recently launched a new high-performance power inverter designed to power electric motors in hybrid and electric vehicles that helps increase fuel economy, reduce emissions and cut costs. The new power inverter is expected to be in volume production in 2013. Delphi’s new inverter. Click to enlarge.

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