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AUGUST 8, 2018

The site will be home to a biorefinery that will use Velocys’ technology to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from the wood wastes of lumber operations and tree plantations. No opposing or negative comments were filed as part of the USDA’s public consultation process.

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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. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

DE-FOA-0002423 ) Topic Areas ins the FOA support DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO’s) objectives to reduce the minimum selling price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. The application process will include two phases: a concept paper and a full application.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has issued a request for information ( DE-FOA-0001607 ) on lower-grade waste heat recovery technologies. quadrillion BTU of energy was wasted mainly in the form of heat. Thus, ARPA-E is keenly interested in waste heat conversion in this temperature range. Q of waste heat.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

In May, researchers at MIT and Stanford University reported the development of new battery technology for the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity in cases where temperature differences are less than 100 ?Celsius. converting heat to electricity. Batteries Waste Heat Recovery' Earlier post.).

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MAY 22, 2014

Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed new battery technology for the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity in cases where temperature differences are less than 100 degrees Celsius. converting heat to electricity. C, which accounts for a large proportion of potentially harvestable waste heat.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Battelle researchers have developed a mobile catalytic pyrolysis unit that converts biomass materials such as wood chips or agricultural waste into bio-oil. As currently configured, the Battelle-funded unit converts one ton of pine chips, shavings and sawdust into as much as 1,300 gallons of wet bio-oil per day.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. C using waste heat from a nearby geothermal plant to release the CO 2 molecules. —Hagen Seifert, Head of Sustainable Product Concepts at Audi.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Research has shown that CO 2 can be converted to a variety of commodities, but because of the low energy state of CO 2 , the production costs would be prohibitive in many cases. The funding opportunity announcement has three areas of interest: Biological based concepts for beneficial use of CO 2. —DE-FOA-0001622.

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JUNE 25, 2021

DME is a hydrogen-rich molecule that can be produced from waste and/or renewable resources using Oberon’s modular production technology. This project will produce the final step—technology that can convert rDME into rH2 fuel at the point of use. using waste methanol from the pulp and paper industry. —Troy A.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

TEG component (cartridge) and TEG architecture concept. Gentherm is supplying modular, cylindrical-shaped thermoelectric cartridges that convert waste heat from the exhaust into electricity. Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Program for Passenger Vehicles (US DOE Annual Merit Review 2013). Source: Crane (2013).Click

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In this concept, the ship is refueled with methanol at port. The methanol is mixed with water, then evaporated by applying heat and fed into the preheated reactor, where the mix of methanol and water is converted into hydrogen and CO 2. in Innsbruck operated the small-scale testing facility to validate the underlying technical process.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Siemens is researching technologies that would allow waste heat from vehicles and industrial facilities to be used efficiently. The chemical industry, as another example, uses waste heat from reactions in order to preheat other substances, for example. However, the lower the grade (lower heat), the more difficult it is to use.

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JUNE 8, 2015

The Etanolix production process starts with receiving feedstock that has high carbohydrate concentrations, such as bakery waste. In the hydrolysis stage, the feedstock is diluted with warm water in order to convert it into slurry. St1 is a leader in waste-based ethanol production and production technologies.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the research demonstrates how lignin-derived compounds can first be converted to muconic acid via a biological process. Muconic acid can then be separated from the biological culture and catalytically converted into adipic acid.

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APRIL 26, 2016

ABB has introduced a new Dynamic AC (DAC) concept that optimizes marine engine speed, leading to significant fuel savings. In the Dynamic AC (DAC) concept, the electrical system is similar to a conventional AC system but designed to operate at variable frequency. The concept is new to the commercial maritime industry.

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APRIL 23, 2014

The Dearman project is to deliver a production-feasible waste-heat recovery system for urban commercial vehicles, which offers life-cycle CO 2 savings of up to 40%; fuel savings of 25%, with the potential of up to almost 50%; and potential payback in less than three years. Engines Vehicle Systems Waste Heat Recovery' Earlier post. ).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

The Celtic Renewables microbes can convert both the complex sugars, such as xylose and arabinose, and simple glucose into biofuels. The whisky industry annually produces 1,600 million liters of pot ale and 500,000 tonnes of draff which could be converted into biofuel.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

The company says that some of the most promising projects are the Turbosteamer ( earlier post ); the Thermoelectric generator (TEG) ( earlier post ); engine encapsulation; and a waste heat exchanger for oil heating. —Jürgen Ringler, Team Leader for Thermal Energy Converters at BMW Group Research and Technology. Click to enlarge.

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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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APRIL 9, 2021

BETO is focused on developing technologies that convert domestic biomass and other waste resources (e.g., municipal solid waste, biosolids) into low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. The application process will include two phases: a concept paper and a full application. million) will go to the scale-up of biotechnologies.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Their cost-effective synthesis procedure, coupled with the high stability of the photocatalyst, provides an economically feasible way to convert waste carbon dioxide and water into useful hydrocarbon fuels using sunlight. A paper on the work is published in the journal Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Converting commercial ships on the high seas to CO 2 -neutral drive systems is a huge challenge. The heat required for the reformer can be obtained directly from the waste heat of the fuel cells. The safety concept of this system architecture has now received Type Approval from the classification society RINA.

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All these concepts have advantages and drawbacks in terms of energy, operation and economics. Empa researchers hope that this novel process engineering concept will lead to simpler process control, higher efficiency and better suitability for dynamic operation.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and GE Global Research are collaborating on a two-year, public-private partnership project designed to optimize an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process to convert low-temperature waste heat (below 500 °) from gas turbine or reciprocating engine exhaust to produce electricity.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

Cyclopentene and its precursor cyclopentadiene are low-value major components of the abundant waste from petrochemical refining, in particular its steam-cracking operation C 5 fraction, which contains hydrocarbons with five carbon atoms. Then we did experimental studies and found that the concept works very well. Bazzi, Ph.D.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Audi is unveiling a new battery-electric e-tron concept in Shanghai: the Audi e-tron Sportback. Before even starting out, the driver can have the Audi e-tron Sportback concept compute a drive train strategy to minimize energy consumption. With a modular design, the battery is in principle also suitable for other automobile concepts.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Because so much energy is lost turning steam back into water in the Rankine cycle, at most a third of the power in the steam can be converted into electricity. —Rodney Keith, manager for the advanced concepts group working on the Brayton cycle technology. It may not sound super significant, but it was quite a path to get here.

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JUNE 26, 2020

IDEALFUEL seeks to develop methods to convert woody residual and waste materials such as sawdust and wood chips into renewable marine fuels. The concept describes the conversion of lignin—the polymer found in the structural materials of plants and trees—from dry lignocellulosic biomass into renewable fuels.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Concept diagram of an SMA heat engine for power generation from waste engine heat. million (subject to final negotiation with DOE) to support building a prototype thermomechanical waste heat recovery system using a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) heat engine to generate electricity from the heat in automotive exhaust. Source: GM.

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MARCH 11, 2021

The Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) are interested in partnering to develop and demonstrate R&D concepts to enable higher efficiency, low-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks and freight systems.

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In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. The TEG developed in that project provided a proof-of-concept for stack-arranged TE engines in a cylindrical form factor. Resources. ????

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JANUARY 27, 2023

This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. The ethanol will be converted to sustainable aviation fuel at LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels facility, in Soperton, Georgia. Comstock Inc., RTI International and partners at POET Research, Inc.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed. and Moog Inc.,

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The research seeks to create a fuel cell that would both produce electricity and convert methane gas to ethane or ethylene that could then be converted to a liquid fuel or valuable chemicals. The ethylene is just a first step, a placeholder for proof-of-concept. The overall goal is to produce liquid fuel from methane.

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—project leader and researcher Holger Dittus from the German Aerospace Center - Institute of Vehicle Concepts (DLR). Central components of the on-board energy system are the packaged fuel cell system modules from Toyota Motor Europe (TME), while the batteries and power converters will be provided by CAF.

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