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Ramaco Carbon partnering with ORNL on new processes to make graphite from coal

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APRIL 6, 2023

Ramaco Carbon is partnering with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop new, large-scale processes for making graphite from coal. The conversion of coal to higher value materials, such as graphene, graphite or carbon nanotubes, is of high interest, and a number of researchers have proposed processes.

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Monolith to collaborate with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production; methane pyrolysis

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Monolith , a leader in clean carbon black production, signed a collaboration agreement and letter of intent (LOI) with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world's largest tire companies. Carbon black is an essential material found in countless everyday products, but perhaps most notably in tires.

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Company that biochemically converts coal to methane raises Series B funding

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JANUARY 3, 2011

an emerging natural gas production company which uses proprietary technology to convert both underground and mined low-rank coal to pipeline-quality methane biochemically at large scale and low cost, has raised equity in its second round of financing, led by new investor Khosla Ventures. Ciris Energy, Inc.,

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Rio Tinto targets low-carbon steel production with new technology; biomass and microwaves

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Rio Tinto is progressing new technology to deliver low-carbon steel, using sustainable biomass in place of coking coal in the steelmaking process, in a potentially cost-effective option to cut industry carbon emissions. Rio Tinto’s process uses lignocellulosic biomass, instead of coal, primarily as a chemical reductant.

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Battelle, Rare Earth Salts team on DOE project to recover rare earth oxides from coal ash

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Battelle is teaming with Rare Earth Salts ( RES ) on a project, “Recovery of High Purity Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from Coal Ash via a Novel Separations Process,” to produce valuable rare earth oxides from coal fly ash, converting them to the high purities necessary for a saleable product.

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Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Electra has raised $85 million to produce Low-Temperature Iron (LTI) from commercial and low-grade ores using zero-carbon intermittent electricity. Electra’s process emits zero carbon dioxide emissions and carries zero green premium, meaning it will cost the same or less than existing production methods powered by fossil fuels.

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DOE to award up to $6.7M to projects to convert captured CO2 to useful products, including fuels

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AUGUST 26, 2016

million in federal funding for cost-shared projects that will develop technologies that utilize CO 2 from coal-fired power plants to produce useful products. Another option is to use the CO 2 as a reagent to create useful products, such as cement, plastics, or liquid fuels. —DE-FOA-0001622.

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DOE awarding about $16M to four projects for advanced gasification systems; focus on coal

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Awardees will receive approximately $16 million to advance the gasification process, which converts carbon-based materials such as coal into syngas for use as power, chemicals, hydrogen, and transportation fuels. Advanced Gasifier and Water-Gas Shift Technologies for Low-Cost Coal Conversion to High-Hydrogen Syngas.

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Synthesis Energy Systems achieves first methanol production from phase 1 of Yima JV coal-to-methanol project

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Located in Henan Province, China, the $250-million coal-to-methanol facility uses SES’ patented and proprietary gasification technologies. The plant will be ramping up methanol production to full capacity as the Yima Joint Venture completes all remaining commissioning and start-up steps throughout the first half of 2013.

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US DOE to award up to $3M for coal-biomass-to-liquid projects

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APRIL 29, 2012

The Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000703 ) for the awards is soliciting applications for R&D in two specific Areas of Interest: laboratory scale liquids production and assessment; and a feasibility study for a coal-biomass to liquids facility. Laboratory Scale Liquids Production and Assessment.

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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. In addition, commercial partners have signed on to advance work on the first round of commercial plants. Source: Sandia.

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Texas utility signs first US Power Purchase Agreement for low-emissions electricity from commercial-scale coal-fired power plant with carbon capture

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JANUARY 18, 2012

The agreement marks the first US purchase by a utility of low-carbon power from a commercial-scale, coal-based power plant utilizing carbon capture. billion plant will receive $450 million in funding from the Clean Coal Power Initiative; of this, $211 million comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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ExxonMobil to invest >$1B in Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oil into diesel, other products

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JULY 2, 2014

plans to invest more than $1 billion to install a new delayed coker unit at its Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuels products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel. The investment addresses an industry shortfall in capability to convert fuel oil to products such as diesel.

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ETH Zürich, Total team develops new catalyst to convert CO2 and H2 directly to methanol efficiently

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JULY 30, 2019

Scientists at ETH Zürich and oil and gas company Total have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts CO 2 and hydrogen directly into methanol. Offering realistic market potential, the technology paves the way for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Methanol is regarded as a commodity or bulk chemical.

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China to be Site of First Commercial Implementation of TRIG Coal Gasifier

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The contract award marks China as the site for the first worldwide commercial implementation of the TRIG technology with the goal of producing low-emission, coal-based electricity. TRIG coal gasification technology was co-developed developed by Southern Company, KBR Inc., that is managed and operated by Southern Company.

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DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Using bituminous coal from southern Wyoming, the Medicine Bow facility will produce 11,600 barrels per day of very low sulfur gasoline using GE gasification technology and methanol?to?gasoline The plant, once built, will be the first commercial?scale The facility will convert one ton of coal into two barrels of traditionally oil?based

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GE and Shenhua open coal gasification joint venture in China

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MAY 11, 2012

a 50:50 joint venture with Shenhua Group to advance the development and deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China. GBI report: Asia-Pacific to be the leading coal-producing region. The region’s coal industry comprises China, India, Australia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Vietnam and New Zealand.

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US Fuels acquires coal-to-diesel IP for scalable plants near mine sites

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Startup US Fuel Corporation (USF), which plans to design, build, own and operate scalable facilities near coal mine sites to convert coal into synthetic fuels, will acquire coal-to-diesel intellectual property (IP) that USF co-developed with an executive team consisting of Paul Adams and Steve Luck. Andrew Halarewicz, Sr.

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SRI developing process for co-gasification of methane and coal to produce liquid transportation fuels; negligible water consumption, no CO2

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. The syngas is converted into methanol, which is then processed to make transportation fuels—in the case of the DARPA challenge, JP-8 (military distillate fuel).

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DKRW Advanced Fuels signs major off-take contract for 100% of coal-derived gasoline from Medicine Bow project

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

The contract is one of the first major commercial agreements in the US for the sale of liquid transport fuels made from coal. The Medicine Bow project will use Carbon Basin coal optioned from DKRW partner (and coal mine operator) Arch Coal to produce refined hydrocarbon liquid products. Earlier post.)

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SRI wins $925,000 DOE award to liquefy biomass for production of transportation fuels

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MARCH 13, 2013

Southern Research Institute (SRI) entered into a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a mild liquefaction process that will economically convert biomass to petroleum refinery-ready bio-oils. Requirements for scale-up and commercialization of the liquefaction process will be determined.

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Honeywell UOP’s Methanol To Olefins technology selected for China coal chemical complex

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JULY 6, 2011

has selected Honeywell’s UOP technology to convert methanol into building blocks for chemical products at an existing coal chemical complex in China. Located in Nanjing, China, the facility will be one of the world’s first methanol-to-olefin production facilities. China’s Wison (Nanjing) Clean Energy Company Ltd.

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Regal Resources Signs Farm-in Agreement to Advance Commercialization of Underground Coal to Liquids Process

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Regal Resources Limited, an Australia-based developer of an Underground Coal to Liquids (UCTL) process to convert low rank brown/coal lignite into hydrocarbon and gas products ( earlier post ), has signed a Farm-In Agreement with Greenpower Energy Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary MOL Gippsland Pty Ltd (MOL).

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

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JULY 10, 2022

The money will help projects further develop their greenhouse gas removal technologies, which include a machine that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air, a plant to convert household waste into hydrogen for use in the transport industry, and a system to remove carbon dioxide from seawater. Biohydrogen Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstration”.

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CIRI and Laurus Energy Form US Underground Coal Gasification JV

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JUNE 9, 2010

Laurus Energy have formed Stone Horn Ridge LLC, a company created to commercialize syngas from underground coal gasification (UCG). These can be recovered to the surface through wells and used as fuel for power generation or as feedstock for the production of chemicals and other hydrocarbon products.

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Synthesis Energy Systems and Ambre Energy enter into technical study agreement for coal to gasoline and LPG project; ExxonMobil MTG

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AUGUST 31, 2011

(SES), a global energy and gasification technology company that provides products and solutions to the energy and chemicals industries, has entered into a Technical Study Agreement with Ambre Energy of Australia to supply a proprietary gasification design to support Ambre’s development of a planned Coal to Liquids Project (ambreCTL).

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Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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APRIL 11, 2023

The MIDREX Process converts iron oxide into direct reduced iron (DRI) inside the shaft furnace using hydrogen-rich gas coming from natural gas or hydrogen as a reducing agent. Kobe Steel is the first Japanese company that has commercialized low CO₂ blast furnace steel products with the launch of Kobenable Steel. Kobe Steel, Ltd.

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thyssenkrupp produces ammonia from steel mill gases; Carbon2Chem

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JANUARY 11, 2019

For the first time thyssenkrupp has produced ammonia from steel mill gases, marking the first time in the world that steel mill gases, including the CO 2 they contain, have been converted into ammonia. It is therefore suitable for the production of carbon- and hydrogen-containing synthesis gas, a precursor for various chemicals.

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Haldor Topsoe and Aker Carbon Capture to cooperate on low-carbon hydrogen solutions

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Aker Carbon Capture and Haldor Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention to offer a complete solution for low-carbon hydrogen production. This process can be applied on emissions from various sources, from gas, coal, cement, refineries, and waste-to-energy through to hydrogen and other process industries.

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Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

and NuCoal Energy Corporation recently executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wherein Sparton and NuCoal will jointly evaluate the potential of NuCoal’s lignitic coal holdings in Saskatchewan to host commercial germanium and uranium mineralization. Sparton Resources Inc. NuCoal presently controls over 1.8

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Linc Energy submits permit for Wyoming underground coal gasification demo facility

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

a permit application and commenced the approval process with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) to build and operate a Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) demonstration plant in its coal tenement lease areas in Wyoming’s. km) of coal within the Wyoming PRB. 20ft (6.1m) coal seam at 2100ft (640m).

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EIA projects energy intensity of US steel production to drop 27% by 2040

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JULY 29, 2016

Steel production is energy-intensive; in 2015, the steel industry accounted for 1.5% EIA attributes much of the projected decrease in energy intensity to the shift in steel production from primary to secondary (recycled) production. The molten iron is then converted into steel by a basic oxygen furnace (BOF).

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Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

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MAY 21, 2012

Overview of the Bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. billion from Wanxiang to finance and construct the first phase of a coal-to-natural gas facility that ultimately will have an annual production capacity of one trillion cubic feet (1 Tcf) (30 billion cubic meters) per year. Click to enlarge. pure methane).

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Wison signs long-term cooperation agreement with Foster Wheeler and Clariant on SNG pilot plant in China; coal or coke to methane

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JUNE 14, 2013

Foster Wheeler’s VESTA SNG technology is a novel methanation technology to produce SNG from synthesis gas obtained from gasification of either coal or petroleum coke. The technology can operate with syngas from any commercial gasification technology. The Novel VESTA Process for Substitute Natural Gas Production.

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DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

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JULY 26, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department’s $7 million investment—leveraged with recipient cost-share to support approximately $9.4

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Synthesis Energy Systems Demonstrates Stable and Efficient Gasification at Hai Hua on Lignite Coal

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Synthesis Energy Systems’ (SES) 95%-owned Hai Hua joint venture project in Shandong Province, China, has completed a successful commercial-scale gasification demonstration, converting lignite coal from the Inner Mongolia region of China to syngas. Earlier post.). Francis Lau, SES’ Chief Technology Officer.

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Start-up commercializing NC State technology for drop-in biofuels; full commercial production targeted for 2016

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APRIL 25, 2011

Diversified Energy’s license agreement was terminated, according to Dr. Avjet Biotech will sell stock and use the funds raised to reimburse the university for its investment in patent applications, as well as allocate development capital to create a continuous production model for the biofuel refining system. Step 2: deoxygenation.

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Rio Tinto validates BioIron process for low-carbon iron-making; biomass and microwave energy

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The process, known as BioIron, uses raw biomass instead of metallurgical coal as a reductant and microwave energy to convert Pilbara iron ore to metallic iron in the steelmaking process. The BioIron process works using lignocellulosic biomass including agricultural by-products (e.g. Earlier post.)

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Accelergy and Yankuang Group to conduct feasibility study for large-scale hybrid coal-to-liquids plant in China; targeting 68,000 barrels of fuel per day

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Pathways for producing liquid fuels from coal. Accelergy Corporation ( earlier post ) is partnering with the Yankuang Group, one of the largest coal companies in China, on a feasibility study for a joint, large-scale, low-carbon, hybrid—i.e., In indirect liquefaction, coal is first gasified to. Source: EMRE.

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Ignite Energy Resources and TRUenergy Plan Direct Coal-to-Liquids and Coal Drying Demo Project for Supercritical Water Technology

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JULY 10, 2009

Ignite Energy Resources (IER), developer of a supercritical water technology, and TRUenergy have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a commercial demonstration plant that will apply IER’s direct coal-to-oil and upgraded dry coal process to the brown coal at TRUenergy’s Yallourn mine in Australia.

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BG Group sanctions US$15B coal seam gas to LNG project; first such

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

BG Group has approved implementation of the first phase of a US$15-billion project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG—the first major commercial project to do so. Total gross discovered coal seam gas reserves and resources presently amount to an estimated 17.3 Coal seam gas and LNG. Source: QCLNG EIS.

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Transphorm introduces Gallium Nitride diode; >99% efficient DC-DC boost converter

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MARCH 7, 2011

announced the availability of its first product: power diodes based on its patented, high-performance EZ GaN (gallium nitride) technology. is showcasing a GaN-based, dc-to-dc boost converter running at more than 99% efficiency. To tackle that problem, Transphorm is commercializing a high-voltage normally off GaN solution.

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TCEQ grants air quality permits to Tenaska new-build carbon capturing coal plant in Texas; 85-90% capture

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Trailblazer will be the first new-build carbon capturing coal plant in Texas to receive an air quality permit. The Trailblazer Energy Center would also be the first large-scale coal project in Texas to use dry cooling. Tenaska is applying proven pre- and post-combustion technologies on a commercial scale in two advanced coal projects.

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W2C Rotterdam welcomes Shell as partner in waste-to-chemicals project

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MARCH 2, 2019

Shell will become an equal equity partner in the proposed commercial-scale waste-to-chemicals ( W2C ) project, which will be the first of its kind in Europe to make valuable chemicals and bio-fuels out of non-recyclable waste materials.

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Ramaco Carbon partnering with ORNL on new processes to make graphite from coal

Monolith to collaborate with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production; methane pyrolysis

Company that biochemically converts coal to methane raises Series B funding

Rio Tinto targets low-carbon steel production with new technology; biomass and microwaves

Battelle, Rare Earth Salts team on DOE project to recover rare earth oxides from coal ash

Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

DOE to award up to $6.7M to projects to convert captured CO2 to useful products, including fuels

DOE awarding about $16M to four projects for advanced gasification systems; focus on coal

Synthesis Energy Systems achieves first methanol production from phase 1 of Yima JV coal-to-methanol project

US DOE to award up to $3M for coal-biomass-to-liquid projects

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

Texas utility signs first US Power Purchase Agreement for low-emissions electricity from commercial-scale coal-fired power plant with carbon capture

ExxonMobil to invest >$1B in Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oil into diesel, other products

ETH Zürich, Total team develops new catalyst to convert CO2 and H2 directly to methanol efficiently

China to be Site of First Commercial Implementation of TRIG Coal Gasifier

DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

GE and Shenhua open coal gasification joint venture in China

US Fuels acquires coal-to-diesel IP for scalable plants near mine sites

SRI developing process for co-gasification of methane and coal to produce liquid transportation fuels; negligible water consumption, no CO2

DKRW Advanced Fuels signs major off-take contract for 100% of coal-derived gasoline from Medicine Bow project

SRI wins $925,000 DOE award to liquefy biomass for production of transportation fuels

Honeywell UOP’s Methanol To Olefins technology selected for China coal chemical complex

Regal Resources Signs Farm-in Agreement to Advance Commercialization of Underground Coal to Liquids Process

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

CIRI and Laurus Energy Form US Underground Coal Gasification JV

Synthesis Energy Systems and Ambre Energy enter into technical study agreement for coal to gasoline and LPG project; ExxonMobil MTG

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

thyssenkrupp produces ammonia from steel mill gases; Carbon2Chem

Haldor Topsoe and Aker Carbon Capture to cooperate on low-carbon hydrogen solutions

Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

Linc Energy submits permit for Wyoming underground coal gasification demo facility

EIA projects energy intensity of US steel production to drop 27% by 2040

Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

Wison signs long-term cooperation agreement with Foster Wheeler and Clariant on SNG pilot plant in China; coal or coke to methane

DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

Synthesis Energy Systems Demonstrates Stable and Efficient Gasification at Hai Hua on Lignite Coal

Start-up commercializing NC State technology for drop-in biofuels; full commercial production targeted for 2016

Rio Tinto validates BioIron process for low-carbon iron-making; biomass and microwave energy

Accelergy and Yankuang Group to conduct feasibility study for large-scale hybrid coal-to-liquids plant in China; targeting 68,000 barrels of fuel per day

Ignite Energy Resources and TRUenergy Plan Direct Coal-to-Liquids and Coal Drying Demo Project for Supercritical Water Technology

BG Group sanctions US$15B coal seam gas to LNG project; first such

Transphorm introduces Gallium Nitride diode; >99% efficient DC-DC boost converter

TCEQ grants air quality permits to Tenaska new-build carbon capturing coal plant in Texas; 85-90% capture

W2C Rotterdam welcomes Shell as partner in waste-to-chemicals project

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