Carbon, Global and Waste

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

Green Car Congress

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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Sierra Waste Carbon Oil

SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

the strategic investment arm of South Korea’s SK Group, was part of a $50-million investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy, a US-based waste-to-fuels company. Fulcrum produce biofuel on a commercial scale by chemically converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into transportation fuels. Founded in Pleasanton, Calif.,

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Waste Carbon Fuel Production

bp ventures invests $10M in waste-to-biomethanol company WasteFuel; offtake MoU

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JULY 7, 2023

bp ventures has committed $10 million, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel , a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as biomethanol. billion metric tons by 2050.

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Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

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APRIL 28, 2021

a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, announced a joint venture to build up to 100 hydrogen hubs across the United States and globally. Raven SR’s patented, Steam/CO 2 Reformation process enables it to be one of the only combustion-free, waste-to-hydrogen processes in the world. 22 CCR § 66260.10

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Waste Hydrogen Building Motor

Virgin Group and Agilyx form strategic partnership to produce lower carbon aviation fuel from plastic waste

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx ( earlier post ) are forming a strategic partnership to research and develop lower carbon fuel facilities to help address plastic pollution and the global transition to net zero.

Waste

Waste Carbon Fuel Conversion

S&P Global: increasing trade of low-carbon biofuel feedstocks heightens supply constraint concerns

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JUNE 8, 2023

Animal fats and used cooking oil are increasingly joining the likes of lithium, cobalt and copper as energy transitional materials where supply constraints are of growing concern, according to a new analysis of trade flows by S&P Global Commodity Insights Agribusiness Consulting group. The chase is on, and it is here to stay.

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ArcelorMittal inaugurates €200M Steelanol carbon capture and utilization project at Ghent plant

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

At an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, ArcelorMittal inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project. It will reduce annual carbon emissions from the Ghent plant by 125,000 tonnes. This project will reduce annual carbon emissions in Ghent by 112,500 tonnes. Earlier post.)

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DHL to use biofuel to neutralize carbon emissions of all ‘less-than-container’ load shipments in ocean freight globally

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, says it will be neutralizing the carbon emissions of all less-than-container load (LCL) ocean freight shipments from 1 January 2021. This is why we have taken the decision to neutralize the carbon emission of all our LCL shipments.

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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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APRIL 7, 2022

Black liquor is the waste byproduct from the kraft pulping process after pulping is completed. Veolia Group designs and provides solutions for water, waste and energy management. It is the world’s largest producer of softwood market pulp and a globally significant manufacturer of sawn timber.

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Raven SR and Chart Industries to collaborate on hydrogen and carbon capture

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company, and Chart Industries will collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure carbon dioxide produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion Steam/CO 2 Reformation process of converting waste to renewable fuel. —Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR.

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Hydrogen Carbon Industrial Industry

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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Dimeta and Enerkem collaborate on large scale waste-to-DME projects in Europe and US

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JULY 26, 2023

Enerkem, a producer of bio-methanol from mixed waste at commercial scale, and Dimeta, a joint venture between the two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating feasibility studies for the development of two large-scale projects that will convert waste into renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME).

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LanzaTech and Tadweer to explore collaboration on large-scale conversion of municipal solid waste to alternative fuels

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The carbon found in municipal solid waste, which is piling up in landfills or being incinerated globally, can play a critical role in eliminating the virgin fossil resources used to make fuels and chemicals. It is a testament to the UAE’s leadership and strong sustainability agenda that our technology has found a home here.

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Waste-to-hydrogen producer Ways2H announces strategic investment by John Molina and Pacific6 Enterprises

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

the developer of a gasification-based process that converts waste into clean hydrogen fuel for mobility, microgrids and power generation ( earlier post ), closed an investment from Pacific6 Enterprises, led by founding partner John C. The process is net-zero carbon by itself and carbon-negative when paired with carbon capture and storage.

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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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MAY 21, 2020

The plant will feature SGH2’s technology, which will gasify recycled mixed paper waste to produce green hydrogen that reduces carbon emissions by two to three times more than green hydrogen produced using electrolysis and renewable energy, and is five to seven times cheaper. —Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris.

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Waste Hydrogen Green California

New ARPA-E program to award $40M to reduce fuel waste 10X from advanced nuclear reactors

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MAY 20, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $40 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program that will limit the amount of waste produced from advanced nuclear reactors, protecting the land and air and increasing the deployment and use of nuclear power as a reliable source of clean energy.

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Waste Fuel Fusion Clean

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) and Johnson Matthey (JM) have agreed on a long-term exclusive catalyst supply agreement for the use of JM’s KATALCO methanol catalysts in CRI’s Emissions-To-Liquids (ETL) CO 2 -to-methanol plants. Hydrogen can also be processed from by-product hydrogen available in some industrial waste streams.

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Carbon International Waste Water

Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

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MARCH 10, 2022

Based on the work, Keliber’s lithium hydroxide will have a smaller carbon footprint than most of the competitors’ products. Consulting company Wood Mackenzie analyzed seven existing or planned global lithium chemicals production chains, ending in Rotterdam in Holland. Keliber plans to begin production in 2024. tonnes/produced tonne.

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UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide can then be permanently stored or used in various products or applications. The biochar is rich in carbon and can be used as a fertilizer. Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd.,

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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Following initial contracts with European suppliers, the BMW Group has now concluded further 2 -reduced-steel-for-global-production-network">agreements for the supply of CO 2 -reduced steel in the US and China. The BMW Group has also set up closed-loop material cycles for sheet steel waste with several steel suppliers.

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New technology converts waste polyethylene to jet fuel in an hour

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MAY 19, 2021

Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert waste polyethylene plastic to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost-effective to reuse plastics. For the process, the researchers used a ruthenium on carbon catalyst and a commonly used solvent.

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DOE announces $18.6M to support production of low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The selected projects support DOE’s investment in the development and production of biofuels and innovation and growth in agricultural industries and will help meet the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge goal of producing 35 billion gallons of low-GHG emission SAF made from domestic biomass and waste resources annually by 2050.

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Carbon Production Universal Waste

Ways2H partners with Ford, Bacon & Davis to build waste-to-H2 production facilities for clean fuel in US markets

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JUNE 30, 2020

The two companies plan to build the first US modular thermochemical waste-to-hydrogen production facility in California in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a pipeline of additional projects to follow in 2021. Ways2H Inc., Ways2H Inc.,

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Davis Waste Building Ford

LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko partner to produce isoprene from rubber, resin and urethane waste; substitute for natural rubber production

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko Company have entered into a joint-development agreement to reuse rubber, resin and urethane waste for the production of a key chemical intermediate, isoprene. As we aim to be a sustainable company, we see a vast potential to recycle and reuse our waste materials.

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Waste Production Climate Change Polymer

Raven SR, Chevron and Hyzon Motors collaborate to produce hydrogen from green waste in Northern California

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company; Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron USA; and Hyzon Motors are collaborating to commercialize operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond intended to supply hydrogen fuel to transportation markets in Northern California.

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Chevron Waste Hydrogen California

DOE awards ~$34M to 11 projects to advance waste and algae bioenergy technology

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Biomass feedstocks can be produced by municipal solid waste (MSW) streams and algae and converted into low-carbon fuels that can significantly contribute to the decarbonization of transportation sectors that face barriers to electrification, such as aviation and marine. Direct Air Capture Integration with Algae Carbon Biocatalysis.

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Waste San Diego North Carolina Conversion

Nissan launches lightweight aluminum technology in Europe on new Qashqai; 2nd global model with parts from closed-loop recycling

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MAY 28, 2021

The new Qashqai follows the new Rogue sold in North America as the second global model for Nissan to feature aluminum parts produced with the closed-loop recycling process. This closed-loop recycling system reduces waste and CO 2 emissions. This closed-loop recycling system reduces waste and CO 2 emissions.

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Nissan Parts Europe Global

LanzaTech Project DRAGON shortlisted for UK funding; ATJ-SPK from waste

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AUGUST 1, 2021

The feedstock for the facility will be waste-based, low-carbon ethanol, procured from a variety of waste sources. The facility will also have the ability to use ethanol produced from local steel mill waste gases via LanzaTech’s gas fermentation platform.

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

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Global automotive Tier 1 manufacturer Motherson Group is collaborating with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials. 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. Polymers typically emit 1.9

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Parts Carbon Auto Polymer

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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Carbon Engine CO2 Commercial

Lithium Australia produces LFP cathode material and Li-ion batteries from mine waste

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Lithium Australia NL reported that its wholly owned subsidiary VSPC Ltd has successfully produced Li-ion battery cathode material, and Li-ion batteries (LIBs), from tri-lithium phosphate produced directly from mine waste using the SiLeach process. LFP and batteries from waste. SiLeach background.

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Li-ion Waste Australia Batteries

Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

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AUGUST 25, 2021

to convert organic waste to produce green hydrogen at a site in Richmond, California. The Raven SR Steam/CO 2 Reformation process also presents a valid alternative to electrolysis converting waste rather than precious and limited water resources for green hydrogen production.

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Waste Hydrogen California Commercial

SK invests in electrofuels company Infinium

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

The investment will support acceleration of Infinium’s commercial developments globally. Infinium Electrofuels technology converts carbon dioxide waste and renewable power through its proprietary process to create hydrogen-based alternatives to traditional fossil-based fuels.

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Asahi Kasei to produce S-SBR for eco-friendly tires using butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass

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NOVEMBER 25, 2021

regarding the supply of butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass. To accelerate efforts for decarbonization to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the automotive industry is transitioning to electric vehicles while the tire industry is further improving the fuel-efficiency and wear resistance of tires.

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Waste Singapore Emissions International

LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have identified a suite of technologies to help California to become carbon-neutral—and ultimately carbon-negative —by 2045. The key finding of this report is that carbon neutrality is achievable. —“Getting to Neutral”.

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Carbon California Emissions Waste

Maersk and Carbon Sink partner to accelerate green methanol production; Maersk’s 8th green methanol deal

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green methanol partnership with US-based project developer Carbon Sink LLC. This is Maersk’s 8 th such agreement in the efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol. Partnerships are essential on this journey—and I am very pleased to welcome Carbon Sink on board.

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Green Carbon South Dakota Production

BASF and Sulzer Chemtech sign MoU to collaborate to reduce the carbon intensity of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production

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AUGUST 25, 2022

The companies agreed to enter a strategic partnership to reduce the carbon intensity of renewable diesel and aviation fuel. They will also drive the development of innovative, cost-effective chemical processing solutions to improve the conversion of plastic waste into new plastics.

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Renewable Diesel Carbon Fuel

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Europe targets 30% cut in carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

The target for ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products is in line with an ambition announced in May to be carbon neutral in Europe by 2050. Fossil fuel carbon capture and storage, where the current method of steel production is maintained but the carbon is then captured and stored or re-used rather than emitted into the atmosphere.

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Carbon Europe Emissions Waste

Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

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AUGUST 22, 2019

The proposed plant would take more than 500,000 tonnes each year of non-recyclable everyday household and commercial solid waste destined for landfill or incineration such as meal packaging, diapers and takeaway coffee cups and convert it into more than 60 million liters (15.85

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Waste Fuel Alternative Fuels 2005

Ford opens Cologne EV Center; annual capacity of 250,000+ EVs

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JUNE 13, 2023

Following the successes of Mustang Mach-E, E-Transit and F-150 Lightning, Ford recently unveiled its fourth EV globally, the electric Explorer, which will be the first electric vehicle to be produced in Cologne, followed by a second electric vehicle, a sports crossover.

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Ford F-150 Carbon Emissions

Alcoa exploring technology to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining; MVR powered by renewable energy

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MAY 21, 2021

The development project has the potential to reduce carbon emissions in the alumina refining process significantly. Electricity sourced from renewable energy would power compressors to turn waste vapor into steam, which would then be used to provide refinery process heat.

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Renewable Carbon Emissions Energy

Goodyear develops 70% sustainable-material tire; NPT on delivery robots

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JANUARY 6, 2022

The 70% sustainable-material tire includes 13 featured ingredients across nine different tire components, including: Carbon black is included in tires for compound reinforcement and to help increase their life and has traditionally been made by burning various types of petroleum products. Non-pneumatic tire.

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Waste Oil Maintenance Carbon

How are sustainable fuels created from plastic waste?

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JUNE 20, 2023

Learn how captured carbon dioxide and plastic waste can be converted into sustainable fuels for the global clean energy future. The post How are sustainable fuels created from plastic waste? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Waste Fuel Convert Clean

Lithium Americas begins construction at Thacker Pass

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MARCH 3, 2023

The Federal Court declined to vacate the ROD and ordered the BLM to consider one issue under the mining law relating to the area designated for waste storage and tailings and did not impose any restrictions expected to impact the construction timeline. Major construction contracts awarded include: Lithium Carbonate and Purification.

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

SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

bp ventures invests $10M in waste-to-biomethanol company WasteFuel; offtake MoU

Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

Virgin Group and Agilyx form strategic partnership to produce lower carbon aviation fuel from plastic waste

S&P Global: increasing trade of low-carbon biofuel feedstocks heightens supply constraint concerns

ArcelorMittal inaugurates €200M Steelanol carbon capture and utilization project at Ghent plant

DHL to use biofuel to neutralize carbon emissions of all ‘less-than-container’ load shipments in ocean freight globally

Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

Raven SR and Chart Industries to collaborate on hydrogen and carbon capture

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

Dimeta and Enerkem collaborate on large scale waste-to-DME projects in Europe and US

LanzaTech and Tadweer to explore collaboration on large-scale conversion of municipal solid waste to alternative fuels

Waste-to-hydrogen producer Ways2H announces strategic investment by John Molina and Pacific6 Enterprises

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

New ARPA-E program to award $40M to reduce fuel waste 10X from advanced nuclear reactors

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

New technology converts waste polyethylene to jet fuel in an hour

DOE announces $18.6M to support production of low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts

Ways2H partners with Ford, Bacon & Davis to build waste-to-H2 production facilities for clean fuel in US markets

LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko partner to produce isoprene from rubber, resin and urethane waste; substitute for natural rubber production

Raven SR, Chevron and Hyzon Motors collaborate to produce hydrogen from green waste in Northern California

DOE awards ~$34M to 11 projects to advance waste and algae bioenergy technology

Nissan launches lightweight aluminum technology in Europe on new Qashqai; 2nd global model with parts from closed-loop recycling

LanzaTech Project DRAGON shortlisted for UK funding; ATJ-SPK from waste

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

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

Lithium Australia produces LFP cathode material and Li-ion batteries from mine waste

Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

SK invests in electrofuels company Infinium

Asahi Kasei to produce S-SBR for eco-friendly tires using butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass

LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

Maersk and Carbon Sink partner to accelerate green methanol production; Maersk’s 8th green methanol deal

BASF and Sulzer Chemtech sign MoU to collaborate to reduce the carbon intensity of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Europe targets 30% cut in carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

Ford opens Cologne EV Center; annual capacity of 250,000+ EVs

Alcoa exploring technology to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining; MVR powered by renewable energy

Goodyear develops 70% sustainable-material tire; NPT on delivery robots

How are sustainable fuels created from plastic waste?

Lithium Americas begins construction at Thacker Pass

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