Coal, Convert, Industry and Renewable

Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The plant will use electricity from offshore wind turbines to produce renewable hydrogen for buses, trucks and potentially taxis. Hydrogen is widely used in heavy industry in Europe, but it is mainly produced by converting fossil fuels in a process which emits large amounts of greenhouse gases.

Wind

Wind Hydrogen Renewable Transportation

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

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

By comparison, 69% of steel today is made at approximately 1,600 degrees Celsius (2,912 degrees Fahrenheit) using coal, emitting about two tons of carbon dioxide for every ton of steel produced. If the steel industry were a country, its carbon emissions would rank third in the world behind China and the United States.

Coal

Coal Boston Carbon Green

Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

million) ammonia cracker prototype designed to produce green hydrogen at industrial scale. It selectively filters the hydrogen while blocking other gases, allowing it to be used as a fuel and converted as needed, at the time of re-fueling. A Siemens Energy-led consortium has begun work in Newcastle, UK on a new £3.5 million (US$4.24

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Grid Ireland

H2FUTURE building world’s largest green hydrogen pilot plant; targeting the steel industry

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2018

The partners from industry and power generation will use this facility to research into future breakthrough technologies which are needed to meet global climate goals over the long-term. The goal is to research real breakthrough technologies which will be applicable on an industrial scale in the next couple of decades. Earlier post.).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Industrial Industry Green

CSIRO and partners to test Direct Injection Carbon Engine to reduce brown coal emissions by up to 50%

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2014

DICE involves converting coal or biomass into a water-based slurry (called micronised refined carbon, MRC) that is directly injected into a large, specially adapted diesel engine. The project is supported by industry partners including Exergen, Ignite Energy Resources, AGL, MAN Diesel & Turbo and EnergyAustralia.

Coal

Coal Carbon Engine Emissions

C2CNT process converts flue gas from natural gas power plant into carbon nanotubes

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

The process is self-heating and the carbonate electrolyte is continuously renewed by the addition of carbon dioxide. The carbon nanotubes are valued at more than $100,000 per tonne—a thousand-fold greater than coal. The absorption of carbon dioxide into the electrolyte creates heat.

Carbon

Carbon Gas Convert Power

IG Metall warns that Krupp Mannesmann steel plant may fail due to lack of financing for conversion to climate-neutral steel production

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

IG Metall, Germany’s largest union as well as Europe’s largest industrial union, warns that at Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM), the switch to climate-neutral steel production is may fail due to the lack of financing. This would be the end of the plant, IG Metall said. With a current production volume of 4.2

Financing

Financing Climate Conversion Production

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Conventional methanol production involves fossil feedstocks such as natural gas or coal. This can be recovered from either industrial processes or biomass, such as waste and residues, or atmospheric sources. Hydrogen can also be processed from by-product hydrogen available in some industrial waste streams.

Carbon

Carbon International Waste Water

Czech government, ?EZ sign MOU on $2.4B, 40GWh gigafactory; ?EZ lithium mine project progressing

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) and majority state-owned energy group ?EZ The automotive industry is the cornerstone of the Czech economy and its share in our GDP is almost 10 percent. —Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlí?ek. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and ?EZ

Czech Republic

Czech Republic MIT Coal Carbon

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2013

Located in Henan Province, China, the $250-million coal-to-methanol facility uses SES’ patented and proprietary gasification technologies. When it reaches full capacity later this year, the plant is expected to convert some 2,400 tonnes per day of high ash Yima coal into 300,000 tonnes per year of refined methanol.

Coal

Coal Production Energy Waste

EU Commission approves €850M French measure to support ArcelorMittal in partial decarbonization of steel production

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2023

France notified the Commission of a €850-million measure to support ArcelorMittal’s project aimed to partially decarbonise its steel production in Dunkirk, where it operates three blast furnaces producing liquid hot metal from a mixture of iron ore, pellets, coke, coal and preheated air.

Production

Production France Installation Coal

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

Green Car Congress

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. It is possible to convert it into fuels and a wide variety of chemical products, including those that today are mainly based on fossil resources.

Convert

Convert CO2 Hydrogen Gas-Electric

B9 Coal Assembles Consortium to Combine Underground Coal Gasification, Alkaline Fuel Cells and Carbon Capture and Storage

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2010

UK-based B9 Coal, established in 2009 with the objective of developing projects combining Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and alkaline hydrogen fuel cells, is bringing together a consortium including WSP Group, AFC Energy and Linc Energy to develop such a project.

Coal

Coal Carbon Fuel Climate Change

Iron ore leader Fortescue pushing green hydrogen, ammonia and electricity projects

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2021

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortescue, will be a key enabler of this target through the development of green electricity, green hydrogen and green ammonia projects in Australia. Conducting trials to use renewable energy in the Pilbara to convert iron ore to green iron at low temperatures, without coal.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Green Climate Change Australia

Consortium developing green hydrogen megaproject in Oman

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

The consortium has been collaborating on the project for more than three years, which will consist of 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable solar and wind energy at full capacity to produce millions of tons of zero-carbon green hydrogen per annum. The project is also located near the coast for seawater intake and electrolysis.

Oman

Oman Hydrogen Green Kuwait

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Carbon

Carbon Production Coal Convert

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

Iceland

Iceland CO2 Gasoline Renewable

IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2019

The in-depth study, which analyzes hydrogen’s current state of play and offers guidance on its future development, was launched by Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director, alongside Mr Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, on the occasion of the meeting of G20 energy and environment ministers in Karuizawa, Japan.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Affordable Future

Licella signs MoUs with Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand on renewable aviation fuels

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Australia-based Licella , a wholly owned subsidiary of Ignite Energy , has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand to examine the development and commercialization of a process to convert woody biomass into sustainable aviation biofuel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Minister Ferguson.

New Zealand

New Zealand Australia Renewable Fuel

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

Green Car Congress

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. Earlier post.) The microwave energy drives the iron ore reduction reactions to remove the oxygen from the iron ore.

Carbon

Carbon Energy Climate Change Germany

Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. The federal government target is to have 82 per cent of Australia running on renewable energy by 2030. Where is the energy going to come from guys?”

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Australia i-MiEV Electric Cars

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

The hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide will then be catalytically converted into methanol, with a daily yield of approximately one ton of methanol using approximately 1.4 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

ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

ArcelorMittal Europe is developing a series of industrial-scale hydrogen projects for use in blast furnace-based steelmaking that will start to deliver substantial CO 2 emissions savings even within the next five years, as well as progressing a project to test the ability of hydrogen to reduce iron ore and form DRI on an industrial scale.

Europe

Europe Green 2020 Hydrogen

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

Green Car Congress

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. The steel industry is working on reduction of CO₂ emissions to address climate change.

Oman

Oman Hydrogen Gas-Electric Climate Change

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

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Initiatives and technologies underway or to be implemented at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products’ different sites include: Carbalyst – capture waste gases from the blast furnace and biologically convert it into bio-ethanol. An industrial pilot of this technology is being developed at ArcelorMittal Dunkirk in France. Earlier post.).

Carbon

Carbon Europe Emissions Waste

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

Green Car Congress

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).

Coal

Coal Commercial Water Convert

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

Green Car Congress

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

Shell, Shenhua to Partner on RD in Advanced Coal Technology; Shell Qualifies 3 Chinese Companies to Manufacture Gasification Technology

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Shell Coal Gasification Process. Shell (China) Limited and Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co. Shenhua) have agreed to seek opportunities for conducting joint research and development in advanced coal technology. Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co. Shenhua Group is the world’s largest coal company.

Coal

Coal Chinese Manufacturer Companies

Anellotech, IFPEN and Axens partner on bio-aromatics production from non-food biomass; targeting 2019 for industrial implementation

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2015

Based on Anellotech’s innovative proprietary CFP technology, patents licensed from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Axens’ proprietary post-treatment hydrotreating process, this new technology will open the way to a competitive production of bio-aromatics from renewable resources with lower energy consumption and lower CO 2 emissions.

2019

2019 Industrial Industry Production

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

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

The planned facility will convert up to 360,000 tons of waste into 220,000 tons (270 million liters) of bio-methanol—a chemical building block that is used to manufacture a broad range of everyday products, as well as being a renewable fuel.

Waste

Waste Netherlands Convert Coal

Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot.

Australia

Australia Hydrogen Green Renewable

Tunable high-yield catalytic approach converts pyrolysis oil to bio-hydrocarbon chemical feedstocks including fuel additives

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The zeolite catalyst then converts these hydrogenated products into light olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons in a yield as much as three times higher than that produced with the pure pyrolysis oil. The C 6 to C 8 aromatic hydrocarbons can be high-octane gasoline additives or feedstocks for the chemical and polymer industries.

Oil

Oil Convert Hydrogen Fuel

Argonne releases GREET 2020

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

GREET now includes two e-fuel pathways with Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis process and two e-fuel pathways for methanol (MeOH) production using CO 2 (from corn ethanol plants) and renewable H 2. PFAD to Renewable Diesel. A pathway of palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) to renewable diesel (RD) is now added to the “BioOil” tab.

2020

2020 Gas-Electric Lithium Ion Mariner

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

MIT

MIT Coal Gas Emissions

Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In addition to reducing its own emissions, Dominion Energy expects to go beyond its own efforts to help accelerate greenhouse gas reductions in other industries. Industrial. Significant progress can be made by converting oil and coal-powered manufacturing facilities to lower-carbon natural gas. Transportation.

Emissions

Emissions Gas Energy Power

FAA approves Alcohol-to-Jet biofuel

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2016

In collaboration with the aviation industry, the FAA approves new renewable jet fuel pathways through ASTM International. The FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) partnership with industry was crucial in completing the necessary steps to support ASTM International approval of this new fuel. Earlier post.)

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Waste Climate Change Coal

Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). President Obama.

Obama

Obama Coal Clean Cleaning

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. In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

Germany

Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies

JetBlue to go carbon neutral on all domestic flights by offsetting emissions starting in 2020; flying with SAF from SFO

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

Carbon offsetting is a bridge to other industry-wide environmental improvements such as fuel with lower emissions. JetBlue has agreed to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and a pioneer in renewable jet fuel, starting in 2020.

Carbon

Carbon 2020 Emissions San Francisco

Neste to receive €88M from EU toward green hydrogen and carbon capture & storage at Porvoo; SHARC

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This, combined with CCS will maximize the environmental impact and the development of a strong supply chain from the refinery, by ship to storage site and will lay the foundation for a European hub for renewable hydrogen and CO 2 utilization. HYBRIT will demonstrate a complete industrial value chain for hydrogen-based iron and steelmaking.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Green Tango

Altex & Unitel partner to demonstrate a new technology for making synthetic gasoline from biomass

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

This project is funded by a ~$1-million grant from the California Energy Commission under the auspices of its Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Testing Program. coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases.

Gasoline

Gasoline Coal Convert Conversion

Lima Energy signs 10-year synthetic crude supply contract with Husky Energy refinery in Ohio

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The Lima Energy Project is being designed to convert solid hydrocarbon (coal, petroleum coke, and renewables) feedstock into synthetic crude. The company also plans to capture and market elemental sulfur for use in the agricultural industry.

Ohio

Ohio Supplies Energy Oil

Unitel Develops New Process for Algal Biofuels Production; Renewable Jet Fuel One Output

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

The algal fatty acid product is catalytically decarboxylated and converted into paraffinic hydrocarbons (alkanes), followed by mild hydrocracking and hydroisomerization to make biojet fuel comprised of C 10 -C 15 branched paraffins. Cellulosic bio-alcohols – thermochemical conversion of renewable resources into liquid fuels.

Renewable

Renewable Fuel Production Oil

California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2013

Among the new pathways to be considered is the production of renewable diesel from Australian tallow at Neste Oil’s Singapore plant. Neste Oil renewable diesel: 33.46 produces NExBTL non-ester renewable diesel (RD) from multiple feedstocks at its plant in Singapore. Earlier post.) gCO 2 e/MJ. Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd.

Renewable

Renewable California Carbon Diesel

Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport

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

Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

H2FUTURE building world’s largest green hydrogen pilot plant; targeting the steel industry

CSIRO and partners to test Direct Injection Carbon Engine to reduce brown coal emissions by up to 50%

C2CNT process converts flue gas from natural gas power plant into carbon nanotubes

IG Metall warns that Krupp Mannesmann steel plant may fail due to lack of financing for conversion to climate-neutral steel production

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

Czech government, ?EZ sign MOU on $2.4B, 40GWh gigafactory; ?EZ lithium mine project progressing

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

EU Commission approves €850M French measure to support ArcelorMittal in partial decarbonization of steel production

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

B9 Coal Assembles Consortium to Combine Underground Coal Gasification, Alkaline Fuel Cells and Carbon Capture and Storage

Iron ore leader Fortescue pushing green hydrogen, ammonia and electricity projects

Consortium developing green hydrogen megaproject in Oman

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

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

Licella signs MoUs with Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand on renewable aviation fuels

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

Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

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

ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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

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

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

Shell, Shenhua to Partner on RD in Advanced Coal Technology; Shell Qualifies 3 Chinese Companies to Manufacture Gasification Technology

Anellotech, IFPEN and Axens partner on bio-aromatics production from non-food biomass; targeting 2019 for industrial implementation

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

Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

Tunable high-yield catalytic approach converts pyrolysis oil to bio-hydrocarbon chemical feedstocks including fuel additives

Argonne releases GREET 2020

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

FAA approves Alcohol-to-Jet biofuel

Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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

JetBlue to go carbon neutral on all domestic flights by offsetting emissions starting in 2020; flying with SAF from SFO

Neste to receive €88M from EU toward green hydrogen and carbon capture & storage at Porvoo; SHARC

Altex & Unitel partner to demonstrate a new technology for making synthetic gasoline from biomass

Lima Energy signs 10-year synthetic crude supply contract with Husky Energy refinery in Ohio

Unitel Develops New Process for Algal Biofuels Production; Renewable Jet Fuel One Output

California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

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