Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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Convert Denmark Waste Conversion 418

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

million (US$18-million) project to convert currently poorly valorized residual wheat straw into second-generation renewable isobutene for subsequent conversion into oligomers usable in lubricants, rubbers, solvents, plastics, or fuels. Global Bioenergies is partnering with Clariant, INEOS, IPSB, TechnipFMC and Linz University in a €16.4-million

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Global France Production Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Researchers in Viet Nam and Belgium have developed a catalytic cracking process to convert vegetable oil sludge to renewable hydrocarbon fractions. Their paper, in which they compare the results of this process to a pyrolysis process, is in press in the journal Fuel. —Nam et al.

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Oil Belgium Gasoline Gas 275

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

million) from the EU’s FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme), is aimed at developing technologies to produce cellulosic ethanol from agricultural and forestry waste, such as straws and wood chips, via a fermentation pathway. Source: Universita Degli Studi di Milano. Click to enlarge. The NEMO project, which has received funding of €5.9

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Finland Netherlands Sweden Switzerland 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

As for the 3rd generation bHTY, the waste gases of oil refining and manufacturing steel are fermented into ethanol then chemically converted to ethylene glycol. The ethanol will be converted into sample runs of products requested by consumer brands looking to bring sustainably sourced recycled carbon into their supply chain.

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New Zealand China Gas Convert 249

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2017

In an SOFC electrolysis system, fuel cells convert excess power from renewable generation to turn water into hydrogen, addressing intermittency and storage issues for wind and solar. Companies and research organisations from Estonia, Finland, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and the UK were involved. NELLHI received €1.6 million (US$1.9

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Fuel Hydrogen Estonia Water 186