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DECEMBER 2, 2014

Novozymes has launched Eversa Transform, the first commercially available enzymatic solution (a liquid lipase) to convert both glycerides and free fatty acids (FFA) into biodiesel. Biodiesel producers can thereby use cooking oil or other lower grade oils as biodiesel feedstock, reducing their raw material costs. FFA—i.e.,

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AUGUST 4, 2016

The new Ford EcoBlue diesel engine production line at Dagenham Engine Plant will reduce water and energy consumption by more than 50%. Dagenham Engine Plant is Ford’s largest diesel engine production facility globally, and produced the first EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) in April this year.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Achates Power was recently awarded a $5-million contract from the US Army to expand the family of opposed-piston engines for military vehicles. The project, awarded in late-2020, builds upon the success of the Advanced Combat Engine (ACE). to develop the Advanced Combat Engine for the US Army. Earlier post.) —John S.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

Canada-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) These investments will accelerate the commercialization of CE’s proven Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that removes CO 2 directly from the air and subsequently synthesizes it into clean transportation fuels. since 2015.

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MAY 9, 2012

has signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based PACE to collaborate with oil field operators in Texas and elsewhere to improve petroleum recovery and water cleaning for re-use at well sites, using a process it originally developed for algae harvesting. —Andrew Komor, vice president for environmental water at PACE.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have determined that biochar, a substance produced from plant matter, is a safe, effective and inexpensive method to treat flowback water following hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. —Maoqi Feng, SwRI. —Zhigang Feng, USTA.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

have demonstrated for the first time that genetically engineered marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing industrially relevant products such as enzymes or biofuels. What our research shows is that we can achieve in marine species exactly what we’ve already done in fresh water species.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The agreement combines Topsoe’s technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production as well as decades of experience in engineering with Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology and industry know-how. With this agreement, the parties are working towards the first commercial scale deployment of Hydrofaction technology.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

MAHLE is developing a modular fuel cell systems portfolio focused on commercial vehicles, based on its current range of components. New opportunities are opening up for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Fuel cells are also sensitive to oil admixtures. As a result, the charge air coolers used must be resistant to ionized water.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Alfa Laval offers a range of oil-fired and oil and exhaust gas-fired boilers for ships. Straight tubes connect the water and steam drums directly, which ensures safe circulation with no risk of overheating and subsequent tube burnout. In the future, methanol operations will need to extend to boilers.

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JULY 18, 2018

The Oleo Sponge, a patent-pending technology to clean oil spills invented at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, performed successfully in an experiment conducted off the coast of Southern California. After the oil is wrung out, Oleo Sponge can be used again.

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APRIL 20, 2017

Researchers led by a team from Kobe University in Japan have revealed the mechanism behind oil synthesis within microalgae cells. However, the commercial production of microalgal biodiesel currently faces the serious challenges of low lipid productivity and high production costs.

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MAY 27, 2023

When talking about phasing out of combustion engines, it is referred to car engines only. REF4FU covers the use of sustainable hydrogen; pyrolysis oil based on biological residues, such as straw or waste wood; methanol from renewable feedstocks; and Fischer-Tropsch oil that corresponds to green crude oil.

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JUNE 28, 2011

GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) has selected GE to supply the produced water evaporation and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system for the Blackgold Oil Sands project, located near Conklin, Alberta. Blackgold is owned and operated by a subsidiary of the Korean National Oil Corp.

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MARCH 13, 2012

New medium-duty Euro VI engine. Mercedes-Benz unveiled a new generation of medium-duty engines with the series designation OM 93x. Together with the new heavy-duty OM 470 engine, Daimler is expanding its “BlueEfficiency Power” engine portfolio into a comprehensive range complying with the impending Euro VI emissions standard.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Nacero has licensed Topsoe TIGAS technology to produce gasoline component ready for blending to US commercial grades. Topsoe is providing engineering and design services currently and will supply catalyst and proprietary hardware. The captured CO 2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery.

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MARCH 3, 2022

European Energy , a Danish developer and operator of green energy projects, has ordered a 50 MW electrolyzer from Siemens Energy for use in developing the first large-scale commercial e-Methanol production facility. Start of commercial methanol production is planned for second half of 2023.

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MAY 12, 2017

Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. Cenovus Energy will test an oil sands extraction technology using a solvent-driven process.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

A University of Alberta spinoff company, Forge Hydrocarbons, is commercializing a patented lipids-to-hydrocarbons (LTH) process developed by David Bressler, a researcher in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. million from a variety of funders to pursue the research and commercialize the technology.

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MAY 19, 2022

— to drive methanol-based hydrogen generation technology and commercialize e1NA’s technology throughout Greater China. e1NA’s methanol-to-hydrogen technology offers a broad solution to this challenge and is also well suited to support hydrogen combustion engines. Dave Edlund, the founder and CEO of e1NA.

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JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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APRIL 8, 2023

Designed and engineered at Bridgestone’s Americas Technology Center in Akron, Ohio, the new tires were produced at the company’s Aiken County Passenger/Light Truck Radial Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. The company is targeting commercial production of guayule-derived natural rubber by the end of the decade.

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OCTOBER 9, 2011

Glori Energy, a company seeking to commercialize a microbial enhanced oil recovery technology ( earlier post ), filed an S-1 to go public with a proposed maximum yield of $115 million. Waterflooding is a commonly used process of injecting water into the reservoir in order to increase oil recovery. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 23, 2021

Nacero has licensed Topsoe TIGAS (Topsoe Improved Gasoline Synthesis) technology for its multi-billion USD natural-gas-to-gasoline facility in Penwell, Texas to produce 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline component ready for blending into US commercial grades. The captured CO 2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

developer of Electro Water Separation (EWS)—a high-speed, chemical-free process to clean up large quantities of water—will launch a subsidiary in Hong Kong and grant it a master license for the People’s Republic of China. EWS is effective for use in water-intensive industries such as oil & gas, algae, and organic waste.

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MARCH 26, 2021

Scientists and engineers led by the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) conducted the research to show that the process is robust enough to handle many kinds of raw material without failing. —Michael Thorson, a PNNL engineer and project manager. Biowaste to biofuel conversion process.

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MARCH 16, 2011

The NextGen line of oils, with 50% recycled oil, will include conventional, synthetic blend and high mileage offerings. Valvoline, a leading independent marketer of motor oil, has introduced its NextGen line of motor oils, featuring the inclusion of 50% recycled base oil. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 1, 2010

This team is leveraging research in nanotechnology to reduce CO 2 emissions associated with the extraction and upgrading process, and treatment of produced water generated during the oil recovery. The materials also have the potential to be used as filters for contaminated water.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have created a continuous-flow process that produces useful crude oil less than one hour after receiving harvested algae. Clean water, which can be re-used to grow more algae. Click to enlarge. A biofuels company, Utah-based Genifuel Corp.,

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment. MicroBio Engineering Inc., MicroBio Engineering Inc., gallon with over 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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JANUARY 3, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected six projects to receive approximately $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development in unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) recovery. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. Selected UOG projects. DOE Funding: $7,974,000 Non-DOE Funding: $12,590,000.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding and Malaysia-based Sime Darby Research Sdn. Berhad (SDR) (the research and development division of Sime Darby [SD], the world’s leading palm oil producer), have agreed to build and to operate a demonstration plant to produce cellulosic ethanol from palm oil Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB).

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Lygos produces high-value specialty chemical traditionally produced in oil-based petrochemical processes in a process that commercially proven, acid-tolerant yeast and domestic sugars instead of petroleum, and has pioneered the world’s first bio-based production of malonic acid (a C3-dicarboxylic acid). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 27, 2012

announced that the first phase of its Green Crude Farm, a commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility, is now operational. million gallons per year of crude oil and consist of approximately 300 acres of algae cultivation ponds and processing facilities. Sapphire Energy, Inc. When completed, the facility will produce 1.5

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JUNE 5, 2024

Freightliner eCascadia; via Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) US diesel demand plummeted to its lowest seasonal level in 26 years last quarter – but is that due to a down economy, or booming commercial EV sales? But, while less oil is generally good for people and planet, it’s not always good for profits.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new estimate—based on a new methodology—for potential additions to domestic oil and gas reserves from reserve growth in discovered, conventional accumulations in the United States. These estimates were made using a new assessment methodology developed by the USGS.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Velocys plc, the developer of smaller scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) systems based on microchannel reactors ( earlier post ), has executed an agreement for the sale of a commercial Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor to a customer in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The FT process is highly exothermic, or heat generating.

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