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EU research project IDEALFUEL seeks to develop marine low-sulfur heavy fuel oils from biomass; Bio-HFO

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The IDEALFUEL project aims to create sustainable alternatives by developing new efficient and low-cost methods to produce low-sulfur heavy fuel oils from wood-based non-food biomass. Although cleaner fuels are available, many companies opt for HFOs due to their low cost.

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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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The plant will produce cleaner gasoline from low-cost natural gas, captured bio-methane from farms and landfills, and mitigated flared gas from the Permian basin. The only byproduct will be water, which will be recovered and used to supply 80% of the plant’s make-up water.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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Waterproof sensors that track flooding As part of the Sunny Day Flooding Project, Katherine Anarde, assistant professor in North Carolina State University’s Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Group [right] and another researcher install low-cost water-level sensors in storm drains.

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GE and Shenhua form coal gasification JV in China

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GE and Shenhua have agreed to form an industrial coal gasification joint venture to advance the deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China. Coal plays an important role in the economies of the US and China, and gasification technology allows us to use this abundant and low cost resource in a much cleaner way.

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Shell, ITM Power to install 10MW electrolyzer for refinery hydrogen

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The hydrogen is currently produced as a byproduct of the refining process or through natural gas reforming; electrolysis instead uses electricity to split water into the base components of hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen is a promising technology, even beyond direct use as a cleaner fuel for transport.

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Advanced furoate esters biofuel company xF Technologies appoints Tom Stephens to board

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developer of a family of low cost, renewable furoate esters (xF) for use as oxygenating blend components (5%-20%) in both gasoline and diesel fuels, as well as heating oil and other specialty applications, has appointed former GM Vice Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Tom Stephens as an independent director of the Company, effective immediately.

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LanzaTech, Harsco ally to develop ethanol from steel gas process

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The water is recovered and returned to the reactor system, minimizing water discharge from the process. The product recovery section makes use of an advanced hybrid separation system to recover the products and co-products from the fermentation broth. The products and co-products are collected for downstream use.

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