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TNO joins H2-Share project to build and demo 27t hydrogen fuel cell truck and mobile refueler

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In March 2017, the Belgian organization WaterstofNet received approval for the €3.52-million The project aims to build and demonstrate a 27-ton rigid hydrogen fuel cell truck along with a mobile refueler. million () project ‘ H2-Share ’ from Interreg North-West Europe (NWE).

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Global Bioenergies bio-isobutene process hits 70% of commercial yield at R&D scale

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Global Bioenergies announced that its bio-isobutene process has reached 70% of the commercial yield at R&D scale. The targeted commercial yield is 3.84 Isobutene is a key chemical building block that can be converted into transportation fuels, polymers and various commodity chemicals. This is a huge milestone.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. Earlier post.). Zermeno, R.,

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Statoil to build the world’s first floating wind farm: Hywind Scotland

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Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The decision triggers investments of around NOK 2 billion (US$238 million), realizing a 60-70% cost reduction per MW from the Hywind demo project in Norway.

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Maersk invests in Vertoro to develop green lignin marine fuels

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Using a patented thermal solvolytic process (WO2019/053287), Vertoro cooks solid lignin in any commercially available polar organic solvent (e.g. The company calls its lignin-based liquid products “Goldilocks”. methanol, ethanol) for 30 minutes, using moderate temperatures (200 ºC) and pressures (. Earlier post.).

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MAN to showcase new electric trucks at IAA: eTGM and eTGE

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Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will showcase its advances in the fields of electromobility, digitization and autonomous vehicles at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 in September. —Joachim Drees, Chief Executive Officer of MAN Truck & Bus AG. —Joachim Drees.

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Siluria Technologies announces successful start-up of first demo plant directly converting natural gas to ethylene through OCM

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The demonstration plant is the final scale-up of the OCM process technology and paves the way for Siluria to deploy commercial-scale plants in the 2017/2018 timeframe. Siluria’s highly efficient catalytic process is more scalable, more environmentally friendly and more cost-effective in many settings than current methods of production.

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