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JANUARY 7, 2022

million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, up more than 21% over five years, according to the United Nations’ most recent assessment. Only about 17% of that e-waste was recycled, and what happens to the rest can be detrimental for both human health and privacy. The world generated a record 53.6

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

This SAF agreement is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry and supports the Air France-KLM Group’s commitment to a more sustainable aviation sector. This new SAF agreement for a period of 8 years is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry to date.

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APRIL 27, 2019

Researchers at Henan Polytechnic University in China have hydrotreated the oil derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of scrap tires (STO) with waste engine oil (WEO) using five different activated carbon-supported noble metal catalysts—Pd/C, Pt/C, Ru/C, Ir/C, and Rh/C—for the production of liquid fuels. —Lou et al.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

By converting various types of local waste, such as green waste, municipal solid waste, organic waste, and methane from municipal solid waste, into clean fuels, Raven SR offers a sustainable solution for the reliable and long-term production of SAF.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Total started up production at the La Mède biorefinery—converted from a former oil refinery—in 2019. Biofuels, bioplastics and plastic waste recycling form the backbone of this project, which is part of the strategy to get to net-zero emissions by 2050. An 8-megawatt solar farm that can supply 13,000 people. Granpuits.

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France Fuel Oil Waste 431

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APRIL 12, 2018

Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements for connected Industry 4.0 Start of production is scheduled for 2019, with an annual production capacity of up to 150,000 units. The waste heat is made available to the production plants as hot water using a waste heat boiler.

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BMW Mexico Industrial Industry 253

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This knowledge may open new possibilities for the biohydrogen production from industrial wastes. The potential of the algae-bacteria combination has been proven and opens the doors to its being used in industry since the sugar added for bacteria fermentation in the lab can be transferred to waste in the real world.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Whereas plastics of the same type can often be mechanically recycled, recycling of mixed plastic waste poses a major challenge. These evaluations are performed at KIT by teams led by Professor Dieter Stapf (PhD) at the Institute for Technical Chemistry (ITC) and Dr. Rebekka Volk at the Institute for Industrial Production (IIP).

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Kits Audi Oil Automobile 410

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JANUARY 17, 2020

MISC Berhad, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Lloyd’s Register and MAN Energy Solutions will work together on a joint development project (JDP) for an ammonia-fueled tanker to support shipping’s drive towards a decarbonized future. A 2019 study by A.P. In January 2019, MAN Energy announced it was developing an ammonia-fueled engine.

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Fuel 2019 Singapore Emissions 221

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The current 2019 JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate completed by IHC Robbins following a major infill drilling programin 2018 and stands at 263 million tonnes at 10% Mn. Process residues will be either re-purposed in nearby industrial applications or disposed of in an appropriate facility.

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MARCH 16, 2021

These partners were Greenergy (UK), Europe’s largest waste-based biodiesel producer; Rexon Energy (Singapore), an exporter of UCO to the EU; Bensons Products (UK), a UCO collector; and Valley Proteins (USA), a UCO collector and exporter. Bioledger Ltd.

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Singapore Waste USA Oil 255

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JANUARY 9, 2021

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc., Li-Cycle offers a proprietary, closed-loop lithium-ion battery resource recovery service producing minimal solid waste, and zero liquid and air emissions that can sustainably produce battery grade lithium, cobalt, and nickel products. subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc.,

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 315

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JULY 9, 2015

The roadmap explored the use of six feedstocks: municipal waste, microalgae, natural oils, waste food oil, non-edible biomass and woody biomass. The broad timeline for implementation is: Formulation of a business plan during FY 2015 ~ 2016; Design and construction of a plant from FY 2016 ~ 2018; Trial operation in 2019; and.

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APRIL 1, 2021

The prize was launched during NextGen Geo, a live virtual event uniting geothermal industry professionals, geosciences students, and clean energy entrepreneurs for a series of panel discussions on hot topics related to geothermal and renewable energy. Advancements that minimize and/or monetize waste products.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Photo Credit: Michelin The automotive industry has witnessed a revolutionary development with the introduction of airless tire technology. Designed for passenger cars, UPTIS was first showcased at the Movin’On summit in 2019. Environmental Benefits: Significantly cuts down tire waste, reducing environmental waste and harm.

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MARCH 27, 2022

In 2019, ResponsibleSteel created a sustainability standard that relies on twelve environmental, social and governance principles. The audit process consisted of gathering in-depth information on sustainable practices, visits to the industrial plant to collect the much needed evidence, and interviews with stakeholders. Labor Rights.

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Brazil America Climate Change Standards 259

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JULY 13, 2023

A selective extraction process is planned that will recover these raw materials from incinerated waste. Currently, such materials are lost when the electronic parts that contain them are thrown away with household waste. In 2019, around 16 tons of primary raw materials were consumed per capita in Germany.

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Audi Waste Germany Universal 150

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AUGUST 20, 2020

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials and Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, have signed an agreement to offer an increased volume of sustainable aviation fuel to airport customers in 2020 and 2021.

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Europe Fuel Singapore 2019 186

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MAY 3, 2021

In particular, the EDF and Rosatom agreement aims to develop initiatives in the sectors of mobility and industrial complex decarbonization, and anticipates research and development cooperation on new CO 2 -neutral hydrogen technologies. Hydrogen energy is one of Rosatom’s R&D priorities. It generated consolidated sales of €69 billion in 2020.

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Russia Hydrogen Europe Green 338

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JUNE 21, 2021

As part of the “Development of Production Technologies for Biojet Fuels” of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, a Japanese national research and development agency, JAL has conducted a flight—JL515 (From Tokyo (Haneda) to Sapporo (Shin-Chitose))—with 3,132 liters (9.1%

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JUNE 15, 2022

Operating as Magnolia Renewable Fuels LLC, the new facility would produce renewable gasoline from wood waste biomass sourced from Louisiana and Mississippi timber operations. The company is also expected to utilize the state’s Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs.

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Renewable Gasoline Louisiana Gas 150

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Scania, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is developing a fuel cell refuse truck together with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden, fuel cell manufacturer Powercell Sweden AB, and JOAB, a manufacturer of truck bodies. The fuel cell refuse truck is expected to be delivered in the end of 2019/beginning of 2020.

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MARCH 9, 2020

In March 2019, Fortum announced that it had boosted the Li-ion battery recycling rate to more than 80%. —Tero Holländer, Head of Business Development, Fortum Recycling and Waste. This would enable a successful “closed loop” cycle to re-use the critical metals present in used batteries. Earlier post.).

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Li-ion Finland Batteries Battery 383

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JULY 7, 2021

Microalgae use sunlight and CO 2 from the atmosphere or from industrial processes to grow. This circular business model, applied to petroleum waste, allows the revalorization of these residues from maritime transport, and the creation of value locally. It will produce 500,000 tons of biodiesel each year.

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CO2 2019 France Light 170

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APRIL 29, 2023

Development of methods to extract critical minerals from the macroalgae at high output purities that can dovetail with existing and nascent macroalgal valorization streams developed for the other components of macroalgae such as carbon compounds, macroand micro-nutrients, utilizing existing waste streams from seaweed biorefineries.

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Wind Pollution Mariner Energy 284

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MAY 2, 2021

In 2020, Indonesia produced 636kt of refined nickel, most of which was nickel pig iron (NPI) for the domestic and Chinese stainless steel industry. Indonesia is one of world largest nickel laterite resources; currently only nickel ore saprolite has been exploited while nickel limonite is abandoned as waste due to the lack of technology.

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Indonesia China Waste 2020 207

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JUNE 11, 2019

The ship is being built by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) for an affiliate of the ENN Energy holdings, one of the largest users of LNG in China. The orders with Wärtsilä were booked in Q1 2019. The ship has been designed by China Ship Design & Research Center Co.Ltd.

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Mariner China 2020 Gas 317

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Acquiring Archaea will expand bp’s presence in the US biogas industry, enhancing its ability to support customers’ decarbonization goals and also progressing its aim to reduce the average carbon intensity of the energy products it sells. bp aims to reduce that carbon intensity to net zero by 2050 or sooner.

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Gas Waste Renewable Houston 259

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AUGUST 13, 2021

In addition to their scarcity, extracting and processing these materials has environmental consequences, leaving behind a significant amount of toxic waste. Dennis, Jun Cui, (2019) “Optimizing composition in MnBi permanent magnet alloys,” Acta Materialia, Volume 181, Pages 595-602 doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.10.003. 2019.10.003.

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Motor Motors Motoring North Carolina 305

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MAY 8, 2019

Mack Trucks unveiled the Mack LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) at WasteExpo 2019. Combining the refuse industry-leading design of the Mack LR model with a fully electric Mack drivetrain, the demonstration model will begin real-world testing in 2020 in the demanding operations of the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).

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Batteries Battery New York City Fully Electric 366

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

It was concluded that simple evaporation with minimal reagents combined with industry-standard carbonation processes can obtain Lithium Carbonate Battery Grade (BG) from the brine at the 3Q Project. In addition, there is enough space for stockpiling waste salts that are a natural byproduct of the solar evaporation process.

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Argentina Lithium Ion Carbon Energy Storage 418

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a significant breakthrough with a new oxygen evolution reaction catalyst that, combined with a hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst, achieved current densities capable of supporting industrial demands while requiring relatively low voltage to start seawater electrolysis.

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Hydrogen Production Houston Sodium 247

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, setting up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham. Landfill is clearly not an option for this amount of waste.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 199

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The airline has an existing partnership with sustainable fuels technology company Velocys, with the goal of building a facility to convert household and commercial waste into renewable sustainable jet fuel in the UK. Fuel could be produced by 2025. Background.

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Georgia Carbon Fuel Emissions 415

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MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed. and Moog Inc.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

In 2019, ARPA-E issued its first SCALEUP funding opportunity ( earlier post ), which paved the way for further advancement of their respective technologies for future commercialization. These projects are often termed “pre-pilot” development in different industries.)

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Commercial Energy Storage Energy Waste 199

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In 2019, Empyro was acquired by the waste processing company Twence. In 2019, BTG-BTL received its first orders for almost identical copies of the Empyro plant for delivery to companies in Sweden and Finland, where sawmill waste such as sawdust will be used for producing pyrolysis oil.

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