CO2, Renewable and Waste

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. GTI led a team of engineers and scientists to produce a blueprint for converting an existing biomass facility into an RNG production site, using the wood waste feedstock and some of the existing infrastructure.

Waste

Waste Carbon Gas Renewable

Engineered E. coli could make carbohydrates, renewable fuel, from CO2

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The ultimate aim would be to capture wasted CO 2 using renewable hydrogen gas from biohydrogen—as in this research—or electrolysis powered by renewable electricity, and convert it to formic acid. That could have been accomplished by an enzyme “such as the one we found in E. We wanted to try this in the lab.”.

Renewable

Renewable Engine CO2 Fuel

Volvo Cars switches to biodiesel for ocean freight; cutting fossil CO2 emissions by 84%

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2023

From now on, most of these seafaring journeys are made with renewable fuel instead of traditional fossil fuel. Due to the renewable fuel, CO 2 emissions are reduced by at least 84% (Well-to-Wake, WTW) compared to fossil fuel. Renewable fuel is not the end game for removing CO 2 from the world’s ocean freight needs.

Volvo

Volvo Emissions CO2 Renewable

Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop renewable gasoline with 20% lower CO2; rollout of Blue Gasoline this year

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

The new fuel, called Blue Gasoline, similarly contains up to 33% renewables, ensuring a well-to-wheel reduction in carbon emissions of at least 20% per kilometer driven. On the road to climate-friendly mobility, we must ensure we don’t leave any technical opportunities untapped, starting with electromobility and ending with renewable fuels.

Gasoline

Gasoline Renewable CO2 Gasoline-Electric

BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For the Americas region, the BMW Group has already reached agreements with domestic steel producers Steel Dynamics (SDI) and Big River Steel, a US Steel facility, to use renewable energy sources in their local steel production. The BMW Group has also set up closed-loop material cycles for sheet steel waste with several steel suppliers.

BMW

BMW Global CO2 Production

Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2022

It’s also often produced using corn and other crop feedstocks, but this approach is dependent on crops that otherwise could be used to grow food or waste feedstocks.

Convert

Convert CO2 Carbon Polymer

Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2022

Waste-to-biogas company Anaergia Inc. Biogenic carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide that is released during the decomposition of organic matter such as food waste. All Anaergia plants use organic waste material to produce biogas, which is composed of methane and carbon dioxide. —Andrew Benedek, Chairman and CEO of Anaergia.

Green

Green Supplies Energy Denmark

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO 100) fuel is a 100% renewable fossil fuel free product derived from vegetable oils, waste oils and fats. The use of HVO100 can significantly reduce CO 2 emissions and reduce the impact of freight on local air quality by reducing NO x and particulate emissions.

Mercedes

Mercedes Emissions CO2 Belgium

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This corresponds to the emissions of more than 89,900 km driven by a diesel truck and represents 85% of CO2 savings compared to a traditional diesel engine. By investing not only in sustainable fuel but also in fleet renewal, engine retrofitting, and efficiency projects, we tackle the impact of the logistics supply chain.

CO2

CO2 Diesel Climate Carbon

Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

To achieve this goal, the key factors include: electrifying the vehicle fleet; charging with green energy; improving battery technology, an extensive use of recycled materials; and renewable energy in production. This proportion can be reduced significantly through the use of renewable energy.

Mercedes

Mercedes CO2 Emissions Vehicles

Bosch trialing Neste renewable diesel; aims to offer renewable and synthetic fuels at all company filling stations in Germany

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Since early November, the cars chauffeuring the management board members of Robert Bosch GmbH have been running on fully renewable diesel. diesel,” this fuel is synthesized mainly from by-products and waste materials. a trademark of Toolfuel, is short for CO 2 Reduction, Arctic Grade, Renewable, Emission Reduction.

Renewable

Renewable Germany Diesel Fuel

BMW Group to source lower CO2 aluminum from Rio Tinto in Canada from 2024

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In addition to the carbon-free process, the agreement also covers aluminum alloys produced using electricity from renewable energy sources, with CO 2 emissions that are only a third of the industry average. The BMW Group intends to become one of the first customers to use this technology in standard production.

BMW

BMW Canada South Carolina CO2

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

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JUNE 1, 2010

An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. Earlier post.). Sandia began working on research, development and demonstration of solar reforming technologies more than 20 years ago.

Waste

Waste Solar Commercial CO2

H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Therefore, green steel must be produced from a combination of a significant amount of green virgin iron and scrap in a production process which uses electricity from renewable energy sources. According to H2 Green Steel’s definition of green steel, actual CO 2 reductions and improving circularity are both key.

BMW

BMW Green CO2 Sweden

Toyota to build first MW-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The Tri-Gen facility will use bio-waste sourced from California agricultural waste to generate water, electricity and hydrogen. The power generation facility will be 100% renewable, supplying Toyota Logistics Services’ (TLS) operations at the Port and making them the first Toyota facility in North America to use 100% renewable power.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Toyota Renewable Building

Thai researchers find waste chicken fat a good low-cost feedstock for renewable diesel

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2015

In a study investigating the effect of the water and free fatty acid (FFA) content in waste chicken fat from poultry processing plants on the production of renewable diesel (not biodiesel), researchers in Thailand have found that both higher FFA and water content improved the biohydrogenated diesel (BHD) yield. —Kaewmeesri et al.

Low Cost

Low Cost Waste Diesel Renewable

Researchers develop new stable artificial photosynthesis device to produce ethylene and hydrogen from sunlight and CO2

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2021

A research team has developed a new artificial photosynthesis device component with remarkable stability and longevity as it selectively converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into two promising sources of renewable fuels: ethylene and hydrogen.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen CO2 Li-ion Solar

DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

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MAY 25, 2023

Efficient gaseous waste capture and conversion, and new technologies to improve gaseous capture and catalytic conversion efficiency, including CO2 to fuels and chemicals. Biomass and waste conversion technologies designed to use green electricity and hydrogen to maximize carbon retention in products.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Fuel Production

$3M UK project to develop low-carbon aviation fuels from captured CO2 and waste biomass

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Heriot-Watt University in the UK will lead a £2-million (US$3-million) project ( EP/N009924/1 ) to develop low-carbon aviation fuels from captured CO 2 and waste biomass. The project aims to produce low-carbon synthetic aviation jet fuel using renewable energy from waste agricultural and forestry biomass and captured CO 2.

Waste

Waste Carbon Fuel CO2

NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The assistant professor and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has proposed the development of a modular electrochemical system that will provide “a sustainable, negative-carbon, low-waste and point-source manufacturing path preferable to traditional large-scale chemical process plants.”.

Conversion

Conversion Fuel CO2 Polymer

Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

Biogenic carbon dioxide from the Sundsvall energy facility will be captured and combined with renewable hydrogen to generate green electrofuel, eMethanol. Sundsvall Energi, biogenic CO2 supplier and host for FlagshipTWO. In the Liquid Wind facility, green hydrogen will be produced from additional renewable electricity and water.

Wind

Wind Energy Carbon Hydrogen

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

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. Power-to-Liquids technologies are on their way to commercialization in scale.

Building

Building Power Powered Fuel

Eni, FCA partner on R&D to cut road vehicle CO2 emissions; methanol/ethanol blends, renewable diesel, ANG, on-board CO2 capture

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The two companies, renewing their strategic commitment to a low-carbon future and in line with Italy’s National Energy Strategy, will combine their respective expertise, experiences and know-how to reduce the sector’s level of CO 2 emissions.

Renewable

Renewable Emissions CO2 Diesel

Ford hits CO2 manufacturing emissions reduction target of 30% per vehicle 8 years early

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2018

Ford now is working on setting a new goal focused on increasing it use of renewable energy while maintaining its energy efficiencies. In MQL, a machining tool is lubricated with a very small amount of oil sprayed directly on the tip of the tool in a finely atomized mist, instead of with a large quantity of coolant/water mixture.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Ford Emissions CO2

Lufthansa, ETH Zürich, Climeworks & Synhelion to cooperate on Sustainable Aviation Fuels; CO2 capture & solar thermochemical conversion

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2020

Climeworks direct air capture machines are powered solely by renewable energy or energy-from-waste. The focus is on sustainable fuels based on residual materials, woody biomass and renewable electrical energy (Power-to-Liquid). Lufthansa had signed a Letter of Intent with the Heide refinery in 2019 in this regard.

Solar

Solar Conversion Fuel CO2

Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly.

Germany

Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

The grant will allow CRI to accelerate efforts to commercialize large scale production plants, expanding the market for ETL technology and use of renewable methanol in Europe. CO 2 is available in abundance in high concentration in many industrial processes and thermal power plants (here CRI focusing on geothermal power and waste to energy).

Grant

Grant CO2 Iceland Waste

Study finds renewable diesel blends deliver fuel consumption and CO2 benefits in Euro 5 engines

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2018

It can be produced from many kind of non edible vegetable oils, animal fats, waste oils and consists of a mixture of paraffinic hydrocarbons in diesel boiling range, free of sulfur, oxygen and aromatics. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) has become an attractive industrial-scale alternative to ester-type biodiesel.

Diesel

Diesel Engine Fuel CO2

Avantium acquires Liquid Light; electrocatalysis to convert CO2 to chemicals

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

Renewable chemicals company Avantium has acquired the assets of Liquid Light. The acquisition of Liquid Light is an important step in our strategy to create and commercialize breakthrough technologies in renewable chemistry. It will extend our capabilities beyond catalytic conversion of biomass. —Tom van Aken, CEO of Avantium.

Light

Light Convert CO2 Polymer

How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The upstream, “well to wheel” emissions of the EV are linked to electricity generation and the electrical grid, with lower emissions in regions that use more renewable energy sources. The post How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions appeared first on Blink Charging. This is critical in the continued expansion of EVs on the road.

Carbon

Carbon Emissions CO2 Gasoline-Electric

Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). natural gas, nuclear energy, renewable energy, etc.).In emissions. . ~90%)

Transportation

Transportation Convert Waste CO2

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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AUGUST 1, 2020

These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. Scale-up and Qualification of Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Wet Waste. Project title. Federal share.

Waste

Waste Conversion Universal San Diego

ETH team develops catalytic process to make lactic acid from glycerol biodiesel byproduct; 20% lower CO2 than fermentation pathway

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

Researchers at ETH Zürich developed an eco-friendly cascade process to make large amounts of lactic acid from glycerol, a waste by-product in the production of biodiesel. Polylactic acid (PLA) is a promising alternative for making plastics, as it is biodegradable and made from renewable resources.

Waste

Waste CO2 2014 2020

Iveco to supply 178 CNG trucks to DHL in Germany | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

Bio-CNG is a sustainable renewable fuel derived from waste and residual materials; its use can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 95% compared to a diesel engine and, if the gas is sourced from manure, could even achieve a negative carbon footprint of up to -120%.

Germany

Germany Supplies Available Today CO2

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

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Joule has pioneered a CO 2 -to-fuel production platform using engineered bio-catalysts continuously to convert waste CO 2 directly into renewable fuels such as ethanol or hydrocarbons for diesel, jet fuel and gasoline.

Commercial

Commercial Solar Fuel Production

Joule achieves ASTM compliance for sustainable diesel, jet fuel; direct CO2-to-fuels

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

The Joule platform applies engineered biocatalysts to convert waste CO 2 directly into renewable fuels such as ethanol or hydrocarbons for diesel, jet fuel and gasoline. Renewable oils and fatty esters, such as biodiesel, require chemical upgrading before they can be blended with fossil fuels, and then only in low concentrations.

Diesel

Diesel Fuel CO2 Philadelphia

LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Part of the challenge is locating sufficient quantities of hydrogen to enable large scale use of the CO 2 in waste gases. Should the lab and pilot work prove successful and scalable, they will place a demo plant in Malaysia, Burton said.

Parts

Parts CO2 Renewable Conversion

Empa researchers investigating new process for production of synthetic methane

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

Such fuels, produced synthetically with renewable energy, can be transported via conventional routes and made available through the existing infrastructure. Both hydrogen production and methanization continuously generate waste heat. —Christian Bach, Head of Empa’s Automotive Powertrain Technologies lab.

Production

Production Water Hydrogen Switzerland

ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Ultimately to reach zero, this hydrogen will need to be green (produced via electrolysis which is powered by renewable electricity). The project will reduce the volumes of coal needed in the iron ore reduction process, thereby cutting CO2 emissions. First verified green steel for customers.

Europe

Europe Green 2020 Hydrogen

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. About the authors. Dr. Andrew A.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Future Green

CO2-to-chemicals company Liquid Light raises $15M Series B financing; process scale-up and application validation

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

New investors include Sustainable Conversion Ventures, which focuses on renewable fuels and chemicals investments. Customers can benefit from a lower cost of production, while harnessing their current waste stream; reduce their dependence on cyclically-priced petroleum feedstocks; and can reduce their carbon footprint.

Financing

Financing Light Companies CO2

Audi to introduce natural gas A3 Sportback g-tron at year’s end; CO2-neutral e-gas

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

The start of the chain has electricity produced from renewable energy sources; the end products are hydrogen and the synthetic Audi e-gas. Construction of the world’s first industrial plant to produce synthetic methane (e-gas) from CO 2 and renewable electricity is almost complete in Werlte (Emsland district of Lower Saxony), Germany.

Audi

Audi Gas CO2 Gas-Electric

Hydrogenics to supply 1MW electrolyzer to project converting CO2 to methanol; Power-to-Gas

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

Hydrogenics looks forward to the results of this energy storage demonstration project to further broaden the market for our electrolyzer technology in the production of renewable fuels. Methanol production from green hydrogen represents a very promising way to decarbonize parts of the traditional fuel industry as well as chemical sector.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Convert Gas Supplies

Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

One of Nissan’s CO 2 emission goals is to increase the usage rate of renewable energy in its global business activities to 9% by fiscal year 2016. NESCO’s area of focus will expand to include waste water loss and waste reduction, in addition to energy loss and CO 2 reduction. Electric vehicle penetration.

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2005 Corporation Nissan 2014

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

Engineered E. coli could make carbohydrates, renewable fuel, from CO2

Volvo Cars switches to biodiesel for ocean freight; cutting fossil CO2 emissions by 84%

Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop renewable gasoline with 20% lower CO2; rollout of Blue Gasoline this year

BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

Bosch trialing Neste renewable diesel; aims to offer renewable and synthetic fuels at all company filling stations in Germany

BMW Group to source lower CO2 aluminum from Rio Tinto in Canada from 2024

Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

Toyota to build first MW-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station

Thai researchers find waste chicken fat a good low-cost feedstock for renewable diesel

Researchers develop new stable artificial photosynthesis device to produce ethylene and hydrogen from sunlight and CO2

DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

$3M UK project to develop low-carbon aviation fuels from captured CO2 and waste biomass

NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

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

Eni, FCA partner on R&D to cut road vehicle CO2 emissions; methanol/ethanol blends, renewable diesel, ANG, on-board CO2 capture

Ford hits CO2 manufacturing emissions reduction target of 30% per vehicle 8 years early

Lufthansa, ETH Zürich, Climeworks & Synhelion to cooperate on Sustainable Aviation Fuels; CO2 capture & solar thermochemical conversion

Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

Study finds renewable diesel blends deliver fuel consumption and CO2 benefits in Euro 5 engines

Avantium acquires Liquid Light; electrocatalysis to convert CO2 to chemicals

How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

ETH team develops catalytic process to make lactic acid from glycerol biodiesel byproduct; 20% lower CO2 than fermentation pathway

Iveco to supply 178 CNG trucks to DHL in Germany | Autocar Professional

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

Joule achieves ASTM compliance for sustainable diesel, jet fuel; direct CO2-to-fuels

LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

Empa researchers investigating new process for production of synthetic methane

ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

CO2-to-chemicals company Liquid Light raises $15M Series B financing; process scale-up and application validation

Audi to introduce natural gas A3 Sportback g-tron at year’s end; CO2-neutral e-gas

Hydrogenics to supply 1MW electrolyzer to project converting CO2 to methanol; Power-to-Gas

Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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