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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.,

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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APRIL 9, 2025

The Georgia Tech team built its circuit breaker with parts that can withstand the very high pressures of supercritical CO2. But commercial development of these solid state circuit breakers is still in early stages, and is focused on medium voltages. locationa gold standard certification facility.

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Euro Parliament Environment Committee approves 147 g CO2/km target for light commercial vehicles by 2020; caps van speed

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MAY 7, 2013

Members of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a draft law setting out rules for achieving a 147 g CO 2 /km (235 g/mile) target for new light commercial vehicles by 2020, down from 203 g/km (325 g/mile) today—i.e., The vote was 53 to 4 with 1 abstention.

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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. The researchers used their new chemical species tomography setup to capture the first images of carbon dioxide exhaust from a commercial aircraft engine.

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

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

However, most processes rely on high temperatures and are often too expensive for widespread commercial use. 2021), “Integrated Capture and Conversion of CO2 to Methane using a Water-lean, Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Solvent.” Different methods for converting CO 2 into methane have long been known. Heldebrant, D., Lopez, J.S.,

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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MAY 28, 2021

CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). The report, Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero emission aviation?

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Charging infrastructure for commercial electric trucks lags CO2 targets, report finds

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APRIL 8, 2020

Electric commercial trucks are getting more attention, with Tesla and more established truck makers like Volvo and Daimler unveiling electric models. A "massive ramp-up" in charging infrastructure is needed to meet European CO2.

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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. This is one of two CCS projects located adjacent to ADM’s corn processing plant in Decatur, Illinois.

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Project HyTime demonstrates potential for major CO2 savings from hydrogen dual fuel

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JULY 22, 2020

The company is seeing latent demand across a number of fleet customers that would help build the base loads and the commercial case for faster development of the fuelling infrastructure. ULEMCo and its partners believe that hydrogen technology should be seen as a key part of the UK’s energy strategy and post COVID-19 recovery plans.

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Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

The efficient conversion of carbon dioxide, a major air pollutant, into ethanol or higher alcohols is a big challenge in heterogeneous catalysis, generating great interest in both basic scientific research and commercial applications.

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IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

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AUGUST 19, 2023

A distinctive feature of this technology, lending to its commercial viability, is the implementation of a flow electrolyzer. This approach illuminated the crucial elements influencing the catalyst’s reaction activity, selectivity, and stability.

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

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

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. Slower electricity demand growth and changes in the electricity generation mix have played nearly equal roles in reducing US power sector CO 2 emissions.

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Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

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. Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has set a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Solar fuels company Joule teams with DNV GL for commercial validation of CO2-to-fuels production process

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Through the terms of the MoU, DNV GL will provide technology qualification and verification services, including assessments from a commercial perspective to facilitate Joule’s global deployment. This cleared the catalyst for commercial use at the company’s demonstration plant in Hobbs, New Mexico. Earlier post.).

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SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

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AUGUST 8, 2017

This reactor, the core of the plant, was developed by KIT and extended to a compact plant commercialized by INERATEC. Information obtained in the course of the project will be used for the commercialization of the technology.

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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. Once the filter is saturated, the CO 2 is then isolated at a temperature of about 100 °C.

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

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AUGUST 22, 2022

We’ve been striving to get here for a number of years, and to be able to demonstrate that we can connect our system through a commercial device to the grid is the first bridge to more efficient electricity generation. In comparison, the Brayton cycle has a theoretical conversion efficiency upwards of 50%. —Darryn Fleming.

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

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

To scale up the system so that it could remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust of a commercial power plant, a light beam may be a better choice than an electron beam to excite the LSPs, Canhui Wang, lead author of the paper, said.

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UNSW Syndey team develops hydrogen-diesel dual fuel system; 90% H2, more than 85% reduction in CO2

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

The research team hope to be able to commercialize the new system in the next 12 to 24 months and is keen to consult with prospective investors. The researchers say the most immediate potential use for the new technology is in industrial locations where permanent hydrogen fuel supply lines are already in place.

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

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MARCH 13, 2023

The MoU establishes a framework for discussions regarding the formation of a commercial venture. Located in Gary, Indiana, USSteel’s Gary Works has annual production capability of 7.5 million net tons of raw steel per year.

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Probing the effect of CO2 on Li-air batteries

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JUNE 21, 2013

Challenges facing the commercialization of Li-air batteries are both scientific and engineering, and include a lack of understanding of major limitations in the reaction mechanism, electrolyte instability, poor cycle life and rate capability, and low round-trip efficiencies largely resulting from high over-potentials on charge. Batteries'

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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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JANUARY 26, 2014

NewCO2Fuels was founded in 2011 to commercialize a technology developed by Prof. In passing the Stage 1 testing, NCF demonstrated technology that successfully dissociates CO 2 into CO and oxygen in a heating environment, simulating the industrial waste heat sources that will be used as one of two energy sources in the commercial product.

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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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AUGUST 24, 2020

While this technology will be easier to scale up than the artificial leaf, the efficiencies still need to be improved before any commercial deployment can be considered. The carbon-dioxide converting cobalt-based catalyst is easy to make and relatively stable.

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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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Surrey team developing direct-air-capture CO2 to methanol process

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APRIL 4, 2022

The main challenge for our project will be reconciling the fact that commercial methanol synthesis takes place at high pressures (50-100 bar) and moderate temperatures (200-300 ?C), C), while direct air capture is typically carried out in ambient conditions.

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The world’s first CO2 battery for long-duration energy storage is being commercialized [update]

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JUNE 28, 2022

Italian startup Energy Dome has now begun to commercialize the world’s first CO2 Battery, which was launched earlier this month in Sardinia, Italy. The post The world’s first CO2 battery for long-duration energy storage is being commercialized [update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Nauticol Energy & Enhance Energy plan to capture up to 1M tonnes of CO2 annually from blue methanol production and distribution

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MARCH 24, 2021

Nauticol has partnered with Haldor Topsøe, a company with extensive experience and best-in-class technology that is commercially viable, proven, reliable and used world-wide. By 2040, the Montney is projected to produce over half of Canada’s natural gas. Our plant design was already targeted to be a global leader in low emissions.

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Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

New research has shown how much trouble some top brands including Ford, Nissan, GWM and even Toyota could find themselves because of Australias new CO2 emissions reduction scheme if they dont transition to electric vehicles quickly enough. billion in 2029. billion in 2029. READ MORE: Which is best for the environment: EV or ICE?

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European Parliament approves zero CO2 for new cars and vans in 2035

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The European Parliament approved the new CO 2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package. Intermediate emissions reduction targets for 2030 are set at 55% for cars and 50% for vans.

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EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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MAY 11, 2020

CO 2 emissions from the residential and commercial sectors (associated with natural gas and distillate fuel oil consumption, for example) were nearly unchanged from 2018, and the increase in industrial sector CO 2 emissions (+8 MMmt) partially offset a decrease in transportation sector CO 2 emissions (-13 MMmt).

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

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MARCH 11, 2023

HiNa Battery Technology in China, Tiamat in France, Altris in Sweden, and Natron Energy in the US are all commercializing sodium-ion batteries indicating a shift in energy storage technologies.

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Solar fuels company Joule commissions first plant to demo commercial readiness, launches Joule Fuels subsidiary to advance direct solar-to-fuels platform

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This project is the culmination of advances not only in our core technology, but in building a commercial-ready system and engineering a scalable process that are now pilot-tested and prepared for deployment. Joule Fuels will initially commercialize Sunflow-E, with Sunflow-D for the global diesel market to follow. —William J.

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

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Here, the more sustainable stainless steel will be processed into commercial vehicle exhaust systems with a reduced CO 2 footprint. Production of exhaust systems for commercial vehicles at Wilsdruff. This is an important step towards reducing Scope 3 emissions at Purem by Eberspaecher.

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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

This project was supported through funding from the US Air Force (USAF), and produced fuel globally applicable for both commercial and military aviation. Global aviation produces 1.2 Electrifying planes with batteries has proven unfeasible for at-scale decarbonization of aviation, necessitating the production of fossil-free jet fuel.

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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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Vertimass and European Energy to partner on CO2 to hydrocarbons via methanol pathway

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JANUARY 13, 2022

Many countries are beginning to mandate that a percentage of jet fuel used by commercial airlines comes from renewable sources. The Vertimass technology will enable Blue Biofuels to produce sustainable aviation fuel to help achieve that mandate.

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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

Project AtmosFUEL will investigate the feasibility of a large-scale, commercial air-to-jet facility in the UK that will produce more than 100 million liters of SAF each year. In the UK, in partnership with Storegga, engineering has begun on a facility that will remove between 500,000 and one million tonnes of atmospheric CO 2 each year.

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DOE-supported CO2-capture project hits major milestone: 4 million metric tons

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

The project utilizes a gas-separation technology called vacuum swing adsorption to capture more than 90% of the CO 2 from the product streams of two commercial-scale steam methane reformers used to produce hydrogen, preventing its release into the atmosphere.

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Researchers develop bi-metallic catalyst for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane: H2 with low or no CO2

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MARCH 19, 2021

Solid carbon that accumulates on the catalyst is washed and separated for commercial use, while the metallic precursors are re-synthesized and recycled back into the reactor. Further, large Ni particle sizes (i.e., >20 20 nm) are selective toward the formation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), while small Ni particle sizes (i.e., —Xu et al.

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Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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Joule expands solar CO2 conversion platform to produce renewable gasoline and jet hydrocarbons

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APRIL 15, 2013

Joule is now commercializing its first product, Sunflow-E, for global availability in early 2015. Construction of the company’s first commercial plants is planned to begin in 2014 in multiple locations worldwide, requiring only adequate sunlight, access to waste CO 2 and non-potable water. Earlier post.).

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

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

As discussed in the study, it is likely that in future variations of this new synthesis the requisite exfoliation voltage can be substantially decreased.

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ICCT analysis finds UN’s aircraft CO2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A new analysis of commercial aircraft fuel efficiency from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the UN’s aircraft CO 2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade. The ICCT first analyzed the historical trends in fuel efficiency improvement of new commercial jet aircraft in 2009.

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ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Commercial interests and privacy concerns need to be properly taken into account. For urban freight operations, alternative fuels already provide a viable commercial solution, or shortly will. Road freight is a commercial business operated by profit-driven private companies. Policy should support the sector in this effort.

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

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Euro Parliament Environment Committee approves 147 g CO2/km target for light commercial vehicles by 2020; caps van speed

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

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

T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Charging infrastructure for commercial electric trucks lags CO2 targets, report finds

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

Project HyTime demonstrates potential for major CO2 savings from hydrogen dual fuel

Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

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

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

Solar fuels company Joule teams with DNV GL for commercial validation of CO2-to-fuels production process

SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

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

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

UNSW Syndey team develops hydrogen-diesel dual fuel system; 90% H2, more than 85% reduction in CO2

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

Probing the effect of CO2 on Li-air batteries

Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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

Surrey team developing direct-air-capture CO2 to methanol process

The world’s first CO2 battery for long-duration energy storage is being commercialized [update]

Nauticol Energy & Enhance Energy plan to capture up to 1M tonnes of CO2 annually from blue methanol production and distribution

Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

European Parliament approves zero CO2 for new cars and vans in 2035

EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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

Solar fuels company Joule commissions first plant to demo commercial readiness, launches Joule Fuels subsidiary to advance direct solar-to-fuels platform

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

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

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

Vertimass and European Energy to partner on CO2 to hydrocarbons via methanol pathway

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

DOE-supported CO2-capture project hits major milestone: 4 million metric tons

Researchers develop bi-metallic catalyst for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane: H2 with low or no CO2

Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

Joule expands solar CO2 conversion platform to produce renewable gasoline and jet hydrocarbons

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

ICCT analysis finds UN’s aircraft CO2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade

ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

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