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Cemvita demonstrates “gold hydrogen” production in situ, sets up subsidiary

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Cemvita defines Gold Hydrogen as the biological production of hydrogen in the subsurface through the consumption of trapped or abandoned resources. Cemvita scientists increased microbe performance by six and a half times the rate needed to produce hydrogen at $1/kg, a key milestone necessary to advance the program toward commercialization.

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Shell introduces new lifecycle approach to cut carbon footprint of aviation lubricants

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JULY 16, 2023

Shell Aviation has introduced a new lifecycle sustainability approach for its AeroShell aviation lubricants to avoid, reduce and then compensate for lifecycle carbon emissions, improving aircraft performance while helping customers meet their net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) or carbon emissions ambitions.

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Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

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JANUARY 1, 2023

Liquid intermediates from pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) can be co-processed in an oil refinery along with conventional crude oil. After pyrolysis, the vapors are condensed to give a dark brown fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO). In fast pyrolysis, biomass is quickly heated to around 500 °C in the absence of oxygen.

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Fulcrum BioEnergy successfully produces first low-carbon synthetic crude oil from landfill waste at its Sierra BioFuels Plant

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Fulcrum BioEnergy, a clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its Sierra BioFuels Plant, the world’s first commercial-scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Monolith to collaborate with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production; methane pyrolysis

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Monolith , a leader in clean carbon black production, signed a collaboration agreement and letter of intent (LOI) with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world's largest tire companies. Monolith’s carbon black enables manufacturers such as Goodyear to meet sustainability goals and demand for clean materials.

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JGC & Cosmo Oil to use Honeywell Ecofining technology in first commercial-scale SAF project in Japan

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

JGC Holdings Corporation and Cosmo Oil Company will use Honeywell Ecofining technology ( earlier post ) for the first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel project in Japan. The project will convert used cooking oil locally collected in Japan into renewable jet fuel meeting ASTM D7566 standards with start-up scheduled in 2025.

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ExxonMobil planning hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage at Baytown complex; 1B cfd of blue hydrogen

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MARCH 2, 2022

ExxonMobil is planning a hydrogen production plant and one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage projects at its integrated refining and petrochemical site at Baytown, Texas, supporting efforts to reduce emissions from company operations and local industry.

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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., The development partnership has continued over the years.

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Researchers develop large-scale, economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands and oil fields

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Canadian researchers have developed a large-scale economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands (natural bitumen) and oil fields. The process can extract hydrogen from existing oil sands reservoirs, with huge existing supplies found in Canada and Venezuela. Proton Technologies is commercializing the process.

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Bosch starts production of 800V inverter, motor for electric vehicles

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Bosch is now starting the production of new powertrain solutions based on 800-volt technology. Inverter with 800-volt technology goes into series production In recent years, 400-volt solutions have become widely established as the industry standard. The next generation of the electric motor will feature oil cooling.

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Greenergy opts for Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce low-carbon fuels from waste tires

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Greenergy will invest in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a project to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from waste tires. In the first phase, the planned facility will process up to 300 tons of shredded tires each day to produce low-carbon, low-sulfur drop-in fuels that can be blended into diesel and gasoline.

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Occidental Petroleum and Chevron invest in direct air carbon capture and synthetic fuels company Carbon Engineering

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JANUARY 9, 2019

Canada-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) CE) has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation. since 2015.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award some $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels. Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment.

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LeMond Carbon obtains independent verification of its carbon fiber rapid oxidation technology

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DECEMBER 22, 2019

LeMond Carbon announced the results of an independent technical audit conducted by Bureau Veritas (BV) of its carbon fiber manufacturing process. The audit was conducted on a pilot line at Deakin University’s Carbon Nexus facility in Geelong, Australia. From Bureau Veritas audit of LeMond’s carbon fiber manufacturing process.

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Nuseed secures commercial offtake agreement for carinata with leading biodiesel producer Saipol

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JULY 22, 2020

Nuseed Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nufarm Limited, has executed a commercial off-take agreement with Saipol, the largest biodiesel producer in Europe, to supply Nuseed Carinata as a feedstock for certified low-carbon oil for renewable fuels and high protein non-GMO meal for livestock feed.

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Drexel team develops stable Li-S battery with carbonate electrolyte

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

sulfur phase within carbon nanofibers that enables successful operation of Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries in carbonate electrolyte for 4000 cycles. Carbonates are known to adversely react with the intermediate polysulfides and shut down Li-S batteries in first discharge. sulfur and its application in Li-S batteries.

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U Delaware team synthesizes base oils at high yields from biomass

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MAY 23, 2019

Lubricants—a more than $146-billion market serving numerous applications, automotive among them—are produced from base oils derived from petroleum mineral oils (mineral base oil) or synthetic oils such as poly-?-olefins olefins (PAOs) (synthetic base oil). —Liu et al.

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MOL makes strategic investment in Ascension Clean Energy; hydrogen-ammonia production facility

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JUNE 18, 2023

billion, clean hydrogen-ammonia production and export facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Other shareholders are CHW, Denbury Carbon Solutions., a carbon solutions provider with more than two decades of successfully managing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and Hafnia, one of the world’s leading oil product tanker owners and operators.

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Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

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MAY 5, 2019

Compact plants are to separate CO 2 from the ambient air directly in buildings and produce synthetic hydrocarbons which can then be used as renewable synthetic oil. The team presents this “crowd oil” concept in Nature Communications. hydrocracking) allowing to further increase product yield and quality. kilograms per hour.

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Oil sands company Suncor Energy strengthens its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels, divesting wind and solar

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APRIL 6, 2022

Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oil sands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets.

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Honeywell and Wood partner on technologies for carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Honeywell and Wood announced a comprehensive package of technologies to support the effort to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel. The UOP Ecofining process technology converts waste oils, fats, and greases into Honeywell Green Jet Fuel, a drop-in replacement for jet fuel. Earlier post.).

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Gold Hydrogen Program coalition launches program for subsurface biomanufacturing of hydrogen

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A joint industry partnership to commercialize clean, gold hydrogen, the program’s founding members include synthetic biology company Cemvita Factory (innovator in low-carbon microbial solutions for energy and mining resource extraction, production, and renewal); and Chart Industries, Inc. (a a leader in clean energy solutions).

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Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Rusheen Capital Management create company to deploy Carbon Engineering’s direct air capture technology

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental, and Rusheen Capital Management, a private equity firm, have formed a development company, 1PointFive, to finance and to deploy Carbon Engineering ’s large-scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. Carbon Engineering’s DAC technology has four major elements.

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Westinghouse, Bloom Energy to accelerate large-scale hydrogen production in nuclear industry; high-temperature integrated electrolysis

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JUNE 7, 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company and Bloom Energy Corporation have entered into a Letter of Intent to pursue clean hydrogen production in the commercial nuclear power market. Solid oxide technology is well suited for nuclear applications, efficiently harnessing steam to further improve the economics of hydrogen production.

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Arbios Biotech forms global alliance with Shell Catalysts & Technologies; wood and post-consumer biomass to finished products

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MAY 12, 2021

Arbios Biotech, a joint venture between Licella and Canfor ( earlier post ), and Shell Catalysts & Technologies (SC&T), have formed a new global alliance aimed at utilizing SC&T’s upgrading technology capability in the pursuit of a low-carbon intensity, circular-economy-focused biorefinery.

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BASF investing €16M into tire pyrolysis oil company Pyrum as part of ChemCycling project

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Until the end of 2022, two additional production lines will be added to the existing plant. BASF will uptake most of the pyrolysis oil and process it into new chemical products by using a mass balance approach as part of its ChemCycling project. In addition, they have a lower carbon footprint than conventional products.

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Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Shell marked the official opening of the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there. The CO 2 is a byproduct of the production of hydrogen, which is used to upgrade the bitumen.

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Viridos raises $25M in Series A for algae-based jet and diesel fuel

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MARCH 14, 2023

The funding will be used for R&D to further increase algae oil productivity to reach commercially deployable levels. Viridos aims to solve this challenge by leading the bioengineering of microalgae and has already achieved seven times the oil productivity compared to wild algae. and United Airlines Ventures.

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BTG and GoodFuels exploring options for joint investment to convert pyrolysis oil to low-carbon fuel for ships

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Biomass technology group BTG plans to set up a new high-tech technology company that can convert crude pyrolysis oil into diesel fuel suitable for the shipping sector. It will be the first refinery in the world for an advanced marine biofuel based on pyrolysis oil. The new facility will be operated by a new company named BTG-neXt.

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Nuseed, bp partner to accelerate market adoption of Nuseed Carinata as a sustainable low-carbon biofuel feedstock

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Nuseed and BP Products North America Inc., have entered into a long-term strategic offtake and market development agreement that will see bp, or its affiliates, purchase Nuseed Carinata oil to process or sell into growing markets for the production of sustainable biofuels. million barrels a year in 2022.

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Sparc Technologies, QUT partner to develop a hard carbon anode material from bio-waste for Na-ion batteries

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Strategic Partnership Agreement is an umbrella agreement that will support a long-term partnership and commitment between the parties, affording Sparc the first right of refusal to commercialize technologies developed from projects Sparc undertakes with QUT. —, Mike Bartels, Sparc Managing Director. Earlier post.).

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Nacero selects Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for gas-to-gasoline unit; reducing lifecycle carbon footprint up to 50%

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APRIL 23, 2021

Nacero has licensed Topsoe TIGAS (Topsoe Improved Gasoline Synthesis) technology for its multi-billion USD natural-gas-to-gasoline facility in Penwell, Texas to produce 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline component ready for blending into US commercial grades. The captured CO 2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery.

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PNNL team develops carbon nanotube-silicon microspheres as high-performance Li-ion anodes

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MAY 1, 2020

To tackle these issues, a team led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang and Xiaolin Li has developed a nanostructure that limits silicon’s expansion while fortifying it with carbon. The composite electrodes of carbon-nanotube@silicon@carbon-graphite with a practical loading (3?mAh?cm

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Li-ion Carbon Lithium Ion Water

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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VTT and Neste to build integrated Power-to-Liquids demo facility; CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

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JUNE 23, 2022

Power-to-Liquids technologies are on their way to commercialization in scale. E-fuels offer a way to expand the carbon-neutral transport fuel pool beyond biomass-based renewable fuels to replace fossil fuels in existing internal combustion engines. The E-fuel project pilot runs are expected to be completed during 2023.

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Arkema launches new renewable PVDF range from crude tall oil for Li-ion batteries

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JUNE 26, 2021

These new grades will claim 100% renewable attributed carbon derived from crude tall oil (CTO) bio-feedstock, according to a mass-balance approach. CO 2 /kg, according to the ISO14040 standard) while reducing dependence on upstream crude oil consumption. These grades are expected to be commercialized by mid-2022.

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Li-ion Oil Renewable Range

ICCT report finds expected surge in renewable diesel production could have damaging environmental impacts due to feedstock demand

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JANUARY 19, 2022

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a report prepared by the consultancy Cerulogy that explores the potential market and environmental impacts of increased capacity for renewable diesel produced by hydrotreating oils and fats in the US. —from the report, “Animal, vegetable or mineral (oil)?”.

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DOE announces $110M for carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

DOE’s program has deployed various large-scale CCUS pilot and demonstration projects; DOE said that it is imperative to build upon these learnings to test, mature, and prove CCUS technologies at the commercial scale. The selected projects will support FEED studies for commercial-scale carbon capture systems.

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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November. Participating in races using carbon-neutral fuels. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,

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Motherson Group collaborating with UBQ to bring carbon-negative thermoplastics into auto parts

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ thermoplastic ( earlier post ) into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry. kg of CO 2 -e per kilogram during their production process. UBQ GHG is added to product formulations as a Master Batch Additive.

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Researchers use distillation to improve biocrude oil properties for fuel blending

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MAY 28, 2021

Biocrude oil produced via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of biomass could provide a low-carbon supplement for transportation fuel supply. Product yield and physiochemical properties of HTL are primarily affected by the type of feedstock, processing conditions (primarily reaction temperature and time), and existence of a catalyst.

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Hapag-Lloyd will use advanced biofuels for the transport of DHL shipments

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JULY 8, 2022

Advanced biofuels are based on raw biological materials, such as used cooking oil and other waste products. This material is used to manufacture a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) (biodiesel), which is then mixed with varying proportions of low sulfur fuel oil. —Danny Smolders, Managing Director Global Sales at Hapag-Lloyd.

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Transportation Mariner Climate Oil

Itochu and partners launch feasibility study of blue ammonia value chain between Eastern Siberia and Japan

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Itochu Corporation and Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC); Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC); and Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) have agreed to undertake a detailed study for the commercialization of a blue ammonia value chain between Eastern Siberia and Japan.

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Cemvita demonstrates “gold hydrogen” production in situ, sets up subsidiary

Shell introduces new lifecycle approach to cut carbon footprint of aviation lubricants

Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

Fulcrum BioEnergy successfully produces first low-carbon synthetic crude oil from landfill waste at its Sierra BioFuels Plant

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Monolith to collaborate with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production; methane pyrolysis

JGC & Cosmo Oil to use Honeywell Ecofining technology in first commercial-scale SAF project in Japan

ExxonMobil planning hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage at Baytown complex; 1B cfd of blue hydrogen

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

Researchers develop large-scale, economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands and oil fields

Bosch starts production of 800V inverter, motor for electric vehicles

Greenergy opts for Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce low-carbon fuels from waste tires

Occidental Petroleum and Chevron invest in direct air carbon capture and synthetic fuels company Carbon Engineering

DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

LeMond Carbon obtains independent verification of its carbon fiber rapid oxidation technology

Nuseed secures commercial offtake agreement for carinata with leading biodiesel producer Saipol

Drexel team develops stable Li-S battery with carbonate electrolyte

U Delaware team synthesizes base oils at high yields from biomass

MOL makes strategic investment in Ascension Clean Energy; hydrogen-ammonia production facility

Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

Oil sands company Suncor Energy strengthens its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels, divesting wind and solar

Honeywell and Wood partner on technologies for carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Gold Hydrogen Program coalition launches program for subsurface biomanufacturing of hydrogen

Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Rusheen Capital Management create company to deploy Carbon Engineering’s direct air capture technology

Westinghouse, Bloom Energy to accelerate large-scale hydrogen production in nuclear industry; high-temperature integrated electrolysis

Arbios Biotech forms global alliance with Shell Catalysts & Technologies; wood and post-consumer biomass to finished products

BASF investing €16M into tire pyrolysis oil company Pyrum as part of ChemCycling project

Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

Viridos raises $25M in Series A for algae-based jet and diesel fuel

BTG and GoodFuels exploring options for joint investment to convert pyrolysis oil to low-carbon fuel for ships

Nuseed, bp partner to accelerate market adoption of Nuseed Carinata as a sustainable low-carbon biofuel feedstock

Sparc Technologies, QUT partner to develop a hard carbon anode material from bio-waste for Na-ion batteries

Nacero selects Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for gas-to-gasoline unit; reducing lifecycle carbon footprint up to 50%

PNNL team develops carbon nanotube-silicon microspheres as high-performance Li-ion anodes

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

VTT and Neste to build integrated Power-to-Liquids demo facility; CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

Arkema launches new renewable PVDF range from crude tall oil for Li-ion batteries

ICCT report finds expected surge in renewable diesel production could have damaging environmental impacts due to feedstock demand

DOE announces $110M for carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects

Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

Motherson Group collaborating with UBQ to bring carbon-negative thermoplastics into auto parts

Researchers use distillation to improve biocrude oil properties for fuel blending

Hapag-Lloyd will use advanced biofuels for the transport of DHL shipments

Itochu and partners launch feasibility study of blue ammonia value chain between Eastern Siberia and Japan

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