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Bosch Engineering and Ligier Automotive present Ligier JS2 RH2 with hydrogen engine at Le Mans

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JUNE 9, 2023

Just a few months into a joint innovation project ( earlier post ), engineers from Bosch Engineering and Ligier Automotive have built a high-performance vehicle with a hydrogen engine. The vehicle features a V6 hydrogen engine and a carbon monocoque that integrates three 700-bar type IV hydrogen cylinders from Hexagon Purus.

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Occidental to acquire direct air capture technology company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Occidental announced that a wholly owned subsidiary— 1PointFive —has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding equity of Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) Occidental has been working with Carbon Engineering on direct air capture (DAC) deployment since 2019. Earlier post.)

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Cummins showcases 15L fuel-agnostic engine platform; hydrogen, diesel, biogas

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MARCH 16, 2023

At CONEXPO, Cummins showcased its new fuel-agnostic 15-liter engine platform with hydrogen, natural gas and advanced diesel engines offering low-to-zero carbon fuel capability. The next-generation engine is designed to accelerate the decarbonization of heavy-duty off-highway applications.

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HIF Global partners with Topsoe for eFuels facility in Texas; carbon-neutral gasoline

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The plant will produce carbon-neutral fuel—enough to decarbonize more than 400,000 vehicles annually. eFuels are produced by combining green hydrogen made from renewable power and recycled carbon dioxide. Topsoe will deliver basic engineering and license for methanol synthesis and TIGAS gasoline synthesis technologies.

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GlobalData: Hydrogen market growth to surge in 2023 despite slowing global economy

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This shows an upward trend in the low-carbon hydrogen market development, which could be decisive in achieving over 111 million tons per annum (mtpa) capacity worldwide by 2030. This could have been due to the companies trying to strengthen their core business and diversify the investment risk given the global economic situation.

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Expleo develops closed-loop, e-methanol fuel cell solution for global shipping

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AUGUST 11, 2022

UK-based Expleo, a global engineering, technology and consultancy service provider, has developed a closed-loop fuel solution for global shipping that delivers a 92% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe) in the model vessel. Bibby Wavemaster 1, the model vessel.

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Taylor Machine Works and Cummins to integrate hydrogen engines into Taylor lift trucks and container handlers

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AUGUST 13, 2023

liter and 15-liter hydrogen engines into the Taylor product line. liter hydrogen engine For 96 years, Taylor has been committed to meeting the material handling needs of its global industrial customer base, while focusing on its own generational workforce and surrounding communities.

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Siemens Energy to supply 1.8GW of electrolyzers to HIF Global for Texas eFuels facility

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MARCH 10, 2023

eFuels company HIF Global ( earlier post ) and Siemens Energy reached an agreement under which Siemens Energy will supply electrolyzers to the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility. HIF and Siemens Energy are engaged in front end engineering and design for 1.8

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Cummins unveils 15L hydrogen engine

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MAY 17, 2022

At the recent ACT Expo in Long Beach, California, Cummins debuted its 15-liter hydrogen engine. This engine is built on Cummins’ new fuel-agnostic platform, where below the head gasket each fuel type’s engine has largely similar components, and above the head gasket, each has different components for different fuel types.

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Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

New research led by Mohammad Masnadi, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market—and the carbon footprint associated with both.

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First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

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MARCH 10, 2023

HJSC) have respectively ordered seven and two MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines in connection with the construction of 9 × 9,000 TEU container vessels for HMM Co., The G80 engines will, upon delivery, be connectivity-ready and prepared for digital services such as PrimeServ Assist. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. —Thomas S.

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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 ). The technologies enabling project AtmosFUEL are proven climate solutions that are being deployed globally.

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Cummins and Versatile partner to bring 15L hydrogen engines to ag market

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Cummins and Canada-based Buhler Industries , a leading tractor manufacturer under the Versatile brand, signed a letter of intent for plans to integrate the Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile’s equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market. —Ann Schmelzer, General Manager Cummins Global Agriculture Business.

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UGA study finds black carbon aerosols from GDI engines will worsen public health, climate; need for GPFs

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JANUARY 25, 2020

The gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine is one of the most prominent technologies car manufacturers adopted to achieve the fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission goals established in 2012 by the US Environmental Protection Agency. will be equipped with GDI engines by 2025. will be equipped with GDI engines by 2025.

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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.

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Li-Metal successfully produces lithium metal directly from lithium carbonate at Ontario pilot plant

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MAY 24, 2023

Li-Metal’s successful demonstration of lithium metal production from carbonate further advances the its vision to establish North American-based lithium metal production capacity that next-generation battery developers can leverage.

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Werner Enterprises signs letter of intent to secure 500 Cummins X15H hydrogen engines

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Werner Enterprises, a premier transportation and logistics provider, has signed a letter of intent to purchase 500 Cummins’ 15-liter hydrogen internal combustion engines upon availability. liter displacements, Cummins has responded to customer interest globally about the potential of the platform, and about hydrogen in particular.

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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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Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

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JANUARY 26, 2023

This reduction is achieved through a closed-loop carbon recycling system, which could replace 90% of the coke typically used in current blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace systems and produces oxygen as a byproduct. Iron and steelmaking is the biggest emitter of CO 2 of all foundation industrial sectors, accounting for 9% of global emissions.

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WinGD says its engines will be able to run on methanol from 2024 and ammonia from 2025

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Swiss engine designer WinGD, a leading developer of two-stroke low-speed gas and diesel engines used for propulsion power in merchant shipping, said that its engines will be able to run on methanol and ammonia from 2024 and 2025 respectively. —Volkmar Galke, Director of Global Sales, WinGD.

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Cummins and Chevron advance strategic collaboration; focus on lower carbon-intensity fuels

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Cummins and Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation announced a memorandum of understanding to leverage complementary positioning in hydrogen, natural gas, and other lower carbon fuel value chains. At Cummins, we are working to bring our Destination Zero strategy to life, and we recognize we can’t do this alone.

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Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

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MAY 19, 2023

Electrofuels provider Infinium and comprehensive carbon management company Navigator CO2 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and long-term relationship for Navigator to deliver 600,000 tons per annum (TPA) of biogenic carbon dioxide from its Heartland Greenway system to a future Infinium facility for the production of electrofuels (eFuels).

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ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat in joint development agreement to advance atmospheric carbon capture technology

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JUNE 28, 2019

ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat signed a joint development agreement to advance technology that can capture and concentrate carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources, including power plants, and the atmosphere. —Vijay Swarup, vice president of research and development for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company.

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Berkeley researchers propose salted biomass as scalable, economical and stable carbon capture and storage solution

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MAY 7, 2023

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. A simplified version of the bio-landfill technology. It is essential to keep the biomass dry.

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Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen

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MAY 6, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä is developing the combustion process in its gas engines to enable them to burn 100% hydrogen fuel. Wärtsilä has researched hydrogen as a fuel for 20 years, and has tested its engines with blends of up to 60% hydrogen and 40% natural gas. Hydrogen as part of the renewable electricity system of the future.

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Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

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JANUARY 25, 2022

The technology group Wärtsilä has received its first order for newbuild methanol-fueled engines. A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating with methanol.

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Commercially operated Wärtsilä engine runs on 25 vol% hydrogen blend

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MARCH 24, 2023

The technology group Wärtsilä and WEC Energy Group have successfully tested the capabilities of a Wärtsilä engine running on 25 vol% hydrogen-blended fuel. Mihm power plant in Michigan using an unmodified Wärtsilä 18V50SG engine. The Wärtsilä 50SG is a four-stroke, spark-ignited gas engine generating set.

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Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for ‘Carbon Zero 1’ renewable jet and diesel production plant

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JUNE 21, 2021

Aemetis awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis ‘Carbon Zero’ renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Earlier post.)

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RecycLiCo’s demo plant testing produces bulk quantities of battery-grade lithium carbonate

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MARCH 8, 2023

RecycLiCo Battery Materials has achieved another milestone in its demo plant testing efforts, successfully producing bulk quantities of battery-grade lithium carbonate from an industrial feed of cathode scrap.

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DSM Engineering Materials launches 100% bio-based Stanyl with halved carbon footprint, same high performance

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JUNE 30, 2022

DSM Engineering Materials has launched of a new, more sustainable version of its flagship product Stanyl : Stanyl B-MB (Bio-based Mass Balanced), with up to 100% bio-based content. Global production of bio-based products roughly doubled between 2015 and 2020, but to conserve the planet’s natural resources and stay below the critical 1.5

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Tenneco Powertrain adds hydrogen to its engine testing capabilities

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Tenneco has established new test facilities for hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines at its Powertrain test centers in Burscheid, Germany, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Preparation of an H 2 ICE test cell. We support a pragmatic approach of complementary technologies that provide solutions for different transportation sectors.

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Continental Aerospace Technologies finalizing HVO testing for use in CD-100 engine series

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JULY 26, 2023

Continental, a subsidiary of Continental Aerospace Technologies Holding Limited, is finalizing testing of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a sustainable fuel option in its CD-100 series of engines. Continental CD-100 Jet-A Engine Series: aircraft engine facing right. HVO is a renewable and carbon-neutral fuel alternative.

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Cummins and Isuzu announce global mid-range diesel powertrain and advanced engineering collaboration

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FEBRUARY 6, 2021

and Isuzu Motors Limited announced agreements for a global mid-range diesel powertrain and an advanced engineering collaboration, marking another step forward in the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP). Under this global mid-range diesel collaboration agreement, Cummins will provide Isuzu mid-range B6.7 Cummins Inc.

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First carbon-neutral lithium extraction project to start in Germany

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JULY 17, 2020

EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy, announced a partnership with Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan), a start-up lithium exploration company, to produce the world’s first completely carbon-neutral lithium in Germany. Earlier post.). Batteries are a key technology of our time.

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WinGD and CMB.TECH co-develop large ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines for bulkers

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026.

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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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HIF Global begins approval process for its first eFuels manufacturing facility in Australia; third globally

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JULY 17, 2022

E-fuels company HIF (Highly Innovative Fuels) Global has begun the development of Australia’s first large-scale, carbon-neutral eFuels production facility in Tasmania. Our global plan is to produce over 8 billion liters a year of carbon-neutral eFuels—enough to decarbonize 5 million vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Airbus and major airlines partner to explore direct air carbon capture technology

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JULY 19, 2022

Airbus and a number of major airlines—Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Virgin Atlantic—have signed Letters of Intent (LoI) to explore opportunities for a future supply of carbon removal credits from direct air carbon capture technology.

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Hyundai Motor commits to becoming globally carbon neutral by 2045

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

During IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Hyundai Motor Group has shared its goal to become completely carbon neutral by 2045. This will include its global product lineup and all company operations. Furthermore, Hyundai announced an end to all combustion engine vehicles in Europe beginning in 2035.

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DOE awards Group14 Technologies $3.96M as Energy Storage Grand Challenge winner; nano-silicon within an engineered carbon scaffold

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Group14 Technologies, a provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for global lithium-ion markets, announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Department Of Energy’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge and will receive a $3.96-million million award.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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MAY 26, 2022

Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The Working Group consists of members undertaking research and development in the field of hydrogen combustion in an opposed-piston engine. The only criteria emission of concern is NO x.

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Cummins beginning development of medium-duty and heavy-duty hydrogen combustion engines; H2-ICE program

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Cummins announced that its hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) program is beginning development of a medium-duty 6.7-liter liter and a heavy-duty 15-liter engine. Reducing well-to-wheels carbon emissions requires innovation of both energy sources and power solutions. The development of the 6.7-liter

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Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

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APRIL 28, 2023

The capital raise will fund the further development and deployment of Optimus’ Vector System, an advanced fuel system technology which enables medium- and heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on 100% biodiesel. The Vector System is an advanced fuel system upgrade that integrates into existing engines without significant modifications.

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Werner Enterprises and Cummins partner to integrate Cummins’ 15L natural gas and hydrogen engines

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JANUARY 29, 2022

announced that Werner will begin validation and integration of Cummins’ recently announced 15-liter natural gas and 15-liter hydrogen internal combustion engines in its vehicles ( earlier post ). Additionally, the 15-liter hydrogen engine can use zero-carbon green hydrogen fuel, produced by Cummins-manufactured electrolyzers.

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Bosch Engineering and Ligier Automotive present Ligier JS2 RH2 with hydrogen engine at Le Mans

Occidental to acquire direct air capture technology company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

Cummins showcases 15L fuel-agnostic engine platform; hydrogen, diesel, biogas

HIF Global partners with Topsoe for eFuels facility in Texas; carbon-neutral gasoline

GlobalData: Hydrogen market growth to surge in 2023 despite slowing global economy

Expleo develops closed-loop, e-methanol fuel cell solution for global shipping

Taylor Machine Works and Cummins to integrate hydrogen engines into Taylor lift trucks and container handlers

Siemens Energy to supply 1.8GW of electrolyzers to HIF Global for Texas eFuels facility

Cummins unveils 15L hydrogen engine

Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

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

Cummins and Versatile partner to bring 15L hydrogen engines to ag market

UGA study finds black carbon aerosols from GDI engines will worsen public health, climate; need for GPFs

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

Li-Metal successfully produces lithium metal directly from lithium carbonate at Ontario pilot plant

Werner Enterprises signs letter of intent to secure 500 Cummins X15H hydrogen engines

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

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

WinGD says its engines will be able to run on methanol from 2024 and ammonia from 2025

Cummins and Chevron advance strategic collaboration; focus on lower carbon-intensity fuels

Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat in joint development agreement to advance atmospheric carbon capture technology

Berkeley researchers propose salted biomass as scalable, economical and stable carbon capture and storage solution

Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen

Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

Commercially operated Wärtsilä engine runs on 25 vol% hydrogen blend

Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for ‘Carbon Zero 1’ renewable jet and diesel production plant

RecycLiCo’s demo plant testing produces bulk quantities of battery-grade lithium carbonate

DSM Engineering Materials launches 100% bio-based Stanyl with halved carbon footprint, same high performance

Tenneco Powertrain adds hydrogen to its engine testing capabilities

Continental Aerospace Technologies finalizing HVO testing for use in CD-100 engine series

Cummins and Isuzu announce global mid-range diesel powertrain and advanced engineering collaboration

First carbon-neutral lithium extraction project to start in Germany

WinGD and CMB.TECH co-develop large ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines for bulkers

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

HIF Global begins approval process for its first eFuels manufacturing facility in Australia; third globally

Airbus and major airlines partner to explore direct air carbon capture technology

Hyundai Motor commits to becoming globally carbon neutral by 2045

DOE awards Group14 Technologies $3.96M as Energy Storage Grand Challenge winner; nano-silicon within an engineered carbon scaffold

Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

Cummins beginning development of medium-duty and heavy-duty hydrogen combustion engines; H2-ICE program

Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

Werner Enterprises and Cummins partner to integrate Cummins’ 15L natural gas and hydrogen engines

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