Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

for the production of renewable fuel oil (RFO) from forest residues. The goal of the project is to convert forest residues into 40 million liters (10.6 million gallons US) of renewable fuel oil per year. Production of renewable fuel oil is set to begin in 2017. The Governments of Canada and Québec will provide $76.5

Canada 150

Canada Oil-Sands Oil Renewable 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and thence into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products. 2017), H 2 -assisted CO 2 thermochemical reduction on La 0.9

MIT 186

MIT Convert CO2 Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

He also continued his calls for the oil industry to increase refinery capacity to increase production. That figure is down from 141 refineries in 2017, with 4 idle. Crude oil is always the top contributor to the prices US drivers see at the pump. About half of US refinery shutdowns are conversions to renewable fuel production.

Congress 259

Congress Fuel Tax Tax Fuel 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Instead of using H 2 , direct conversion of CO 2 with CH 4 (dry reforming of methane, DRM) to liquid fuels and chemicals (e.g. It is almost impossible to directly convert two stable and inert molecules (CO 2 and CH 4 ) into liquid fuels or chemicals in a one-step catalytic process bypassing the production of syngas. …

Conversion 186

Conversion Fuel CO2 Gas 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

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. The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) converts methane into ethane and ethylene (C 2 hydrocarbons). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

Convert 150

Convert Gas Commercial Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

The plant uses ADM’s Clintozyme enzyme to convert lower value corn fiber, which is typically sold as a feed ingredient, into higher value fuel ethanol through an enzymatic process. per gallon in 2017. We trialed ADM’s Clintozyme cellulase enzyme to increase our ethanol and corn oil yield.

EPA 150

EPA Iowa Oil Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Bio-oil produced from biomass fast pyrolysis technology can be converted into hydrocarbons; however, this process is challenging due to the instability of bio-oil. The bio-oil must be de-oxygenated and additional hydrogen must be added to maximize hydrocarbon production. Zixu Yang, Ajay Kumar, Allen W.

Gas 150

Gas Production Oil Oklahoma 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. The carbon-related costs of converting the land to sugarcane fields were included in the analysis.

Brazil 150

Brazil Emissions Global Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2010

HCL CleanTech, a US-Israeli biofuels technology development company focused on full process technology for conversion of woody biomass to fermentable sugars and advanced biofuels, has selected North Carolina as the site for its administrative headquarters and pilot plant.

North Carolina 199

North Carolina Convert Fuel Oil 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2013

In the United States, the transportation sector accounts for two-thirds of total US oil consumption and about one-third of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. DOE is continuing to pursue the development of these renewable biofuels, with the goal of producing cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017.

Oklahoma 199

Oklahoma Idaho Oil Convert 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Develop a non-genetically modified, non-food feedstock, Camelina sativa , with significantly increased seed yield and oil content to maximize oil yields per acre, thereby enabling the widespread use of a currently underutilized non-food feedstock. Metabolix in collaboration with North Carolina State University. OPX Biotechnologies.

North Carolina 150

North Carolina Conversion Universal Oil 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil), India’s flagship national oil company and LanzaTech signed a Statement of Intent to construct the world’s first refinery offgas-to-bioethanol production facility in India. The basic engineering for the 40-million liter per year (10.6

India 150

India Production Waste Oil 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. We have the environmental incentives to produce fuels and chemicals from renewable resources, but right now, they aren’t enough to compete with low oil prices.

Washington 150

Washington Cheap Oil Universal 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Although the pyrolysis vapors contain carbon that can be condensed into an oil, impurities in that condensed oil make it not suitable to be used in an engine or even readily converted into a fuel. The DOE has set a 2017 goal of producing hydrocarbon fuels from biomass for about $3 per gallon. —Mark Nimlos.

United Kingdom 231

United Kingdom Convert Gasoline Oil 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons. It can also be converted into isododecane, a compound found in jet fuel. Earlier post.). Isobutene—one of the main petroleum derivatives—is a platform molecule.

Global 150

Global Green Production Convert 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

The use of a performance-regulated oil pump is also economically beneficial. The recall is likely to start in July 2017. The oil cooler is integrated in the coolant flow of cylinder heads as needed. The first component is a large NOC oxidation catalytic converter (NO x oxidation catalyst). in the moderate rpm range).

Diesel 186

Diesel Hybrid Audi Exhaust 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. On the way there, I made a pit stop at a gas station to buy a bottle of champagne as a gift, hoping to start out a conversation with a stranger on the right foot. Priuses can burn oil. Two out of our four Priuses burn oil.

2004 409

2004 Prius Cheap 2009 409

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

The SCSA takes the life-cycle analysis approach to identify energy consumption and environmental sustainability hotspots that could be mitigated through improved process materials and energy conversion efficiencies. Delivery of high-purity CO 2 for algae growth. Lithium pathway updates and additions.

2020 324

2020 Gas-Electric Lithium Ion Mariner 324

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Biodiesel is a renewable source of energy produced from veritable oil, animal fat, etc. Bioethanol is being produced converting carbon-based agricultural feedstock such as sugar cane, bagasse, grain, barley, potatoes. Over 2 million electric cars were sold in 2017. As we know, the EVs are not limited to the road transportation.

Alternative Fuels 98

Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2017

One technical challenge has been the development of an efficient process for converting sugars into isoprene. Although processes exist for the production of isoprene from biomass, these processes suffer from low overall yields or low conversion rates, preventing them from being economically feasible. Joseph McAuliffe ( earlier post ).

Minnesota 150

Minnesota Polymer Renewable Green 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Source: EIA and Argus Media group, China Methanol to Energy Study , January 2017. Methanol can also be converted directly to gasoline, and in China this conversion occurs much less often than the blending of methanol or its derivatives into gasoline. Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. Click to enlarge. Background.

2000 150

2000 2016 Fuel China 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The New Generation Hyundai i30—available in early 2017—reveals how BASF’s solutions convert concepts into reality. BASF is also a key partner to the automotive industry in efforts to reduce harmful emissions from cars with combustion engines. Catamold is a feedstock for metal injection molding technology.

Hyundai 150

Hyundai Concept Motor Motors 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has demonstrated a sustainable process for converting crude extracted algal lipids to renewable diesel fuel via bleaching, deoxygenation, and hydroisomerization. The raw oil was completely deoxygenated and 90% denitrogenated after dilution to 25 wt % in hexanes. 7b01867.

Renewable 170

Renewable Diesel Conversion Oil 170

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Every time there is a conversion of energy from one form to another there are efficiency losses – a concept known as ‘energy vector transition’. In essence this mandates a complete billion dollar replication of the oil industry’s distribution network. Again, the hydrogen pathway represents a stupid energy pathway. Fletcher, S.,

Hydrogen 52

Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2017

Researchers from the universities of Kaiserslautern, Bochum, and Rostock have developed a method for producing a petroleum diesel-like fuel from conventional biodiesel (rapeseed oil methyl ester, RME). In earlier work, the team had been unable to obtain full conversion or homogeneous product distributions even in the presence of solvent.

Diesel 170

Diesel Fuel Oil Convert 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2017

Owing to the depletion of fossil fuels, plant-oil- and animal-fat-derived lipids are being developed as renewable feedstocks for biodiesel production. However, availability of these edible oils is insufficient for production of biofuels at scale, and their use for fuel production conflicts with food supply. —Qiao et al.

MIT 150

MIT Engine Production Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The researchers were able to create a high yield of the cyclic hydrocarbon p -menthane from eucalyptus oil. For instance, UOP/Honeywell and Neste developed the hydrogenated esters and fatty acids (HEFA) processes to upgrade vegetable oils and animal fats to renewable jet/diesel fuels. Terpenoids (e.g., —Yang et al.

Renewable 170

Renewable Fuel Conversion Nevada 170

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. About Rick: Rick has been driving electric for over 3 years and currently drives a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV.

North America 68

North America El Paso America New Mexico 68

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. About Rick: Rick has been driving electric for over 3 years and currently drives a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV.

North America 52

North America El Paso America New Mexico 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2017

A ceramic-based mechanical pump able to operate at record temperatures of more than 1,400 ˚C (1,673 K) can transfer high-temperature liquids such as molten tin, enabling a new generation of energy conversion and storage systems. 2017) “Pumping Liquid Metal at High Temperatures Up To 1,673 K,” Nature doi: 10.1038/nature24054.

Energy Storage 170

Energy Storage Hydrogen Energy Georgia 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Conversely, high coating thicknesses for the electrodes produce a high energy density. Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores. Market launch is scheduled to begin in 2017. The company hopes to launch AWC in 2017.

Audi 150

Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Engine and flight tests are currently underway and EPS expects Federal Aviation Authority approvals during 2017. The strength and stiffness of CGI also improve the dimensional stability of the cylinder bore to reduce piston slap, bore wear, oil consumption and blow-by, notes EPA partner Sintercast. Source: EPS.

Diesel 150

Diesel Gasoline Engine Fuel 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. Oil is the alternative. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? — Bada Bing 9.

Grid 47

Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47