Carbon, CO2, Commercial and Industrial

UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

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MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries. From every 3.7

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Carbon Molten Salt Sodium Li-ion

Researchers capture first images of CO2 emissions from commercial aircraft engine using chemical species tomography

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Researchers have used a novel near-infrared light imaging technique to capture the first cross-sectional images of carbon dioxide in the exhaust plume of a commercial jet engine. These teams worked with industrial partners to develop technology that would be practical for industrial research and development.

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Commercial Engine Emissions CO2

US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

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MARCH 13, 2023

If a definitive agreement is reached, the project is expected to capture and mineralize up to 50,000 metric tons of CO 2 per year, the equivalent to carbon emissions from nearly 11,000 passenger cars. The MoU establishes a framework for discussions regarding the formation of a commercial venture.

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CO2 Indiana Carbon Convert

Purem by Eberspaecher to start using CO2-reduced stainless steel in commercial vehicle exhaust systems

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AUGUST 10, 2023

This month, Purem by Eberspaecher starts using Circle Green CO 2 -reduced stainless steel from partner Outokumpu to reduce emissions from the automotive industry. This sustainable stainless steel has an up to 92% lower carbon footprint compared to the industry average of 6.1 tons of CO 2 per ton of stainless steel.

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Exhaust Commercial CO2 Vehicles

Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and George Washington University in the US report in a new paper in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research that a range of important carbon nanomaterials can be produced at high yield by molten carbonate electrolysis.

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Carbon CO2 Range Solar

Carbon Engineering & LanzaTech partner to produce SAF using direct air capture CO2; “air-to-jet”

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AUGUST 1, 2021

LanzaTech UK and direct air capture technology company Carbon Engineering have partnered on a project to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).

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Carbon Engine CO2 Commercial

United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

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JUNE 16, 2022

United and United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced an investment in and commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy. Under the commercial agreement, United has agreed to purchase at least 300 million gallons of SAF over 20 years from Dimensional. Dimensional Energy, which recently received a $3.1-million

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Commercial Energy Tucson CO2

PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Methane derived from CO 2 and renewable H 2 sources is an attractive fuel, and it has great potential as a renewable hydrogen carrier as an environmentally responsible carbon capture and utilization approach. However, most processes rely on high temperatures and are often too expensive for widespread commercial use. Heldebrant, D.,

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Low Cost Convert CO2 Conversion

Viridos executes agreement with ExxonMobil to help scale algae biofuels toward commercial levels

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

earlier known as Synthetic Genomics, has signed a joint development agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) with the intent to bring Viridos’ low-carbon intensity algae biofuels toward commercial levels. Viridos Inc.,

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ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

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JULY 25, 2020

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new material that could capture more than 90% of CO 2 emitted from industrial sources using low-temperature steam, requiring less energy for the overall carbon capture process. UC Berkeley graphic by Eugene Kim).

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Carbon F-150 Emissions Water

Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

An international collaboration of scientists has taken a significant step toward the realization of a nearly “green” zero-net-carbon technology that can efficiently convert CO 2 and hydrogen into ethanol. The study will drive further research into how to develop a practical industrial catalyst for selectively converting CO 2 into ethanol.

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Conversion Parts CO2 Carbon

Successful completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS project; CO2 from ethanol plant

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MAY 24, 2021

ADM and the University of Illinois announced the successful completion of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project designed to evaluate and test the technology at commercial scale. million metric tons of carbon dioxide. km pipeline, and injected into the Mt.

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Illinois CO2 Store Carbon

DOE to award up to $156M for applied R&D projects to drive industrial decarbonization

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MARCH 16, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced a $156-million funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002997 ) that will advance high impact applied research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the US industrial sector.

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Industrial Industry Portland Hydrogen

Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

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AUGUST 22, 2022

The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle. Supercritical carbon dioxide is a non-toxic, stable material that is under so much pressure it acts like both a liquid and a gas. Our industry partners are targeting 1- to 5-megawatt systems.

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Grid Power Powered CO2

New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide levels in fossil-fuel power plant exhaust, one of the main sources of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

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Conversion CO2 Carbon Exhaust

Climeworks launches world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air; potential for CO2-neutral fuels

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JUNE 9, 2017

Switzerland-based Climeworks, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), recently launched the world’s first commercial plant that captures atmospheric CO 2 for supply and sale to a customer. In comparison to other carbon capture technologies, a modular Climeworks plant can be employed almost anywhere.

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Commercial CO2 Fuel Switzerland

Twelve produces first batch of E-Jet fuel from CO2 electrolysis; partnership with USAF; electrifying fuel, not planes

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Carbon transformation company Twelve (formerly Opus 12, earlier post ) has produced the first fossil-free jet fuel—called E-Jet—from CO 2 electrolysis, demonstrating a scalable, energy-efficient path to the de-fossilization of global aviation. Global aviation produces 1.2 —Twelve Co-Founder and CEO Nicholas Flanders.

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Fuel CO2 Carbon Polymer

Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

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MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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CO2 Toyota SUV Isuzu

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has set a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve this goal, carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030, and an acceleration in new innovations and adaption of new technology is required. of global CO2 emissions. Moller - Maersk.

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CO2 Emissions Panama Climate Change

DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

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JULY 26, 2022

Through the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) Program, selected teams will help manufacturers shrink their carbon footprint, streamline their processes, and increase innovation—from optimizing the performance of equipment used in chemical manufacturing to improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles. All Selectees.

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Energy CO2 Hydrogen Carbon

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. The RNG product with very low carbon intensity could be used for carbon emission reductions in the transportation, industrial, commercial, and residential energy sectors.

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Waste Carbon Gas Renewable

SINTEF, ECONNECT model LNG, ammonia and liquid CO2 flow rates in floating cryogenic pipes

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

SINTEF Energy Research and ECONNECT Energy have developed a novel computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling tool to predict LNG, ammonia and liquid carbon dioxide flow rates in floating, flexible cryogenic pipes. —Stian Magnusson, ECONNECT Energy CIO.

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CO2 Norway Mariner Cleaner

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This corresponds to the emissions of more than 89,900 km driven by a diesel truck and represents 85% of CO2 savings compared to a traditional diesel engine. The logistics industry is currently responsible for 11 percent of global carbon emissions. To fight against climate change, the transport sector needs true decarbonization.

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CO2 Diesel Climate Carbon

UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. less CO 2 than those they replaced. to a new low of 165.4 of the UK’s 2.5

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2017 Auto Industry Diesel CO2

Santos reports successful CO2 capture and storage injection trial in Moomba CCS project

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Australia-based natural gas company Santos has successfully injected approximately 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground into depleted gas reservoirs as part of the final field trial for the Moomba Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project. —Kevin Gallagher. —Kevin Gallagher.

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CO2 Australia Carbon Store

BASF partners with China BlueChemical and Wuhuan Engineering to develop new technology for use of CO2-rich marine gas

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JANUARY 13, 2022

to promote low-carbon development and utilization of marine gas resources. In the Dongfang Industrial Park of Hainan Province, China BlueChemical extracts large quantities of such offshore natural gas (marine gas) from gas fields in the South China Sea. Marine gas, unlike commercial natural gas, contains high concentrations of CO 2.

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Mariner Gas China Engine

DOE announces $8M for projects to develop algae-based CO2 utilization

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) plans to make $8 million in Federal funding available for cost-shared research, development, and testing of technologies that can utilize carbon dioxide from power systems or other industrial sources for bio-mediated uptake by algal systems to create valuable products and services.

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CO2 Conversion Carbon Available

CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

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APRIL 13, 2014

an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, announced that it has exceeded the second set of technical performance milestones for its oil sands project. CO 2 Solutions’ technology platform uses carbonic anhydrase to accelerate the capture of CO 2 with energy-efficient solvents. CO 2 Solutions’ process.

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Oil-Sands Oil Carbon CO2

Volvo Trucks enters LNG truck segment in India, fuel technology ‘first step’ towards its 2040 carbon neutrality target – ET Auto

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JUNE 18, 2024

With the country’s commercial vehicle (CV) industry gradually adding LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) to its fuel portfolio, the Swedish truck maker has made an entry into this segment, with a 42-tonner FM420 LNG. The deal with Delhivery is a culmination of commercial trials which began in September 2022. “It

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Volvo India Carbon Auto

EV Charging in Commercial and Industrial Buildings

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This growth is creating new business opportunities for commercial and industrial building owners who can meet EV driver needs for charging during the day while they are at work or visiting shopping malls, restaurants, and other commercial and industrial (C&I) destinations.

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Industrial Industry Building Commercial

BMW Group invests in MOE company Boston Metal; CO2-free steel production

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MARCH 12, 2021

Boston Metal is commercializing molten oxide electrolysis (MOE), a patented tonnage metals production platform. Over the coming years, Boston Metal plans to expand the new method for steel production on an industrial scale. Blast furnaces used in conventional steel production generate carbon dioxide.

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Boston BMW Companies Production

Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

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JUNE 28, 2022

Sundsvall Energi will partner with Liquid Wind to be the host and provide carbon dioxide for the second commercial-scale—100,000 t—electrofuel facility in Sweden. Biogenic carbon dioxide from the Sundsvall energy facility will be captured and combined with renewable hydrogen to generate green electrofuel, eMethanol.

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Wind Energy Carbon Hydrogen

EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017. US electricity demand has decreased in 6 of the past 10 years, as industrial demand has declined and residential and commercial demand has remained relatively flat. If electricity demand had continued to increase at the average rate from 1996 to 2005 (1.9%

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2005 Emissions Power Powered

How Shipping Carbon Dioxide Could Boost Carbon Capture

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MARCH 10, 2022

Early in February, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that they will build the world’s first ship for transporting carbon dioxide solely from carbon-capture facilities. Carbon capture is picking up steam around the world as heavy industries and power plants try to meet emissions-reductions targets.

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Carbon Norway Store Transportation

DOE-supported carbon and capture storage projects hit 10M tonnes of CO2 milestone

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APRIL 23, 2015

A group of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE) have captured 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—the equivalent of removing more than 2 million passenger vehicles from US roads for one year. The ICCS program—representing a $1.4 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Carbon CO2 Climate Change Texas

Construction of large-scale industrial carbon capture, storage project begins at ADM corn ethanol plant; 1M tonnes of CO2/year

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Construction activities have begun at an Illinois ethanol plant on a full-scale commercial project that will demonstrate industrial carbon capture and storage (ICCS). Because all of the captured CO 2 is produced from biologic fermentation, a significant feature of the project is its negative carbon footprint—i.e.,

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Carbon Illinois Industrial Industry

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

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JUNE 1, 2010

An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. In addition, commercial partners have signed on to advance work on the first round of commercial plants. Source: Sandia.

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Waste Solar Commercial CO2

CO2 Solutions announces enzyme-enabled carbon capture pilot at heavy oil site with Husky Energy

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APRIL 17, 2014

an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Husky Energy. Subject to a positive review by Husky of the results of the pilot test, the agreement provides for Husky to consider the use of CO 2 Solutions’ technology for commercial carbon capture projects.

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Oil-Sands Oil Carbon Energy

Researchers Aim to Decarbonize Chemical Industry by Electrifying It

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

With so many of the items we interact with in our daily lives — from soaps and fertilizers to pharmaceuticals to petrochemicals — deriving from products of the chemical industry, the sector has become a major source of economic activity and employment for many nations, including the United States and China.

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Industrial Industry DC Engine

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON Group to form JV to install & operate European high-performance charging network; €500M investment

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturers Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON Group have signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture (JV) to install and to operate a high-performance public charging network for battery-electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. —Christian Levin, CEO TRATON Group.

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Volvo Installation Charging Europe

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

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APRIL 11, 2019

Carbon Recycling International has been awarded a €1.8-million The grant will allow CRI to accelerate efforts to commercialize large scale production plants, expanding the market for ETL technology and use of renewable methanol in Europe. million (US$2.0-million) In many ethanol production and biogas processes.

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Grant CO2 Iceland Waste

DOE’s Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas estimates at least 2,400B metric tons of US CO2 storage resource

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

The United States has at least 2,400 billion metric tons of possible carbon dioxide storage resource in saline formations, oil and gas reservoirs, and unmineable coal seams, according to a new US Department of Energy (DOE) publication.

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Carbon CO2 United States Climate Change

Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

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APRIL 12, 2022

The company plans to assert its leadership in electric mobility among commercial vans, too, through the ongoing electrification of its entire model range. Additional CO2 savings are expected to be achieved through further measures—i.e., by improving the anode and cathode production process.

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Mercedes CO2 Emissions Vehicles

AVA Biochem begins commercial-scale production of 5-HMF from biomass using HTC

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

AVA Biochem in Muttenz (Switzerland) has begun commercial-scale production of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-MHF) from biomass at its Biochem-1 facility using a modified version of a hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process developed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Earlier post.).

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Commercial Kits Production Switzerland

UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

Researchers capture first images of CO2 emissions from commercial aircraft engine using chemical species tomography

US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

Purem by Eberspaecher to start using CO2-reduced stainless steel in commercial vehicle exhaust systems

Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

Carbon Engineering & LanzaTech partner to produce SAF using direct air capture CO2; “air-to-jet”

United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

Viridos executes agreement with ExxonMobil to help scale algae biofuels toward commercial levels

ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

Successful completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS project; CO2 from ethanol plant

DOE to award up to $156M for applied R&D projects to drive industrial decarbonization

Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

Climeworks launches world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air; potential for CO2-neutral fuels

Twelve produces first batch of E-Jet fuel from CO2 electrolysis; partnership with USAF; electrifying fuel, not planes

Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

SINTEF, ECONNECT model LNG, ammonia and liquid CO2 flow rates in floating cryogenic pipes

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

Santos reports successful CO2 capture and storage injection trial in Moomba CCS project

BASF partners with China BlueChemical and Wuhuan Engineering to develop new technology for use of CO2-rich marine gas

DOE announces $8M for projects to develop algae-based CO2 utilization

CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

Volvo Trucks enters LNG truck segment in India, fuel technology ‘first step’ towards its 2040 carbon neutrality target – ET Auto

EV Charging in Commercial and Industrial Buildings

BMW Group invests in MOE company Boston Metal; CO2-free steel production

Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

How Shipping Carbon Dioxide Could Boost Carbon Capture

DOE-supported carbon and capture storage projects hit 10M tonnes of CO2 milestone

Construction of large-scale industrial carbon capture, storage project begins at ADM corn ethanol plant; 1M tonnes of CO2/year

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

CO2 Solutions announces enzyme-enabled carbon capture pilot at heavy oil site with Husky Energy

Researchers Aim to Decarbonize Chemical Industry by Electrifying It

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON Group to form JV to install & operate European high-performance charging network; €500M investment

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

DOE’s Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas estimates at least 2,400B metric tons of US CO2 storage resource

Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

AVA Biochem begins commercial-scale production of 5-HMF from biomass using HTC

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