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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

has signed an EPA Test Vehicle Agreement with Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. The initial vehicle to be tested for Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Connections, Inc., Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.

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The result is Atlas, a multi-car system designed to move about 217 tonnes of SNF and high-level radioactive waste to future storage and disposal destinations. Engineers finished final testing on Atlas in September 2023 with a 2,700-kilometer trip from Colorado to Idaho. surpassing wind and solar to generate 18.6

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MAY 16, 2014

The processes are feedstock flexible and can convert methane (natural gas, landfill gas, anaerobic digester gas), as well as biomass, municipal solid waste (MSW) and industrial waste, into transportable intermediates. Maverick currently operates demonstration plants in Florida and Colorado.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Olivine is a CO 2 -reactive waste product that can be returned as tailings after capture carbon from the air. Travertine will launch a transformative process that integrates strong acid treatment of mining waste or tailings with electrolytic acid recycling. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. University of Nevada, Reno.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s streets.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

The RenDiesel fuel used on this drive was produced from natural gas at Rentech’s demonstration plant in Colorado. RenDiesel can also be made from synthetic gas produced from biomass and waste resources. The Audi A3 TDI has an EPA average highway fuel economy rating of 42 mpg on traditional clean diesel fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a national secure data center dedicated to the independent analysis of advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at the Energy Department’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) located at NREL in Golden, Colorado.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Colorado Energy. The project REFUEL COLORADO, A Roadmap to Increase Alternative Fuel. Use in Colorado will work to add alternative fuel vehicles to State. gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. Delaware Valley.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Research conducted through this program is focused on developing options that use resources efficiently, reduce waste generation and enable effective waste management. Colorado State University will receive $1,098,250 to develop future sustainable nuclear fuel cycles using model simulations of fuel behavior and performance in reactors.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

a cellulosic sugar producer, announced a 15-year commercial agreement with Windsor, Colorado-based Front Range Energy, to generate cellulosic ethanol at Front Range’s current corn-ethanol facility. Sweetwater Energy, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

million of a $23-million grant to complete construction of a demonstration scale biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center (RETC) in Colorado, and to integrate and operate it with Rentech’s Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) for the production of renewable synthetic fuels from biomass. Rentech, Inc. and ClearFuels Technology Inc.

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JUNE 17, 2013

The fuel efficiency gains are achieved by regenerating the braking energy that is normally wasted to heat, and using this energy instead of (and in addition to, if needed) the internal combustion engine for acceleration. Currently Lightning Hybrids focuses sales on customers close to home in Loveland, Colorado. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Through its venture capital fund BMW i Ventures, the BMW Group has taken a stake in Colorado-based Jetti Resources. Material, previously stored in dumps and considered waste, can now be tapped into with this new form of resource-conserving extraction.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

announced today that all systems required to start up its integrated bio-refinery (IBR) in Commerce City, Colorado are mechanically complete. The gasifier is designed to produce bio-synthesis gas from various high impact wood waste and sugarcane bagasse feedstocks. Rentech, Inc.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Cobalt’s technology converts cellulosic biomass, such as forest waste and mill residues, into n-butanol through a process of biomass emulsification, conditioning and continuous fermentation. We believe Cobalt’s technology has great potential and are looking forward to helping them scale up rapidly. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Conventional large-scale gasto-liquid reactors produce waste-heat, reducing the energy. Capturing this energy would reduce both waste. areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that. Colorado State. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. efficiency of the process.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

This project, located at the Colorado Springs Drake #7 power plant, will design, construct, and test a patented NeuStream absorber. Southern Company: Development and Demonstration of Waste Heat Integration with Solvent Process for More Efficient CO 2 Removal from Coal-Fired Flue Gas. Neumann Systems Group, Inc.:

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MARCH 23, 2021

They are based out of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Virginia. Evaluating flexible grid service for opportunities to generate biopower from wastewater.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

The largest global oil shale deposits—estimated to be equivalent to 1,500 Gbbl oil equivalent—are found in the Green River formation of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The ATP retort has lower water requirements than previous surface retort designs, and can also utilize fine particles, thus reducing shale waste. Credit: ACS.

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JULY 24, 2009

At team of researchers from Solix Biofuels, Colorado State University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory earlier published a paper calculating both an absolute upper limit to solar-based algal oil production as well as a feasible target range for production based on realistic efficiencies (calculated for six global sites).

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MAY 6, 2011

The wood supply, composed primarily of forest waste and unmerchantable species, would be used for the sustainable production of renewable RenJet, Rentech’s low-carbon jet fuel. million cubic meters (1.3 million US tons) per year of Crown timber.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Abound currently has about 350 employees in Colorado and 65 MW of manufacturing capacity with plans to expand to 775 MW with a recently announced $400 million federal loan guarantee. Calisolar currently has about 190 employees in California and 75 MW of capacity with plans to expand to 220 MW.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. Timothy Hillman, University of Colorado.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

EcoCycle, a nonprofit recycler in Boulder, Colorado, is putting into service the nation’s first commercial electric truck for compostable waste collection. The truck is a Mack LR electric and EcoCycle hopes that it will be first of many adopted by the industry.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

University of Colorado. The University/National Laboratories Alliance, established as part of the Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Program , will fund and transfer new technologies specifically targeted for use in environmentally sensitive areas that are currently off limits to drilling and production. Utah State University.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

The ClearFuels technology can convert multiple cellulosic biomass feedstocks such as sugarcane bagasse and virgin wood waste into clean synthesis gas (syngas) suitable for integration with synthetic gas-to-liquids technologies. This joint demonstration is expected to be completed in late 2011. This demonstration project is supported by a $22.6

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

The liquid desiccant design allows for the utilization of solar or waste heat sources, paving the way for net-zero energy retrofits to existing buildings with costs comparable to conventional HVAC. The system consists of a membrane conditioner responsible for drying and cooling the air and a heat-driven regenerator.

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JUNE 24, 2009

The ClearFuels technology can convert multiple cellulosic biomass feedstocks such as sugarcane bagasse and virgin wood waste into clean synthesis gas (syngas) suitable for integration with synthetic gas-to-liquids technologies. Between 1987 and 2004, Pearson Technologies, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Colorado State University. Colorado State University will develop a novel, low-cost turbo-compression cooling system that utilizes the ultra-low-grade waste (less than 150°C) heat available in many industrial processes, the energy from which is not traditionally recovered. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2,089,647. .

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Topic Area 2: High-value products from waste and/or other undervalued streams in an integrated biorefinery. Topic Area 3: Industrial separations within an integrated biorefinery (no projects have been selected from topic area 3). The MIBR will improve IBR sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

Ordinarily, it is wasted when plant biomass, including cellulose, is converted into biofuels such as ethanol. Between 40 and 50 million tons of lignin are produced annually worldwide, mostly as a non-commercialized waste product, according to the International Lignin Institute.

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JUNE 17, 2012

Waste water disposal from oil and gas production, including shale gas recovery, typically involves injection at relatively low pressures into large porous aquifers that are specifically targeted to accommodate large volumes of fluid.

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JULY 17, 2020

Colorado State University. Municipality of Anchorage Department of Solid Waste Services. Pilot Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Deployment for Municipal Solid Waste Collection. Waste Not, Want Hot? Greatly Reduced Vehicle Platinum Group Metals Content Using Engineered, Highly Dispersed Precious Metal Catalysts.

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MAY 20, 2016

The fuel efficiency gains are achieved by regenerating the braking energy that is normally wasted to heat, and using this energy instead of the internal combustion engine for acceleration. The ERS is made and assembled in Loveland, Colorado at Lightning Hybrids’ advanced manufacturing and engineering facilities.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The project will allow these 3rd rail heaters to be remotely monitored and turned on and off from a central control location depending on weather conditions, thus minimizing electricity use and eliminating wasted energy. Denver Regional Transportation District, Colorado: $770,000. TIGGER will fund the labor portion of the project only.

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JULY 11, 2011

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. Research in this topic area will focus on ways to harvest lost energy, such as waste heat, within a power plant and use the power to operate the instruments and sensors that monitor plant performance. DOE Share: $300,000). DOE Share: $299,956). University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

That’s important, Green points out, since waste oil is among the largest hazardous waste streams in the United States. The original discovery was the result of analyzing how engine oils break down through oxidation—part of an attempt to produce oils that would last longer. —William Green.

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